Should I have been mad? I was!!!!!

FineVol · #1 03-15-2007, 01:41 PM

I am a noob so be nice. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]Blinds 100-200. Hero 16000.00 and everyone else around 6000.00 to 13000.00.Third to act pre flop and call big blind with AKo. Guy on button raises behind me pre flop and I call 1000. I flop A Q 2 rainbow. Just me and the raiser so I check and he bets 2000.00 and I put in a raise of 5000.00. He plays w/ chips and calles 5 [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] turn is a 8. I bet out 5000. more he calls. river is a 4. I check and he checks and turns over an A4. I was hot.

Poker Jon · #2 03-15-2007, 01:45 PM

I this a question?

If not BBV me thinks!

Jon

Fiksdal · #3 03-15-2007, 01:46 PM

Would you like advice on the hand OP?

Mingdu · #4 03-15-2007, 01:48 PM

Excellent use of the smiley faces

FineVol · #5 03-15-2007, 01:49 PM

always love advice

BigAlK · #6 03-15-2007, 02:14 PM

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Raise pre-flop. Bet out on flop. If he's still with you then and rivers his 2 pair to catch up then you can be upset although you should also be happy he was willing to get his chips in when all indications from your betting were that he was beat. The passive way you played the hand pre-flop gave him hope that he was good. The c/r on the flop was the only indication that he might not be.

FineVol · #7 03-15-2007, 02:25 PM

I thought in early position its ok to hide a AK hand. Your saying he might not believe I had an ace because I showed no pre flop strength. So is it ever ok to walk in early with AK or just rarely ok?

betgo · #8 03-15-2007, 03:36 PM

I don't mind postflop, and I like checkraising the flop rather than leading out.

The preflop limp/call with AK is not good. Maybe playable with AA/KK, but AK is too vulnerable. Open raising is standard. Limping isn't terrible, but you need to limpreraise. You don't mind if villain folds to the limpreraise.

You obviously confused villain as played and got your money in a huge favorite. Bad luck with the river. The limp/call is not all the bad, but it tends to lead to situations like this where you win or lose a big pot.

FineVol · #9 03-15-2007, 03:40 PM

Thanks I am starting to see how he might have thought about me. One thing is, I was chip leader and had always shown down great hands and had not lost a hand yet. I thought he would back off. Great post

Xanthro · #10 03-15-2007, 03:42 PM

Just be glad villian raise on the river.