Stars $55K: Overplayed AJ on flop?
 

Hand from $55 Stars $55K guaranteed. No read on the villain. I had been card dead and hadn't played a hand the last few orbits.

Did I play this too fast on the flop? Now what's my line on the turn? Villain only has about 1900 chips left and is probably pot committed.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

SB (t11590)
BB (t7135)
UTG (t6034)
UTG+1 (t3946)
MP1 (t4875)
MP2 (t8525)
Hero (t11251)
CO (t17105)
Button (t4239)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t800, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (t1800) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1500</font>, Button calls t1500.

Turn: (t4800) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero ??

Re: Stars $55K: Overplayed AJ on flop?
 

Check/call or move all-in yourself. I'd check/call if I thought he were likely to bluff with a missed straight draw (repping the flush) but fold if I shoved. Otherwise, I shove and hope for the best. You are still ahead of AT and a OESD.

Not much I can see you doing here other than changing your commitment plan PF based on your opponents.

Re: Stars $55K: Overplayed AJ on flop?
 

He invests only 7% of his stack preflop, so i don't think he has passed the commitment threshold.

I think the main question is if he is committed on the flop and should bet it or check it.

As he wasn't reraised I think he is in front and committed, so I would bet the flop. I would still bet the turn as he is still in front of villains range - so I think a shove is right here (with already 3 spades on the board).

Re: Stars $55K: Overplayed AJ on flop?
 

Looks super standard. You raised with a good hand, c-bet a perfect flop and on the turn the money goes in no matter what.

If the button called your 1.500 bet on the flop with just a flushdraw and a stack of 3.400, more power to him.

arrrrrin.

Re: Stars $55K: Overplayed AJ on flop?
 

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He invests only 7% of his stack preflop, so i don't think he has passed the commitment threshold.

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Uh...use effective stacks. Villain has ~20% of his stack in PF. I think we are well passed the commitment threshold.

Re: Stars $55K: Overplayed AJ on flop?
 

Go for the pot. He probably has Ax. There's enough in the pot to justify it.

As far as the flop bet, you made him pay improper odds for a flush draw, which is all you can do, and he called. And if he has the flush he paid too much for it.

Re: Stars $55K: Overplayed AJ on flop?
 

CRAI

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He invests only 7% of his stack preflop, so i don't think he has passed the commitment threshold.

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Uh...use effective stacks. Villain has ~20% of his stack in PF. I think we are well passed the commitment threshold.

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You're right sherman but he can't know who will enter the pot when he raises, so you can't fold everytime when a shortstack sits behind you - CO and SB were bigstacks like him. Here it was button who made a mistake flat calling this imo.

After the call the threshold was passed obv.

Re: Stars $55K: Overplayed AJ on flop?
 

Thanks for the comments everyone. Seems the consensus is that I played the hand okay, and that the money is going in on the turn.

In the actual hand, I shoved the turn, and villain flipped over AA for top set. Just wanted to make sure there was no way to reasonably avoid this by shutting it down.

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Thanks for the comments everyone. Seems the consensus is that I played the hand okay, and that the money is going in on the turn.

In the actual hand, I shoved the turn, and villain flipped over AA for top set. Just wanted to make sure there was no way to reasonably avoid this by shutting it down.

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