Would you call??

#1 11-12-2005, 02:05 AM

play .25/.50 NL. 5 handed and i raise to 1.5 with A8 suited as BB and limping small blind calls. The small blind player is very aggressive post flop. flop comes A Q 8 rainbow. he checks and i bet 3 and he calls. Turn is 6 and he checks and i bet 5 and he calls. Riv is 4 and he checks and i bet 8, he thinks and goes all in for 24 more. I call, he has AQ, I was doomed from beginning. Anyone think i played it bad and anything else i could have done?

#2 11-12-2005, 02:16 AM

Depends on your read on the guy, but to tell you the truth, I probably would have played it the same way.

#3 11-12-2005, 08:43 PM

Probably no real way to avoid losing money on this hand. I have limped with AQ before and nailed people as well and they were pretty good players. These hands just happen sometimes in poker.

Precept2 · #4 11-12-2005, 08:50 PM

I understand your play. He checked & called the flop and turn. Once he checked the river, I would have suspected something was up. I probably would have checked the river behind him.

smoore · #5 11-12-2005, 09:21 PM

hindsight is 20/20 but I say check through the river... a "very agressive postflop" player is just calling you. That's standard rope-a-dope for us maniacs.

TheBlueMonster · #6 11-13-2005, 02:02 AM

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play .25/.50 NL. 5 handed

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ah hah.

jackblack73 · #7 11-13-2005, 02:14 PM

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play .25/.50 NL. 5 handed

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ah hah.

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What does that mean? It doesn't mean play money does it? I assumed it meant playing .25/.50. Who would play only .25/.50 when it's not even real money?

#8 11-14-2005, 12:29 AM

check behind on the river.

TheBlueMonster · #9 11-14-2005, 02:37 AM

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play .25/.50 NL. 5 handed

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ah hah.

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What does that mean? It doesn't mean play money does it? I assumed it meant playing .25/.50. Who would play only .25/.50 when it's not even real money?

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there's no reason for me to suspect it doesn't mean play money.

John Bedtelyon · #10 11-14-2005, 02:45 AM

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... he thinks and goes all in for 24 more. I call, he has AQ, I was doomed from beginning. Anyone think i played it bad and anything else i could have done?

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Weak means strong. Basic read, if you can't lay down two pair you're in a world of hurt, but it's not a VERY bad play. Probably not bad at all actually.

Checking the river would be best but it's play money, who the hell cares? Ace? Go all in PF.

JMB