How's my play in this hand?

bigredlemon · #1 01-13-2005, 01:04 AM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

UTG (t725)
UTG+1 (t740)
UTG+2 (t1050)
Hero (t800)
MP2 (t795)
MP3 (t785)
CO (t775)
Button (t760)
SB (t770)
BB (t800)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, UTG+2 calls t15, Hero raises to t75, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t60, UTG+2 calls t60.

Flop: (t265) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets t100, UTG+1 calls t100, UTG+2 raises to t200, Hero calls t100, UTG+1 calls t100.

Turn: (t865) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 bets t775 (All-In), Hero calls t525 (All-In), UTG+1 calls t465 (All-In).

River: (t2630) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players, 3 all-in)

Final Pot: t2630

No reads. Should I have played anything differently?

Should I have folded to the check-raise on the flop? Or reraise it? Call or fold the All in on the turn?

adanthar · #2 01-13-2005, 01:29 AM

Make it 200 or 300 on the flop, *then* think about folding to the CR. Since you underbet it, either push or fold.

bigredlemon · #3 01-13-2005, 02:10 AM

I can see how betting 100 is too low, but isn't 300 overboard? There's no straight or flush draws, so there's nothing that can call which I still beat, except a strong queen.

Now suppose I had bet 200, UTG calls, and UTG+1 raised to 400. What would be my line then? UTG check raised despite a caller to my bet. Presuming no manics at the table, am I ahead often enough to justify a call to see the turn?

UTG cold calls the turn, and UTG pushes all in. Is it an easy fold here, barring any reads, or do I need to think a bit?

Mr_J · #4 01-13-2005, 02:17 AM

How about raising more preflop?

Edited to add:
What buy-in is this? Did you run into trips?

bigredlemon · #5 01-13-2005, 02:39 AM

[ QUOTE ]
How about raising more preflop?

Edited to add:
What buy-in is this? Did you run into trips?

[/ QUOTE ]The blinds are 10/15. 75 is my standard raise at this level, and it gets everyone at the table to fold 75% of the time.

ThorGoT · #6 01-13-2005, 02:44 AM

Standard raise with limpers, or without limpers? The two situations are very different.

therock · #7 01-13-2005, 11:34 AM

You want to play AA vs. one opponent. Assuming this is a lower buy-in ($10-$20), raise to $120-$150 pre-flop and fire away after almost any flop.

Unarmed · #8 01-13-2005, 12:56 PM

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You want to play AA vs. one opponent.

[/ QUOTE ]

Huh?

Scuba Chuck · #9 01-13-2005, 01:38 PM

Preflop:
Since you're the first to bet this 75 chip bet seems appropriate, if you're trying to attract callers. This may be a mistake in my game, perhaps 100-125 is better. It just seems like this is all around folded to in my past experience. Any thoughts - I play $55s.

Postflop:
The pot is 265. I think a 265-300 chip bet is appropriate. Anything less would lead me to think the bettor is "weak" or trying to buy. Thus the 100 chip bet may be "asking" for a raise. If you are trying to avoid a reraise by a weaker hand, then you have made a mistake here.

UTG+2 reraise:
Now I think you are thinking about a set, or the made straight. It would stand to reason here that another reraise by you will give you the information you need on whether you'll want to fold this hand or not.

The Turn:
UTG+2 now pushes. You have best pair, on a Q high board. Betting indicates the following potential hands:
1) a flush draw,
2) a potential set,
3) a potentially made straight,
4) an AQ,
5) KK,
6) or another AA (this happened to me).

Nice poker conundrum.

What happened?

Scuba Chuck · #10 01-13-2005, 01:40 PM

Edit: Made a mistake, no flush draw, please strike (1) in potential hands...