$15-$30 hand from the Bellagio..anyone play it differently?

Mike Gallo · #1 03-08-2007, 02:17 AM

Hi everyone,

I played this hand last night at the Bellagio. The game was a new must move $15-$30 game.

Since I normally do not play this limit, I decided when I sat down to limit my variance I would play in a very abc style preflop and play my own "style" post-flop.

In the same orbit as this hand I had AA in middle position. I raised preflop and bet every street and won in a showdown.

I now had AA in the big blind after 5 players limped to me. I raised. UTG now limp-re-raised, a loose woman called from early mid position he re-raised, everyone folded to me.

What should I do?

Would anyone consider calling his re-raise (he most likely has QQ KK or AK) and check calling the flop with the intention of check raising the river?

He is a huge underdog against anything I have unless he has AA. If he has KK I can check call his flop bet and check raise him on the turn. The only variable is the loose player. What could she have? A pair? Suited connectors? Maybe she has a hand like 99-QQ or AQ.

I decided that I wanted to stick to my game plan and play straight forward. I three bet and he capped. The loose lady called. Side note, it took me a bit to get used to that. The rules in Atlantic City go a bet and three raises before betting gets capped. In Las Vegas the action goes a bet and four raises before action gets capped. I said cap, and the dealer corrected me and said I could only re-raise, only he or she could cap.

Flop came with 3 innocuous looking cards.

I bet he raised loose lady called I had a premature ejaculation and three bet. He called the loose woman folded. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] I bet the turn and river. He did have KK.

Who would have called the flop raise with the intention of check raising the turn?

If I check raise the turn, I pick up one perhaps one or two extra big bets from the loose woman.

Godson · #2 03-08-2007, 02:26 AM

Standard.. betting the flop is great so UTG can 2bet forcing the loose lady to make mistakes and get extra value for youre hand. I cant believe she mucked to 1 more bet though.. Nice hand.

Joe Tall · #3 03-08-2007, 02:27 AM

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Since I normally do not play this limit, I decided when I sat down to limit my variance I would play in a very abc style preflop and play my own "style" post-flop.

I now had AA in the big blind after 5 players limped to me. I raised. UTG now limp-re-raised, a loose woman called from early mid position he re-raised, everyone folded to me.

What should I do?

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Drop down a limit.

Welcome to the forum,
Joe Tall

jkamowitz · #4 03-08-2007, 02:33 AM

cap cap cap cap cap. Limp-reraise does not always mean AK/KK/QQ. cap cap cap cap cap for value.

Mike Gallo · #5 03-08-2007, 02:35 AM

Your probably right.

Clarkmeister · #6 03-08-2007, 02:50 AM

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Since I normally do not play this limit, I decided when I sat down to limit my variance I would play in a very abc style preflop and play my own "style" post-flop.

I now had AA in the big blind after 5 players limped to me. I raised. UTG now limp-re-raised, a loose woman called from early mid position he re-raised, everyone folded to me.

What should I do?

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Drop down a limit.

Welcome to the forum,
Joe Tall

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Players tend to not take shots at higher limits early enough or often enough. I suspect Mike's played plenty long to be able to handle a live 15-30 game.

Mike Gallo · #7 03-08-2007, 02:58 AM

I suspect Mike's played plenty long to be able to handle a live 15-30 game.

Thanks for the kind words.

It kind of surprised me how soft the 15 game was at the Bellagio. I checked out the 15 game at the Wynn Sunday, and they had only one game and it seemed pretty tough.

I did pretty well in the Bellagio game. The deck did hit me in the face however. I won a few action pots with unimproved AK.

I would have played the 10 game at the Mirage if they had one. They had one game and it did not look like anyone would leave for anytime soon.

2handed · #8 03-08-2007, 03:51 AM

So your "premature ejaculation" on the flop made the "loose lady" fold.
hmm. nh

Joe Tall · #9 03-08-2007, 03:56 AM

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Players tend to not take shots at higher limits early enough or often enough. I suspect Mike's played plenty long to be able to handle a live 15-30 game.

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Dave,

I've known Mike for a long time and just being my jackazz self.

-JT

sternroolz · #10 03-08-2007, 12:04 PM

5 limpers?

With so much dead money in the pot, I think you just bet bet bet until someone shows you the error of your ways. Especially with the 4 raise cap, I four bet my BB and hope that UTG caps it off. At this point, if hes reasonably strong, he will raise you on the flop and you can three bet. You've basically tipped off your hand and there is no reason to introduce any fancy plays at this point.