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HE NL Tourney 19 players live game $45 buy in

I came into the final table 4th in chips. I have advertised a super tight/ aggressive image all night. Player (under the gun position here)from the other table came into the game and looked tight in appearance but was also a little edgy.

Blinds are 1,500 / 3,000 My stack is about 35,000 Villain's stack is about half of that.

Under the gun limps in. The rest of the table folds or limps. I am in SB and I make a min raise with J 9 clubs. BB folds and under the gun calls, rest of the table folds.

Flop comes K clubs, 10 clubs 6 spades. I check and the villain raises 3,000. I called for 3 reasons:#1 He limped in. #2 He only called my min raise. #3 I hit a flush draw. Turn comes 7 diamonds. I check and villain raises min again. Now I have an double gut shot straight draw and a flush draw. He seemed to slow down on his bet compared to the pot size. I have twice his stack and a good drawing hand so I decided to call so as not to look like I could be pushed around if I did have a drawing hand. River comes 8 of clubs. I push all in and he calls. He rolls over pocket aces.

Now I know I won the hand, but did I play it right? I was drawing into AA and I read this guy all wrong every step of the way. It was the biggest pot I won all night. I feel like I screwed up and only got lucky. I had 20% of my stack on the line based on a draw to the river. Now if I would have blanked out on the river, I would have folded no problem of course.

Looking back on the hand, I am sure my opponent figured me for a KQ or KJ.

Thanks, Guppy
 
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As I understand at a moment you shoved, the bank was more than villain's stack? Than you did it having up to 15 outs - 1/3 of rest of deck. And it was better than by chances. If you would have just called, it would have been right too, may be a little more profitable on distance. I think you can play both these variants, interchange them for complication of reading your game.
 
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I think your opponent played very bad with ACES , because he should play agressive , anyway he did slow play as I saw a lot of players like slow play with the best hand , but I think this is a mistake.
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I did not shove till after the river and believed I had the winning hand. What I am asking is did I make a mistake calling him at the flop and turn?

Also, I realize he played the AA wrong. He could have made me fold at any time with a big bet on the flop or turn.
 
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Right Play!

You played it right... Only calling so as not to be able to be pushed off the hand with a re-raise. You had a double gut shot on the turn, and a flush draw giving you 17 outs... Your opponent on the other hand played the hand completely wrong. I say good job!
 
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If only 3 players limped in after the UTG called, then villain is giving you over 10:1 to call for your draws on the flop and turn. So, your call was good and UTG grossly misplayed they hand.

Don't feel bad for taking advantage of someone else's mistakes.
 
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I think your opponent played very bad with ACES , because he should play agressive , anyway he did slow play as I saw a lot of players like slow play with the best hand , but I think this is a mistake.
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Agreed, I dont think slow play with aces a good way.
 
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HE NL Tourney 19 players live game $45 buy in

I came into the final table 4th in chips. I have advertised a super tight/ aggressive image all night. Player (under the gun position here)from the other table came into the game and looked tight in appearance but was also a little edgy.

Blinds are 1,500 / 3,000 My stack is about 35,000 Villain's stack is about half of that.

Under the gun limps in. The rest of the table folds or limps. I am in SB and I make a min raise with J 9 clubs. BB folds and under the gun calls, rest of the table folds.

Flop comes K clubs, 10 clubs 6 spades. I check and the villain raises 3,000. I called for 3 reasons:#1 He limped in. #2 He only called my min raise. #3 I hit a flush draw. Turn comes 7 diamonds. I check and villain raises min again. Now I have an double gut shot straight draw and a flush draw. He seemed to slow down on his bet compared to the pot size. I have twice his stack and a good drawing hand so I decided to call so as not to look like I could be pushed around if I did have a drawing hand. River comes 8 of clubs. I push all in and he calls. He rolls over pocket aces.

Now I know I won the hand, but did I play it right? I was drawing into AA and I read this guy all wrong every step of the way. It was the biggest pot I won all night. I feel like I screwed up and only got lucky. I had 20% of my stack on the line based on a draw to the river. Now if I would have blanked out on the river, I would have folded no problem of course.

Looking back on the hand, I am sure my opponent figured me for a KQ or KJ.

Thanks, Guppy

Me I would have done about the same thing. If I have pocket AA down to J10 or J9 suited. if I am in the hand with one other person I would bet 4x the big blind and I would kept betting if the other guy slow down his betting.
 
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