Bad Play
I made two bad plays today and I'm writing both down so I can remember and not repeat my mistakes.1. I opened UTG+1 with AQ and the cutoff, a tight player with PRF of 10%, 3bet me. I called and we both checked a flop that had middle cards loosely connected. The ace came on the turn and I check raised him and then we got it all in and he showed AK.
The mistake was calling in the first place. Against a loose player AQ is great, but against a tight player it's a trouble hand. You'd much rather be playing pocket pairs or heck, maybe any two cards that don't contain an ace or a king.
2. The second hand involved two fish/calling stations.
Full Tilt Poker, $1/$2 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
BB: $195
Hero (UTG): $155
MP: $198.75
CO: $325.85
BTN: $278.60
SB: $184.90
Pre-Flop:
dealt to Hero (UTG)Hero raises to $7, MP folds, CO calls $7, BTN folds, SB calls $6, BB folds
Flop: ($23)
(3 Players)SB checks, Hero bets $14, CO calls $14, SB calls $14
great flop for me. either fish will call me down with any ace. i bet 2/3 pot to reel the one with the ace in, but unfortunately for me, both called.
Turn: ($65)
(3 Players)SB checks, Hero bets $49, CO calls $49, SB folds
I'm scared with two calls and a somewhat dry flop, but these guys are both utter fish so i bet out a little over 2/3 pot again.
River: ($163)
(2 Players)Hero bets $85 and is All-In, CO calls $85
by this point if he's got aq, he's got me so I just throw in the last of my money. WTF? he his flush. Should I have potted the turn to protect my hand vs two drawing fish? Would a fish continue to call even if potted? 59 would have been a better bet perhaps?
Results: $333 Pot ($3 Rake)
Hero showed
(a pair of Aces) and LOST (-$155 NET)CO showed
(a flush, Ace high) and WON $330 (+$175 NET)
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2 Comments:
Hey Joe, I just started reading this but I'll add it to my bloglines.
About your AK play, I think you played it fine. A fish is not going to fold a potted turn with top pair and a nut flush draw, esp. if that top pair happens to be an ace. Personally, I've seen that playing ace-rag is a huge way to exploit fish, and I try to value bet a lot more in these kinds of situations if I know the player is bad.
I think this is a case where you need to look at the process, not results, and be happy with your decisions.
yah after i made this post, i posted it in the deuces cracked forum for advice (without my bet size). everyone said to do what i actually did, so it wasn't a bad play!
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