$ 60: AQ early levels (no comments on preflop play please)

KPL · #1 12-21-2006, 09:31 AM

Early, no reads. Kind of difficult to play these hands where it's likely that I have the best hand, but the board is draw heavy. Raise more on flop to chase out drawing hands, or more important to keep the pot small with a vulnerable hand? Turn check fine? River?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1420)
Hero (t1850)
Button (t1400)
SB (t940)
BB (t1820)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1570)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls t20, 2 folds, Hero calls t20, 1 fold, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t80) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 bets t40, Hero raises to t120, SB folds, BB folds, MP1 calls t80.

Turn: (t320) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks.

River: (t320) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets t100, Hero calls t100.

Final Pot: t520

Green Kool Aid · #2 12-21-2006, 09:36 AM

I know you said no comments on preflop, but even a nit like me raises to 80 here preflop.

As played, raise the flop a little bigger (200 or so), but the rest of the hand looks good.

bigt439 · #3 12-21-2006, 11:24 AM

you can probs bet fold turn depending on villain...

i think pf is really bad... by far the worst street of this hand.

sonneti · #4 12-21-2006, 11:27 AM

I'm raising 80ish preflop aswell (you have chips to play with so start being more aggressive??) I'm definately betting turn and calling a medium/small bet on the river.

I think it's better to bet and be able to fold to a re-raise instead of not betting at all.

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