Born To Run

[Howard Burroughs]

I'm in middle position. Under the gun limps, middle player limps. I'm next, I look down and see pocket aces. After I raise, there is one late position cold caller,
We loose both blinds and both limpers call the raise. Four of us
take the flop.


"Under the gun" I've played with numerous times and I would describe as a bad player. Just because he's under the gun doesn't mean anything. He could have absolutely anything.


Middle position player I've played with many times. He's mediocre at best. Plays any ace, any two suited cards, pays off with middle pair, etc., etc.

He's still much better then player one (Mr Under The Gun).
This is the first time I've played with Mr Late Position Cold Caller. All in all, he's one of the more solid players at the table. His cold call however could be with any two face cards as I've been watching his play for the past few hours and he has made some horrendous cold calls.


Flop comes Q 9 9


I'll leave suits out, for they never factored into the equation at any point in time.


Check, check, bet, call,....... call, raise (check-raise)............I
call and then Mr Pre-Flop Cold Caller 3 bets it.

UTG calls, MPP calls.
There are now 20 bets in the pot (9 pre-flop, not counting the small blind which the rake sort of negates, and 11 post flop). If I didn't like the check raise, I really don't like the three bet. I know I have a two outer at best. My call will close the betting on this round and the pot is huge. I call looking to spike an ace on the turn.


Q99 4


Check, bet..........I fold (second time I had to lay aces down in an hour). With the bets doubling on the turn, I'm not getting the right price to hit an ace on the river. I also think it's obvious that the three better on the flop is going to raise, which will drive my effective odds down that much more.

After I fold, just as expected, it is raised.
The turn action went like this .....Check, bet, fold (Me), raise,.......
call, call.


The river Q99 4 6


Check, Bet (Boy, this guy loves punishment), raise,...... call, call.


The pre-flop cold caller wins the hand with pocket queens. Mr Middle Position had Q9 off suit (they both flopped full houses). Under the gun had A9 off suit (flopping three nines, ace kicker).

I thought it was an interesting hand.

Any comments?

Thanks in advance for any input.

Best of Luck

Howard