fcumred
Visionary
Silver Level
Can someone give me some advice on how to play these.
Imagine the scenario. The blinds are 25/50 and I am in early position.
My hole cards are A-2
I limp in to get a look at the flop and it comes in with an A and two middle cards, say a 7 and an 8.
What is the best way to go from here. Do I check and risk my opponents getting a free card and thus potentially helping them to two pair, or do I check and wait and see what everyone else does. If they raise then naturally I have the option to fold but a pair of Aces is too good a hand surely to just throw away.
If I however bet maybe 100 to try and deter people from improving their own hand am I not maybe just fuelling the pot for someone who has an A but a higher kicker.
I seem to get this situation wrong many times. I've tried pricing people out and get stumped by someone with a higher kicker, and I've just blown a nice hole in my stack for my troubles, or adversley I check only to be hit with an all in call which when I call it turns out to be two pair or a flush because I let them see the turn and river.
Any advice ? and if possible explanations as to why you would do what you would do.
Thanks
Imagine the scenario. The blinds are 25/50 and I am in early position.
My hole cards are A-2
I limp in to get a look at the flop and it comes in with an A and two middle cards, say a 7 and an 8.
What is the best way to go from here. Do I check and risk my opponents getting a free card and thus potentially helping them to two pair, or do I check and wait and see what everyone else does. If they raise then naturally I have the option to fold but a pair of Aces is too good a hand surely to just throw away.
If I however bet maybe 100 to try and deter people from improving their own hand am I not maybe just fuelling the pot for someone who has an A but a higher kicker.
I seem to get this situation wrong many times. I've tried pricing people out and get stumped by someone with a higher kicker, and I've just blown a nice hole in my stack for my troubles, or adversley I check only to be hit with an all in call which when I call it turns out to be two pair or a flush because I let them see the turn and river.
Any advice ? and if possible explanations as to why you would do what you would do.
Thanks