How did I do on this one?

TheWorstPlayer · #1 01-28-2005, 11:11 AM

CO is 21/2.33/1 tight-passive. Doesn't seem all that good, but pretty tight and pretty passive. BB is the biggest fish I have ever seen. He calls down with any piece of the board and any draw.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter

saw flop|saw showdown

CO ($29.9)
Button ($12.65)
Hero ($84.7)
BB ($52.25)
UTG ($20.9)
MP ($58.3)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.25.
2 folds, CO calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero (poster) raises to $2.75, BB calls $2.50, CO calls $2.50.

I was trying to isolate the fish but that didn't work. Was this a questionable move?

Flop: ($9) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, CO bets $4, Hero calls $4, BB folds.

I am either way behind a bigger ace or way ahead of a lower pair/no pair so I decide to check/call to give someone a chance to take a stab at it and then I'll see what happens on the turn. Planning on leading the turn and folding to a raise, basically.

Turn: ($17) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $6, Hero calls $6.

Now I have a full house, so I assume we are either splitting or I am still way ahead, so I decide there is no harm in check/call to give him another chance to bluff at it and maybe I'll hit my kicker for the bigger boat.

River: ($29) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Wow, this never happens. I actually hit my kicker. So I push trying to make it look like a steal the split pot move. Good?

Hero bets $17, CO calls $16.90 (All-In).

Final Pot: $62.90

Edit: OK, this is actually what I was thinking at the time, but I now realise that it is completely moronic. Obviously my hand is still AA444. Somehow I thought it was AAA44 turning into AAA88. Too late at night. Anyways, please just comment on the rest of it. Particularly comments on the preflop move would be appreciated.

Biff M. · #2 01-28-2005, 11:19 AM

You hit your kicker? I have to assume you are joking.

vanHelsing · #3 01-28-2005, 11:19 AM

You hit your kicker?
Your hand still is 444AA, right?

TheWorstPlayer · #4 01-28-2005, 11:22 AM

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You hit your kicker? I have to assume you are joking.

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You hit your kicker?
Your hand still is 444AA, right?

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Hmm...wish I could say I was joking. I think I should stop playing at 2am when I am on pseudo tilt.

Well, how does the rest of the hand look? [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

ipp147 · #5 01-28-2005, 11:26 AM

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You hit your kicker? I have to assume you are joking.

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You hit your kicker?
Your hand still is 444AA, right?

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Hmm...wish I could say I was joking. I think I should stop playing at 2am when I am on pseudo tilt.

Well, how does the rest of the hand look? [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

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Hi TWP,

I like it, his bets indicate a weak A as well so I think you are ok.

I'm not overly keen on the river bet but I suppose its worth a stab. I'd rather tempt a medium pocket pair to take another stab though.

lil_o · #6 01-28-2005, 11:48 AM

I think you got some nice cards after the flop allowing you to fill up. You played that extremely passive and if the 4 didnt trip up on the turn a real good player could have taken that pot away from you with all the checking. I would have led out on flop or gone for a checkraise.

TheWorstPlayer · #7 01-28-2005, 11:51 AM

If you were villain, you would read check/call, lead the turn as weakness?

vanHelsing · #8 01-28-2005, 11:59 AM

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If you were villain, you would read check/call, lead the turn as weakness?

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huh? you checked the turn.

vanHelsing · #9 01-28-2005, 12:01 PM

OK, just checked, you planed to bet the turn, sorry.

theredpill2 · #10 01-28-2005, 12:01 PM

Let me guess, he had the 4. If that CO was me, I could have had the 4 because I play my trips like that but I actually I would have bet 3/4th the pot with them. Then when that 4 hit, I'd continue with the betting. I did this the other day and emptied a guy's stack in almost this exact same line. He thought we would split or whatever but I took his stack.