A couple of ace/rag hands.

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These were played by the same (good) player appx. 10 hands apart. I'm a bit perplexed by them and wonder if we could discuss them a bit. I think these are good examples of how roughly similar hands can be very different based on game conditions, but I can't entirely explain the play in these terms. The only other thing I can add is that big stack is fairly LAG.

FWIW, these are from a party $50+5. Would the play be different at lower buy-ins?



1.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (4 handed)

Button (t2520)
SB (t3270)
BB (t1605)
Hero (t2605)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t2605 (All-In)</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: t3055

2.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (3 handed)

SB (t5790)
BB (t1605)
Hero (t2605)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
Hero folds, <font color="CC3333">SB raises to t5790 (All-In)</font>, BB calls t1305 (All-In).

Flop: (t7395) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t7395) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

River: (t7395) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t7395