6-handed 2-4NL
I have AcAs. I have the table covered, and UTG + 1 has 260. He's not bad, but he's not good either. I haven't played enough hands with him to know much else
UTG + 1 raises to 12
MyAss reraises to 36
all fold, UTG + 1 calls
To the flop, the pot is 78 dollars.
Kd 8c 9h
UTG + 1 checks
MyAss bets 38.
UTG + 1 checkraises to 100.
MyAss calls
To the turn, pot is $278
Ks
UTG +1 checks
MyAss checks
River
5h
UTG +1 bets 45
MyAss calls
Everything look okay?
Full Version: aa vs. board pair/aggression
I dont like it much 
You're giving him the right price to stack you here with a set, the 24 reraise, he can get max 260 out of you.
I would make it a bit more preflop. Smash's line would be push all in, but I like putting in a healthy raise and then dominating the play post flop. If he sets you, oh well, he didn't have the right price, and the other times he's paying you off by your aggressive play not worried about being setted.
I don't mind your flop bet if you think you are wa/wb; however once he raises to 100, that's the decision in the hand. If you are going to play it, why not get the rest of the money in ? And if you aren't, that's where you get out. I don't understand the call of the reraise at all. I say get all the money in here.
You're giving him the right price to stack you here with a set, the 24 reraise, he can get max 260 out of you.
I would make it a bit more preflop. Smash's line would be push all in, but I like putting in a healthy raise and then dominating the play post flop. If he sets you, oh well, he didn't have the right price, and the other times he's paying you off by your aggressive play not worried about being setted.
I don't mind your flop bet if you think you are wa/wb; however once he raises to 100, that's the decision in the hand. If you are going to play it, why not get the rest of the money in ? And if you aren't, that's where you get out. I don't understand the call of the reraise at all. I say get all the money in here.
Well since you don't know the guy well enough then you definitely can't fold the hand, given the amount of money in the pot. I like how you played the hand on the turn and river, a lot of people overplay aces.
Since he raised then called you preflop he probably has JJ or QQ although AK is a definite possibility. If he has any other King, like KQ suited, he is a jackass for calling your re-raise. If he flopped a set then oh well, that's poker. I think you played the hand correctly. I don't think he had a K because if you called his check-raise why would he check again on the turn? That's a great place for a bet with trip kings and a check there on the turn is very suspicious after a raise.
How'd the hand turn out?
Since he raised then called you preflop he probably has JJ or QQ although AK is a definite possibility. If he has any other King, like KQ suited, he is a jackass for calling your re-raise. If he flopped a set then oh well, that's poker. I think you played the hand correctly. I don't think he had a K because if you called his check-raise why would he check again on the turn? That's a great place for a bet with trip kings and a check there on the turn is very suspicious after a raise.
How'd the hand turn out?
did u lose to a full house 9's full?
Move.
In.
Pre.
Flop.
In.
Pre.
Flop.
QUOTE (Smasharoo)
Move.
In.
Pre.
Flop.
In.
Pre.
Flop.
I.
Hate.
Your Stupid.
MOVEINPREFLOPWITHACES.
Strategy.
It.
Doesn't.
Work.
Because.
People.
Aren't.
Very good.
And.
I'm.
Generally Better.
Postflop.
Fuck.
You.
Ice.
This hand would indicate otherwise.
Good luck.
Good luck.
QUOTE (Smasharoo)
This hand would indicate otherwise.
Good luck.
Good luck.
How would you have played it?
Unacceptable answers include: "Move in preflop"
Not everyone is going to push with AA preflop. And don't give me your typical "You are not a winning player" spiel.
make it like 45 to go PF. On the flop I think you need to bet more then half the pot, I think a bet of 60 is more like it. Don't mind the rest. He very well could have QQ or JJ, of maybe even a busted straight when he bets the river, so that is an easy call on the river
QUOTE (KDawgCometh)
make it like 45 to go PF. On the flop I think you need to bet more then half the pot, I think a bet of 60 is more like it. Don't mind the rest. He very well could have QQ or JJ, of maybe even a busted straight when he bets the river, so that is an easy call on the river
Preflop, I pretty much only reraise with premium hands, or when I've got a very good reason. I like to encourage a little action, because crappy players hammer the pot with weak-ass hands, and most of my sessions are reliant upon getting 3-4 "baaam!!!" hands. I wanted this to be one.
