Getting the Most from AA (Party 22)

[Dave D]

I think my bet here may push vilian off a worse hand too often here, but I'm not sure. I really didn't like the QQx board, and that it was two suited, so at first I thought I was ok with my bet because even if he folds I'm happy to win the pot right there, but in retrospect I think I might have played it too fast.

Almost at the bubble, around 103 left, 90 pay in a Party 22.

Villian seems on the tight side, haven't seen him play too many hands at all.

I also don't like that he's raising from UTG+1.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200-600 (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

SB (t12058)
BB (t11845)
UTG (t51558)
UTG+1 (t19102)
UTG+2 (t11845)
MP1 (t20668)
MP2 (t17249)
MP3 (t5665)
CO (t36725)
Hero (t28278)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to t3500</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, Hero calls t3500, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (t7000) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets t1200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t7000</font>,

Final Pot: t15200

[Dave D]

Hello? Anyone?

I swear this isn't a bad beat post.

[Bakes]

Well let me hijack right quick, I promise it won't be long.

I reraise preflop, calling is obv not a bad option but here are my arguments for reraising:

1. He raised up front.
2. You are on the button, a prime stealing spot. Reraising also allows him to put in a pot-sized push on the flop as a sort of stop and go if he thinks you are FOS but will not fold preflop after a raise to 9k.

But as played, honestly I am torn between raise/call the flop, it seems like he doesn't put any more money in without AK/Qx, if he's a donkey maybe a weaker king. No reasonable UTG+1 raising hand has more than 2 outs, let him keep firing or suspect a float, something like that.