Weirdest Played AA I've Ever Seen

[ThePeanutFlush]

BTW, his play really deviates from how he had been playing, he was being super tight, not calling with anything less than the nuts or top draws, I'd pushed him out of about 6 pots already...


Preflop: Hero is CO with 9, Q.
UTG calls $0.05,1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.05, 2 folds</font>, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.17) 3, 5, T (3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($0.17) 7 (3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks.

River: ($0.17) 4 (3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $0.2</font>, BB folds, UTG calls $0.20.

Final Pot: $0.57

Nice Hand, Sir.

[Pokey]

This hand is a perfect example of why slowplaying is bad.

Villain's thought process goes like this:

"FINALLY, rockets! I'm going to bust that aggressive SOB here...let's slowplay and let him aggro himself to death."

"Safe flop, perfect. I'll check and let him make a play at the pot. Won't he be surprised! Ooops, he checked through. Dang."

"OK, the turn is safe. There's no WAY he'll check through twice; I'll bet him up big time here: I'll drop the hammer and raise after he bets and BB calls. This play is GENIUS! Oh CRAP, he checked again!"

"OMG, that was the worst river card EVER. Someone's BOUND to have a flush or the one-card straight. Now I can't bet anymore, but I'll call whatever bet is made."

The guy managed to trick himself into a tiny pot by trying to trap and slowplay. At uNL stakes, that's a recipe for poverty. Take this as a lesson on why we should bet our strong hands -- it's because we don't want to win a $0.60 pot when we've got the best hand.