$5.50 - KK

thunderb4ll · #1 11-06-2007, 04:22 AM

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed)

Hero (t1685)
SB (t3639)
BB (t1431)
UTG (t4090)
MP (t1230)
CO (t1425)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to t150, 1 fold, BB calls t100.

Flop: (t325) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t50, Hero raises to t275, BB calls t225.

Turn: (t875) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets t200, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t875

No particular read on villian. He's a winning player (profited ~$1800), but I didn't know this before the hand began so not sure that it's relevant.

As far as the hand is concerned, when he led out on the flop, I thought it was possible he had a weak ace and wanted to "see where he was at," so I thought he might fold to a raise or would c/f the turn. Of course, when he led out on the turn, I decided to give up.

Thoughts? Did I play this crazy?

partypoker123 · #2 11-06-2007, 04:58 AM

i think the raise on the flop is a good move but i think u have to give it up on the turn. of course its annoying as hell when he is betting 1/4th the pot and i have found from experience that shoving there has been costly. everytime ive had this same situation a guy has a weak ace. now at bigger buy in sngs you could get him off his ace with an all in but at this level expect the guy to call a turn shove with any ace

RexWoo · #3 11-06-2007, 10:02 AM

Your raise on the flop does nothing. He will call you with any aces.

Just call and reevaluate on the turn.

TruFloridaGator · #4 11-06-2007, 10:03 PM

Call flop, keep getting value from worse hands while keeping the pot under control. We have the Ks so not as worried about draws.

thunderb4ll · #5 11-06-2007, 11:26 PM

I am actually used to playing even lower levels than this (pathetic I know but trying to carefully build a bankroll) and would generally just call as everyone seems to suggest. Having said that, I suppose I made this move as I thought players at this level were slightly more competent and were sometimes capable of laying down a hand. Guess not.

Thanks for the advice.

TruFloridaGator · #6 11-06-2007, 11:29 PM

What were you trying to fold out? You won't be folding out any better hands at a 5.5, even at most stakes.

thunderb4ll · #7 11-06-2007, 11:39 PM

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What were you trying to fold out?

[/ QUOTE ]A weak ace (either on the flop or the turn). I should've just called.. just wasn't sure what to do. I think I sometimes get a little too aggressive when people bet into me (it pisses me off).

TruFloridaGator · #8 11-06-2007, 11:58 PM

Yeah, try & not be emotional about it. It's tough to fold out weak aces in 5.50s unless you are going to run the bluff the whole way.

CheeseMoney · #9 11-07-2007, 01:37 AM

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Yeah, try & not be emotional about it. It's tough to fold out weak aces in 5.50s even if the board also had 2 kings and 2 queens on it.

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