Pocket AA early...push on not

irondrift · #1 07-21-2007, 04:03 PM

I was in a $2.00 buy in on Absolute when the following occured.

Two limpers around to me in the BB with pocket AA. I raise 5xbb. Get one caller. The flop comes KQ4 rainbow so I shove with my last 1000 and get called (he covers me).

Someone makes the comment that my all in was stupid because.."only a hand that beats you would call." I don't believe this to be the case (especially at this level).

Anyway is the observers comment correct?

I'll post the results after a few of your opinions.
Thanks in advance for your help.

LCposter · #2 07-21-2007, 04:05 PM

We can't comment without knowing stack sizes and how big the BB was.

swede554 · #3 07-21-2007, 04:06 PM

What are the blinds? Opponents stacksizes? Any reads on opponent?

edit: damnit LCposter already beat me to it haha

irondrift · #4 07-21-2007, 04:08 PM

sorry new and still learning.

Blinds were 40/80 and my stack was about 1500 at the beginning of the hand and the villain was over 2000.

thanks
again

kniper · #5 07-21-2007, 04:09 PM

i would guess in a $2 tourney you bet is not that bad cause you would get callers from persons with weaker hands.

swede554 · #6 07-21-2007, 04:18 PM

So the pot is 920 on the flop right? Your push is fine, you'll get called by worse hands at this level. If villain is aggressive though, I like a checkraise better.

LCposter · #7 07-21-2007, 04:19 PM

Push is fine regardless of buyin. There was already about 900 in the pot, so you want to get your money in the middle with AA. If villian has KQ/KK/QQ/44 so be it.

Checking the flop isn't as likely to work since you raised preflop. You can either make a 1/2-pot bet here and bet rest on turn, or push right now. You're getting called by AK, KJ, maybe some Qs too who put you on a middle pair or bluff (i.e. plenty of hands that don't beat you).

Your play was fine, don't sweat the comment made at the table.

wulfpacker21 · #8 07-21-2007, 04:29 PM

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So the pot is 920 on the flop right? Your push is fine, you'll get called by worse hands at this level. If villain is aggressive though, I like a checkraise better.

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Dunkman · #9 07-21-2007, 05:33 PM

I'd probably just shove hands like AK PF, with 280 in already and only 1420 behind. With aces I'm fine with making a smaller raise and shoving the flop, but I don't really see any benefit in not shoving the flop.

Coz · #10 07-21-2007, 05:40 PM

In a $2.00 buy in people call with absolute crap, I would probably have pushed too because no one at this level is getting away from top pair, and probably not getting a way from something like AQ, QJ or JJ, you are probably ahead of his range and I would do the same. If he has KQ or slowplayed a big pp thats unfortuante but by making those moves he will lose in the long run.