99 in SB, 25-50 5 max.

[all_aces]

Ridiculously aggressive game, pretty tough to get anyone to fold anything so a lot of suckouts are happening. Preflop I'd usually 3 bet this but I wanted to have a look at the flop first, and with everyone in already I didn't want to give them more reason to chase.

I'd planned on checkraising the flop but it didn't work.


Seat 2: jonR ($6,155 in chips)
Seat 3: reztes757 ($1,944 in chips)
Seat 5: MICMAN ($2,990 in chips)
Seat 7: all_aces [9S,9D] ($2,532 in chips)
Seat 9: Big Canon ($995 in chips)
(MICMAN is the dealer)
(Small blind posted by all_aces, big blind by Big Canon)

PRE-FLOP
all_aces posts blind, Big Canon posts blind, jonR raises, reztes757 calls, MICMAN calls, all_aces calls, Big Canon calls.

FLOP [board cards: 4D, 4H, 3C]
all_aces checks, Big Canon checks, jonR checks, reztes757 checks, MICMAN checks.

TURN [board cards: 4D, 4H, 3C, 8C]
all_aces bets, Big Canon raises, jonR folds, reztes757 folds, MICMAN folds, all_aces raises, Big Canon calls.

RIVER [board cards: 4D, 4H, 3C, 8C, KS]
all_aces bets, Big Canon calls.

SHOWDOWN
all_aces shows [9S,9D]
Big Canon folds [AC,QD]

SUMMARY
Pot: $648 | Rake: $2
all_aces bets $250, collects $648, net $398
jonR loses $50
Big Canon loses $250
MICMAN loses $50
reztes757 loses $50


Comments appreciated.

[ZeeJustin]

Seems perfect to me assuming your read that the game is "ridiculously aggressive" is correct. It's a shame the flop check raise missed.

I don't know how you were thinking you could play it differently other than maybe trying a check raise on the turn, but that's ify.

As for the preflop call, 99 is good against 2 or less opponents, or 4 or more, but 3 is a nightmare. I don't think a value raise here is worth it at all.

[stripsqueez]

my comment is that the small blind sucks

i think you played it well - with all the money in the pot overcards will call the flop for 1 bet so 2 bets is far better if possible

stripsqueez - chickenhawk

[all_aces]

Thanks for the replies. The small blind played this in a unique way, let's just say. I'm a big fan of the fact that people were calling me down with ace high, even after a turn 3-bet. Guess I had them guessing...

I'm losing sight of what hands to post here lol. Like what's interesting and what's not. I mean that 99 hand was interesting, but I don't know. Just like a young man coming in for a quickie. I feel so, unsatisfied.

Next time I'll post a big hand that I lost and played poorly. That will be interesting.

Thanks for the feedback, and for not calling me a hyper-aggro.

Regards,
all_aces

[J_V]

99 is good in a lot of scenarios. Its at its worst four handed and five handed IMO. In good shape 3 and less and six and more.

[Ulysses]

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As for the preflop call, 99 is good against 2 or less opponents, or 4 or more, but 3 is a nightmare.

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OK. Let me get this straight. You think:

99 vs. 2 opponents: good
99 vs. 4 opponents: good
99 vs. 3 opponents: nightmare

The difference is not even close to as big as you make it out to be.

[Nate tha' Great]

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[ QUOTE ]
As for the preflop call, 99 is good against 2 or less opponents, or 4 or more, but 3 is a nightmare.

[/ QUOTE ]

OK. Let me get this straight. You think:

99 vs. 2 opponents: good
99 vs. 4 opponents: good
99 vs. 3 opponents: nightmare

The difference is not even close to as big as you make it out to be.

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Thank you to somebody with more credibility than me for pointing this out. I can absolutely understand the intuition behind the argument, but the difference is negligible, EV wise. I would find it very pleasing to find 99 in my big blind against any number of opponents.

[ZeeJustin]

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The difference is not even close to as big as you make it out to be.

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I guess I used a very poor choice of words.

Still, I don't think there's enough value to raise it out of position on this hand.