NL $10 -- AJ in 3 way pot

[Rookcifer]

I'm sure I overplayed the AJ here. I always bust out of these games pretty fast and never win any big pots. I suppose this is why.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">BB ($7.10)</font>
<font color="#C00000">UTG ($8.50)</font>
UTG+1 ($20.65)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($6.05)</font>
MP2 ($5.75)
CO ($2)
Button ($9.95)
SB ($21.95)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $0.3</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.30, MP2 calls $0.30, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB calls $0.20.

Flop: ($1.25) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.2</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $3.6</font>, UTG calls $3.30, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $5.75</font>, BB calls $2.15, UTG calls $2.15.

Turn: ($18.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $1.05 (All-In)</font>, UTG calls $1.05.

River: ($0) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $20.60

[SammyG-SD]

-I am not a huge fan of calling a UTG raise with AJs in MP-but will occassionaly do this. (but I need to flop top-two or flush draw to continue to play this).

Post flop play is fine upto the reraise, but once the BB check and then 3bets TPGK is not going to get the job done. After UTG calls BB bets, I am done.

[zyrrth]

if you call preflop you are looking to flop 2 pair or a flushdraw, not top pair, plus you want to have a better position than mp1.

[Jay.Yang]

1. is there any reason to sit with medium stack 60x bb?
2. flop raise is fine imo considering the bet by UTG is so small. i would def fold to bb's check/raise.

[toymach776]

I think that calling pf raise is fine, however you have to be able to get away when you flop an ace and there is heavy action. Would you have called this pf raise if you AJ was unsuited? I find myself asking this question a lot. I would probably instafold AJo to a significant preflop raise, but am more apt to call if its suited. The important thing to remember is that it is still just AJ. Raising flop is fine, but fold to BBs 3bet. Youre toast here.