AJo in MP

PhatTBoll · #1 08-19-2004, 03:57 PM

I have no idea how I should feel about this hand. Somebody please tell me.

Button has been seeing close to 50% of her flops and is pretty LAG.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, Hero raises, MP2 calls, 1 fold, Button 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (14.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, MP2 folds, Button raises, BB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (10.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button bets, BB calls, Hero calls.

River: (13.25 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button bets, BB folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 15.25 BB
Main Pot: 15.25 BB, between Hero and Button.

Comments?

Piiop · #2 08-19-2004, 04:43 PM

Why did you bet/call the flop?

PhatTBoll · #3 08-19-2004, 05:02 PM

I could give you a lot of bs reasons. I think what it all boils down to is that this was during my first hour after moving up to 3 tables at 1/2. I was a little rushed and on this hand in particular I obviously played too passively. What do you think of the turn check/call?

Fiery Jack · #4 08-19-2004, 06:08 PM

I don't know what you mean by played too passively, is it because the button actually turned out to have a drawing hand?

If so, you couldn't have deduced this, since they played just as if they had KK or AK.

PhatTBoll · #5 08-19-2004, 08:52 PM

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I don't know what you mean by played too passively, is it because the button actually turned out to have a drawing hand?

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Depends. Do you consider A3o to be a drawing hand here? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

I guess I thought I played this too passively because I knew button would play inferior hands very aggressively, and all that check/calling looks ugly to me.

I think I should have mentioned that this was a BBJ table, which might help explain the preflop raise. Those tables are much looser than regular 1/2, especially when the jackpot is high.

Alobar · #6 08-19-2004, 06:17 PM

I don't know if I like the PF raise, it depends alot on the table, but from EP with 2 limpers already, I'm not doing it.

From the flop on I think you played ok. If button could have anything and will raise with anything I like the bet as it will prolly get raised and hopefulyl make it heads up. I worry about the UTG cold call, but it could very well be a draw. Nothing wrong with just calling down a known LAG