Live 1/2 DEEP stacked AA hand

stealyourface · #1 08-19-2006, 11:30 AM

I'm pretty sure I played this hand like an idiot. Tell me what you think.

We're playing 10 handed and there is a lot of action at the table. Most PFRs are to 15 and are called 5 ways.

Anyway, I have a stack of about 750 and get dealt A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] in the BB.

UTG (Georgia Avenue on here, TAG who mixes it up) has a stack of about 500 and straddles to 5.

5 or 6 people call 5 and I bump it up to 45. Unfortunately,telegraphing my hand with such a big raise is really the only way I can thin the field. UTG calls, everyone else folds.

Flop comes 10 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

I bet 60. UTG raises to 130.

What's my play?

billyjex · #2 08-19-2006, 11:34 AM

Fold. If you call your hand is face up, if you raise you are basically bluffing.

You should either be squeezing this straddle more, or either just calling the straddle preflop hoping 1) the straddler squeezes himself and you pwn him or 2) you flop a well concealed set.

wpr101 · #3 08-19-2006, 11:45 AM

Villian has you covered?

stealyourface · #4 08-19-2006, 11:57 AM

No, I cover him.

Keepitsimple · #5 08-19-2006, 12:06 PM

I would go broke up to about $400.

stealyourface · #6 08-19-2006, 01:15 PM

Any thoughts on the flop bet size?

Johnny 99 · #7 08-19-2006, 02:46 PM

I think it could look a lot like you were squeezing to utg. Villains range includes many hands that you crush IMO. For only 100x the straddle, I'd be willing to get it all in. Maybe a slow call followed by a checkraise all-in on the turn. That probably has a better chance of making a big bet from the hands that you are way ahead of than to rr the flop. If he checks the turn bet $120 or so on the river.

Flop bet looks perfect to me.

Pot has roughly $310 in it w/ $70 for you to call and villain w/ only $325 left. Stacks aren't so deep after a few bets get laid. Get it in.

DMACM · #8 08-19-2006, 02:50 PM

I reraise to about 300 or just push here. You have to go broke since you got 10% of effective stack in preflop.

DMACM · #9 08-19-2006, 03:00 PM

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You should either be squeezing this straddle more, or either just calling the straddle preflop hoping 1) the straddler squeezes himself and you pwn him or 2) you flop a well concealed set.

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You really want to limp behind 5 people here or am i misreading this somehow?

Isura · #10 08-19-2006, 07:30 PM

Make a bigger PF raise or do what billyjex said.