On the flop, I had a plan. Bet around half the pot, check the turn, call a huge river bluff. I play strong-moderate hands like this a lot, because too many players can't resist hammering the pot on the river when I check behind on the turn.
Dealing with the flop c/r is the ONE hink in the plan. Could mean top pair, could mean second pair, could mean raggedy draw (unlikely on this board), could mean rags.
I called, assuming it was going to be toppair a lot, and nothing a lot, and I kinda want him to push the turn so I can call and spank him.
Terrible turn card. His check is fishy, but I'm still ahead a lot of the time here against aggressive players. If I bet, he'll only call with a king (or boat), and if I check, he'll bet the river with nothing or a king. I decided to play the hand all-in if necessary, and that encouraging a bluff was right.
River bet is a joke, and I call quasi-disgruntledly, because now I'm pretty sure he's full of crap.
Tear apart my thought process, if you would
Ice
QUOTE (TheIceman05)
QUOTE (KDawgCometh)
make it like 45 to go PF. On the flop I think you need to bet more then half the pot, I think a bet of 60 is more like it. Don't mind the rest. He very well could have QQ or JJ, of maybe even a busted straight when he bets the river, so that is an easy call on the river
Preflop, I pretty much only reraise with premium hands, or when I've got a very good reason. I like to encourage a little action, because crappy players hammer the pot with weak-ass hands, and most of my sessions are reliant upon getting 3-4 "baaam!!!" hands. I wanted this to be one.
I think that's fine. But the problem with this type of strategy is that you give your opponent a damn good price with a wide range of hands, and you have to play more cautiously post flop. If you drop the hammer preflop, then you can keep pushing with confidence post flop. I don't like following the line of letting my opponent hammer at the pot while I call him down, I would rather be the aggressor in a spot like this.
On the flop, I had a plan. Bet around half the pot, check the turn, call a huge river bluff. I play strong-moderate hands like this a lot, because too many players can't resist hammering the pot on the river when I check behind on the turn.
Again, the problem is your opponent is getting a good price. I was thinking this could be a wa/wb situation where the half pot bet is fine, however, he might also be sitting on a hand like KQ in which case, he's got five outs to improve and you certainly are letting him catch up by betting so little.
Dealing with the flop c/r is the ONE hink in the plan. Could mean top pair, could mean second pair, could mean raggedy draw (unlikely on this board), could mean rags.
I called, assuming it was going to be toppair a lot, and nothing a lot, and I kinda want him to push the turn so I can call and spank him.
As I said in my first response, I really think this is where you need to make the decision on the hand. I'm a big fan of making most the decisions on the flop, thats where you decide most of the time where you are going with your hand. You make the right decisions here, everything falls perfectly into place. I really think if you are going to play your hand, there's no reason not to get the rest of your money in. I think when he made it 100 to go, with your 100 call, there's gotta be close to 250 in the pot with him having 100 or so left. Why not push all in if you are going to play the hand? That's what I don't understand.
Terrible turn card. His check is fishy, but I'm still ahead a lot of the time here against aggressive players. If I bet, he'll only call with a king (or boat), and if I check, he'll bet the river with nothing or a king. I decided to play the hand all-in if necessary, and that encouraging a bluff was right.
Since you played it this way on the flop, I don't mind the check, now it really is a wa/wb line, with checking making him think he can bluff river, which you will have to call...
River bet is a joke, and I call quasi-disgruntledly, because now I'm pretty sure he's full of crap.
Tear apart my thought process, if you would
Call everytime disgruntledy, and the reason its disgruntedly is because you realize you played your hand a little too slow and fell more into a check/calling mode then hammering him down with bets with your monster hand, imo.
Ice
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