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[Wily]

Another MIT frat game - not another winning night for me. The game was NL 100, the players incredibly aggressive and loose with bets and raises (calling $10 with 10 high resulted in a split in one pot). Anyway, I was about even with my buyin when this monster hand and Mr. Akishore did me in.I'm dealt 4 5 suited in mid position, 6 handed game. Two limpers in front of me, so I decide to limp also. Flop comes down A 5 4. Aseem in the big blind (I believe) checks, I check, the button bets $5, Aseem calls, I raise to $20. Button folds, Aseems thinks for a long time and raises me $30 more. I know I should've folded, considering that Aseem probably had a set or better two pair, but I had just seen him fast play a set of 77's in a previous hand, check raising all in on the flop against KK. Also, the game was incredibly loose, even though Aseem wasn't, and I thought it was possible that he was slowplaying AK preflop and wanted to prevent a straight draw. In any case, these arguments don't really justify my all in at this point, since when he called it I knew I was beat (he had Ace 5). At least the money is going to a good player. Any thoughts on this hand, other than that I was playing like a donkey? -YLi

[Smasharoo]

Why don't I get invited to these games?Not that I'd show up or anything, but you know, it's the tought that counts...

[Wily]

Smasharoo said:

Why don't I get invited to these games?Not that I'd show up or anything, but you know, it's the tought that counts...

Because then there'd be a lot of posts titled "Smash taking my money!" Seriously, if you want to play with some college guys, message Aseem or me and we can put you on the club list.YLi

[akishore]

ha, sorry Yang. in hindsight, i feel like i played the hand terribly. the board was suited if i remember, and there was an evident straight draw, and i had a very vulnerable hand. i'm not sure if there might have been a pre-flop raise from the button (he was an aggressive player, he's the one i check-raised with my set of 7's because i knew he'd bet his overpair into the ragged board), but if there was a pre-flop raise, why would i call with A5, a likely dominated hand?at least a checkraise might have been fine, but i check-called, effectively slowplaying a vulnerable hand on a terrible board. it was really fortunate for me that you checkraised your bottom two, giving me a chance to isolate and push, but i really feel that i played the hand terribly. i think you just got unlucky, and i think you played the hand fine. calling me was questionable since i effectively check-raised YOU, but other than that, i think it was just an unlucky hand for you.aseem

[Wily]

akishore said:

ha, sorry Yang. in hindsight, i feel like i played the hand terribly. the board was suited if i remember, and there was an evident straight draw, and i had a very vulnerable hand. i'm not sure if there might have been a pre-flop raise from the button (he was an aggressive player, he's the one i check-raised with my set of 7's because i knew he'd bet his overpair into the ragged board), but if there was a pre-flop raise, why would i call with A5, a likely dominated hand?at least a checkraise might have been fine, but i check-called, effectively slowplaying a vulnerable hand on a terrible board. it was really fortunate for me that you checkraised your bottom two, giving me a chance to isolate and push, but i really feel that i played the hand terribly. i think you just got unlucky, and i think you played the hand fine. calling me was questionable since i effectively check-raised YOU, but other than that, i think it was just an unlucky hand for you.aseem

Especially because I have a history of busting aces at MIT frats with weaker hands, I felt that I had to call

[akishore]

actually, i've still been thinking a lot about that hand where you had AJ. i never told you, but i had the straight on the river too (all you needed was a J), but i really felt like you had AJ and had me beat with a higher straight, and i didn't want to pay you off.i had QJs, and i called your pre-flop raise out of position from the big blind, i think (probably a bad play, too, but oh well). flop came K-Q-x, i think, and i bet out (or checkraised you, don't remember), and you called. turn came a 9, and i checked (a bad play i think, since you didn't raise me on the flop, i had to figure you missed the king or only hit the queen, in whcih case i might be able to push you off with aggression) and you checked i think. river came a 10 (also a flush was now possible), giving me a straight, and i made a weak bet, which you raised aggressively. i read you for AJ, but i actually folded because a flush would also beat me.interesting hand, i think you played the hand well given that i tended to play aggressively post-flop.aseem

[the_stein]

Hey do your games include a guy named evan t.