Pot Is So Big, Makes Me Play This Bad (AK in a huge pot)

KramerTM · #1 08-26-2005, 06:56 PM

I know I played this God-awfully, so please, take it easy. But looking back, I’m still unsure where I should have gotten away? After the flop raise? I'm really not used to playing in pots this big. Help is appreciated.

Entire table has been pretty aggressive so far, especially CO.

Party Poker 5.00/10.00 Hold'em (6 handed) link

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 folds, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, Hero caps, BB calls, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls.

Flop: (20.00 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, MP calls, CO raises, Button folds, Hero calls, BB calls, MP calls.

Turn: (14.00 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP checks, CO bets, Hero calls, BB folds, MP calls.

River: (17.00 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP checks, CO bets, Hero calls,

neuroman · #2 08-26-2005, 07:07 PM

Do we have any reads on CO?

KramerTM · #3 08-26-2005, 07:11 PM

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Do we have any reads on CO?

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See my edit.

chief444 · #4 08-26-2005, 07:14 PM

I'd check/raise the turn.

KramerTM · #5 08-26-2005, 07:21 PM

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I'd check/raise the turn.

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...because you think I have the best hand at this point? Becuase you sure as hell ain't getting anyone to fold in this pot.

chief444 · #6 08-26-2005, 07:25 PM

You might get someone with a naked, non ace spade to fold and you may have the best hand anyway.

Carmine · #7 08-26-2005, 07:52 PM

I lead the turn once a blank hits. No aggression except from CO and he might take the free card here. I don't want all those single [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and other draws drawing against me for free. I realize CO might raise my turn bet and that's okay with me. The majority of the time they need to hit on the river to beat me.
Oh, and if you feel that there is no way CO will check the turn through than a C/R works for me.

tyler_cracker · #8 08-26-2005, 07:56 PM

We're not HU, but this looks like a reasonable spot to pull a Clarkmeister and bet/fold this river.

I don't think we have enough information to fold because you played it so passively. This looks like a good place to wait for the turn to protect our hand: the pot is too big to protect on the flop, we have fantastic relative position to the aggressor, and a spade or Q or T makes the board a lot scarier. So i like a turn check/raise (and i guess we would fold to a 3-bet?).

Carmine · #9 08-26-2005, 08:08 PM

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This looks like a good place to wait for the turn to protect our hand

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What are we protecting our hand against?

KramerTM · #10 08-26-2005, 08:09 PM

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I don't think we have enough information to fold because you played it so passively.

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How much more aggressive could I have played it, short of capping on every street?