Completely Lost with AA

[Pasterbator]

Situation: $5 rebuy on Party. Late in the 2nd hour (after the rebuy period) Blinds are 150/300. Limper has been limping pretty often. A guy typed that the limper was VERY lucky to still be there.

***** Hand History for Game 2915902652 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:16791550 Level:8 Blinds (150/300) - Saturday, October 22, 18:37:53 EDT 2005
Table Multi-Table R+A(492811) Table #3 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: xxx ( $10024 )
Seat 2: SB ( $7926 )
Seat 3: xxx ( $6870 )
Seat 4: xxx ( $4197 )
Seat 5: xxx ( $2700 )
Seat 6: limper ( $11610 )
Seat 7: xxx ( $6826 )
Seat 8: Pasterbator ( $9860 )
Seat 9: xxx ( $8815 )
Seat 10: xxx ( $2748 )
Trny:16791550 Level:8
Blinds (150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Pasterbator [ As Ac ]
xxx folds.
xxx folds.
Limper calls [300].
xxx folds.
Pasterbator raises [1200].
xxx folds.
xxx folds.
xxx folds.
SB calls [1050].
xxx folds.
Limper calls [900].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jh, 7h, Td ] Pot is about 3600
SB is all-In [6726]
Limper calls [6726].
Pasterbator pukes and ??

Am I ever ahead here? If they are both on draws, am i even a favorite to win? These things ran thru my head in the 15 seconds Party gives you to react.

Whats the play?

[AlphaWice]

SB has AK with 20% chance of AQ
Limper has set; if he had over pair, chances are he wouldnt limp/call

I can't lay this down in a 5R.. people lovveee top pair in these tourneys, you could be facing a draw, which is good, and the only thing on the board that's better than your hand is trips or a flukey 8-9... plus your odds are really good.

[rbear]

obviously a tough spot... I think you're ahead of limper and SB is questionable. I go broke or go home here. Call.

[Matador225]

I probably make the call as well. I think AK or AQ is pretty likely for the SB and the limper might be on a flush draw or a flush draw + gutshot or something like that. Hard for me to say without more specific reads though.

Too many hands here that you could be ahead of, I'd reraise all in and get all your chips in right then and there. I am going to assume sb had something like JA, and limper is on a flush draw here.

If you are up against a hand like 2 pair, you just need to have the board pair a card thats not his to jump ahead, and I am not going to give either player credit for a set here, they might have it, but if your read is right on limper, you are at least ahead of him and can get a side pot of about 4000 going with him and hope he doesn't hit a flush or have a set.

Tough luck on the loss.

[DyessMan89]

I would lay this down. Heres my hand ranges for both players ...

Board: Jh 7h Tc
Dead:

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 27.4412 % 26.92% 00.52% { AA }
Hand 2: 20.0101 % 19.55% 00.46% { QQ-JJ, AJs+, KQs, AJo+, KQo }
Hand 3: 52.5487 % 52.19% 00.36% { JJ-TT, 77, AJs, AJo }

I think this hand range is pretty accurate. If it was just the SB all-in, then I make this call. But not with the Limper making the call.

However, if you add KJo and KJs to the Limpers list of hands ... you have a slgihty equity edge. However, I dont think hed play that this way, although its certainly possible. This is closer than I thought, but I lay it down.

[ QUOTE ]
You guys cant be serious. This is as routine a fold as you will get. Heres my hand ranges for both players ...

Board: Jh 7h Tc
Dead:

equity (%) win (%) tie (%)
Hand 1: 27.4412 % 26.92% 00.52% { AA }
Hand 2: 20.0101 % 19.55% 00.46% { QQ-JJ, AJs+, KQs, AJo+, KQo }
Hand 3: 52.5487 % 52.19% 00.36% { JJ-TT, 77, AJs, AJo }

[/ QUOTE ]

Why would you put limper on such a tight range there? I mean, if hero has a read that he heard another player say he was a luckbox, he could have called with some suited cards hoping to flop big, and fold on an unfavorable flop (I see poor players all the time limp call with hands they had no business even limping with). I just couldn't put him on a set or AJ exactly, I think he could also have a flush draw here.

And if hero is about a 1/3 chance of winning, and he is going to get close to 3x his chips if he wins this, I think thats reason enough to call here. Sure, he doesn't have exactly 1/3 and isn't getting exactly 3x his chips, but I think your ranges are off here for limper. Lots of poor players like to call for most of their chips chasing flush draws with unfavorable odds.

[Melchiades]

Yup. I see players calling all in for all their chips on a flushdraw all the time at these levels.

[DyessMan89]

You guys also dont seem to realize this is a tourney (although it is a rebuy) and not a cash game. You are putting all your chips in here against a player who is all-in, a caller ... and you are 50/50 as to your decision. Even fi you are ahead you will be fighting off tons of cards just to see another hand. If you are the better player, I think you can pass up this nuetral or slight +EV and wait for a better spot.