start up hand

#1 28th June 2008, 9:36 AM

pre flop i had a
ace and 4
call blinds but someone raised a all in

i know that a 4 is not a strong card so i folded

that person eventually won the game with ace high

and 2 4 came on flop and river

i kicked my self for not going all in pot was 16k worth

eventually the blinds killed me in play
and i was out of game

did i make the proper decesion to fold the ace 4 or should i have gone for a all in?

thank you
DPropes

#2 28th June 2008, 10:02 AM

Well, you didn't give much information about the blinds, your position, or stack sizes.

Generally, I'm not calling an all-in with such a weak hand, unless I'm up against a very short stack.

It also depends on your opponents and what you think you might be up against.

It's easy to look at the board after the fact and feel like you "should have called," but you should focus on what the correct play was in the first place.

#3 28th June 2008, 10:07 AM

i was short stacked, his all in was my all in

i feel that at the time it was the right play

but hind site i wish i would have made it

#4 28th June 2008, 10:44 AM

Never, ever let the board that comes later influence how you feel about a play you made before the cards came out.

#5 28th June 2008, 12:15 PM

^^ that and if you had called, the random number generator would have produced a different board, so u wouldnt have hit trip 4's
but u made the correct decision to fold

#6 28th June 2008, 12:31 PM

ahh ok so the hand it pre determined on the comp?

#7 28th June 2008, 12:34 PM

^ nope it isnt pre determined

#8 28th June 2008, 4:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zybandit

ahh ok so the hand it pre determined on the comp?

Either way it doesn't matter, because at the time YOU didn't know what it was.

#9 28th June 2008, 5:13 PM

i know that at the time i didnt know what it was

that wasnt the question

the question was if i run into the same experience would i go after the ace 4 pre flop all in

and obviously its a no.....

no use arguing semantics with a situation that is uncontrollable

#10 28th June 2008, 5:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zybandit

i know that at the time i didnt know what it was

that wasnt the question

the question was if i run into the same experience would i go after the ace 4 pre flop all in

and obviously its a no.....

no use arguing semantics with a situation that is uncontrollable

NO, A-rag all in will lose you money over the long haul. Period. End of story. You made a correct decision.

#11 28th June 2008, 8:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dj11

NO, A-rag all in will lose you money over the long haul. Period. End of story. You made a correct decision.

I concur.

#12 28th June 2008, 9:47 PM

thank u guys

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