($11) AJ; continue?

Blindcurve · #1 09-16-2005, 06:16 AM

I have misplayed this hand. The reason I didn't continue on the flop was because this player can and will push me off with air. He's been calling raises with the sole intent of pushing the O-raiser off, sucessfully. Do I reraise push? The thing is, I'm not sure I should call a flop bet with my stack size. Bit of a pooch-screw. Critique?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (9 handed) converter

Hero (t20316)
MP2 (t18347)
MP3 (t42782)
CO (t16435)
Button (t22630)
SB (t15959)
BB (t12040)
UTG (t53977)
UTG+1 (t13105)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to t3600, 1 fold, MP3 calls t3600, 4 folds.

Flop: (t7800) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets t1200, Hero calls t1200.

Turn: (t10200) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets t3600, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t13800

FOITNOF,

-D

WSOPstar2B · #2 09-16-2005, 07:14 AM

OK, ur 1st to act at the flop. B4 u do anything, you need to committ yourself to a plan of action. Check/fold, Check/raise/push or push. YOU MUST DECIDE this & STICK 2 IT no matter what he does. Some1 like him will keep attacking as long as he feels confident that you will wilt to the attack. U maybe surprised how often he folds to a check/push or an all in at the flop, especially if you've wilted in the past. The danger w/the check/push is that he maybe much more willing to call because of pot odds, so the push may have a higher FE.
U may pick the wrong time to do this and lose, but it's less demoralizing than have he & others like him slowly but surely having u bleed your chips away. But the up side is if ur right, u just picked up a bunch of his chips & probably a little more respect. And he very likely won't be as quick to attack again.
My 2 cents worth!