3 AA Hands OOP

1bio · #1 08-15-2007, 04:31 PM

Not meaning for this to be a bad beat post, but am wondering if I am playing As too fast and should be noticing when to slow down. Losing 3 big pots with As in one session may mean I am playing them wrong :S

Hand 1 - At the time I didn't have any reads/stats on this guy and he left right after this hand. A limp/call almost always seems like a small pocket pair. Should I have slowed down on the turn once he called the flop bet since this board is pretty dry. Is it KQ/QJ enough to get it in.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button ($11.30)
SB ($1.33)
Hero ($5.52)
UTG ($9.73)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.05, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero raises to $0.35, UTG calls $0.30, SB calls $0.30.

Flop: ($1.05) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets $0.2, Hero raises to $1.5, UTG calls $1.50, SB folds.

Turn: ($4.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $3.67 (All-In), UTG calls $3.67.

River: ($0) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Hand 2 - I had been at this table for 9 hands. On almost every single hand the BB had raised..so I limped hoping he would continue. I got the impression UTG was pretty bad calling down with A high, but that could have just been against the BB. Is the turn a check for pot control even though I know UTG will stack off with any kind of pair?
UTG was 45/0 and BB was 89/67 over the 9 hands.

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Button ($13.96)
Hero ($9.92)
BB ($16.22)
UTG ($13.02)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.05, 1 fold, Hero completes, BB raises to $0.25, UTG calls $0.20, Hero raises to $1.27, BB folds, UTG calls $1.

Flop: ($2.77) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $2.5, UTG calls $2.50.

Turn: ($7.77) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $6.17 (All-In), UTG calls $6.17.

River: ($0) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $20.11

Hand 3 - Villan was 18/14 over 15 hands. This seemed pretty standard to me, but villan said I should have noticed how tight he was playing to have avoided it.

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Button ($6.89)
Hero ($9.49)
BB ($5.43)
UTG ($5.17)
MP ($6.58)
CO ($4.37)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, Button raises to $0.15, Hero raises to $0.4, 1 fold, Button calls $0.25.

Flop: ($0.85) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $0.15, Hero raises to $0.6, Button calls $0.45.

Turn: ($2.05) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $2, Button calls $2.

River: ($6.05) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $4, Button calls $3.89 (All-In).

Final Pot: $13.84

Dumle · #2 08-15-2007, 05:22 PM

I just looked at them quickly, but from what I could see you played them fine.

Dumle