A Just-sat-down AA hand

[ajmargarine]

Going over last nite's session....only one hand I found to be something other than totally standard and boring. Just sat down, no reads.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (4 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Hero ($98)
Button ($236)
SB ($93.05)
BB ($108.90)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4</font>, Button calls $4, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls $3.

Flop: ($12.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $11</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $34</font>, BB folds, Hero...

[4_2_it]

All in. Looks like AK to me. Of course 44 or 55 are possible as is the unlikely flush draw. I always seem to get stacked here so I am open to a better line with no reads.

[djoyce003]

always fun when you just sat down. I'd call and let him hang himself on the turn.

[Hoopster81]

call, c/r turn ai

[z28dreams]

Without reads these are really tough. Hell, WITH reads these are tough.

Being heads-up, most kings will raise here too.

I think it's push or fold though, since there are tons of scare cards out there for you (diamond, 8, 3, etc)

[noggindoc]

I'm probably getting stacked here if beat. You just sat down and its hard to put someone on AA. It is also tempting for someone to raise a new person at the table if they hit a flop like that with AK. Did you post UTG or UTG + 1?

[ajmargarine]

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I'm probably getting stacked here if beat. You just sat down and its hard to put someone on AA. It is also tempting for someone to raise a new person at the table if they hit a flop like that with AK. Did you post UTG or UTG + 1?

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Well, it wasn't my literal first hand at the table. First orbit or two.

Doesn't pushing allow AK off easy? And I'm not concerned with a diamond as I have redraws.

[z28dreams]

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I'm probably getting stacked here if beat. You just sat down and its hard to put someone on AA. It is also tempting for someone to raise a new person at the table if they hit a flop like that with AK. Did you post UTG or UTG + 1?

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In 4-handed, I don't think villain cares what position AJ was in....

[4_2_it]

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Doesn't pushing allow AK off easy? And I'm not concerned with a diamond as I have redraws.

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You should be concerned with a diamond turn because it will kill your action if you are ahead. If you call, you represent the flush draw.

On a non-diamond turn villain is likely to push which is fine, but if a diamond appears I doubt you get another penny out of him unless he has the flush (unlikely) or KK (in which case you are in BIG trouble).

[fishfather]

very much a judgment call. Against a certain type of player u are always beat here. Against another type you often are ahead.

If you want to maximize against the latter type, call and check raise turn.