Re-raising with AA and KK

[ChuckTs]

Well then you've just won a pot you weren't supposed to even be in which is a great result.

If you're sitting at a table that's so inobservant that they'll call AIPF with TT if you suddenly wake up after not playing a hand in a million orbits, then there's of course no need to throw in deception plays. I rarely show, I'd just muck it. That's a whole different argument though.

If you do find, however, that people instafold as soon as you pop in your first reraise in X hands, then you probably need to toss in a squeeze play with 9Ts or 88 once in a while.

 

[alan1983]

The 52 hand:

pokerstars Game #9678409319: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/04/30 - 05:15:31 (ET)
Table 'Mekbuda V' 9-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: LotharOfThe ($24.15 in chips)
Seat 2: alan1983 ($26.95 in chips)
Seat 3: Cora T ($27.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Slipp1 ($25.20 in chips)
Seat 5: tohlava ($9.75 in chips)
Seat 6: VICOMA1983 ($29.55 in chips)
Seat 7: dennisb5 ($50.20 in chips)
Seat 8: fibs77 ($35.65 in chips)
Seat 9: Yakshi ($5 in chips)
LotharOfThe: posts small blind $0.10
alan1983: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to alan1983 [2s 5s]
Cora T: folds
Yakshi said, "sigh"
Slipp1: folds
tohlava: calls $0.25
VICOMA1983: folds
dennisb5 said, "sorry"
dennisb5 said, "both flopped a moster"
dennisb5: folds
fibs77: folds
Yakshi: folds
LotharOfThe: calls $0.15
dennisb5 said, "monster"
alan1983: checks
*** FLOP *** [6c 8s 9s]
LotharOfThe: checks
Yakshi said, "i guess"
alan1983: bets $0.75
tohlava: raises $2.75 to $3.50
LotharOfThe: folds
alan1983: calls $2.75
*** TURN *** [6c 8s 9s] [2h]
alan1983: checks
tohlava: bets $6 and is all-in
alan1983: calls $6
*** RIVER *** [6c 8s 9s 2h] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
alan1983: shows [2s 5s] (a flush, Queen high)
tohlava: mucks hand
alan1983 collected $18.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $19.75 | Rake $0.95
Board [6c 8s 9s 2h Qs]
Seat 1: LotharOfThe (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: alan1983 (big blind) showed [2s 5s] and won ($18.80) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 3: Cora T folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Slipp1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: tohlava mucked [Ad As]
Seat 6: VICOMA1983 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: dennisb5 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: fibs77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Yakshi (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[ChuckTs]

when limping goes badly

heh:

POKERSTARS GAME #9355788549: TOURNAMENT #47512367, $4.00+$0.40 HOLD'EM NO LIMIT - LEVEL II (15/30) - 2007/04/10 - 18:25:29 (ET)
Table '47512367 5' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: sports42nut (1460 in chips)
Seat 2: fkdk (2130 in chips)
Seat 3: BuckLoX (2260 in chips)
Seat 4: mariebadee (1390 in chips)
Seat 5: ChuckTs (1440 in chips)
Seat 6: afapron (3480 in chips) is sitting out
Seat 7: bigdummy68 (1815 in chips)
Seat 8: eveijk (1735 in chips)
Seat 9: Fritsmeister (840 in chips)
BuckLoX: posts small blind 15
mariebadee: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ChuckTs [Ks Kc]
ChuckTs: calls 30
afapron: folds
bigdummy68: calls 30
eveijk: folds
Fritsmeister: folds
sports42nut: folds
fkdk: calls 30
BuckLoX: calls 15
mariebadee: checks
*** FLOP *** [7h Ac 4h]
BuckLoX: checks
mariebadee: checks
ChuckTs: checks
bigdummy68: bets 30
fkdk: calls 30
BuckLoX: calls 30
mariebadee: folds
ChuckTs: folds
*** TURN *** [7h Ac 4h] [3h]
BuckLoX: bets 120
bigdummy68: folds
fkdk: calls 120
*** RIVER *** [7h Ac 4h 3h] [5c]
BuckLoX: bets 120
fkdk: calls 120
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BuckLoX: shows [4c 4s] (three of a kind, Fours)
fkdk: mucks hand
BuckLoX collected 720 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 720 | Rake 0
Board [7h Ac 4h 3h 5c]
Seat 1: sports42nut folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: fkdk (button) mucked [Ah 9d]
Seat 3: BuckLoX (small blind) showed [4c 4s] and won (720) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 4: mariebadee (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: ChuckTs folded on the Flop
Seat 6: afapron folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: bigdummy68 folded on the Turn
Seat 8: eveijk folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Fritsmeister folded before Flop (didn't bet)

 

[joosebuck]

LOL YOU PLAYED WITH BUCKLOX:!!??!?!?!?!?!?1

you know who that is right?

 

[ChuckTs]

umm nope

 

[joosebuck]

dude he makes the funny poker commentaries on youtube. FP posted one a while back.

 

[ChuckTs]

the 'ok 7d5d, I've picked up a flush draw' guy?

 

[joosebuck]

yeah. you shoulda gotten his autograph

 

[alan1983]

ok i just tried cold calling a 5X bb raise with AA. Big blind came along and both original raiser and bb flopped sets.

This thread sucks.

 

[FinalTable]

I raised 5X BB from 1st position w/ AA - SB raised 10X BB and BB called...I reraised to all-in, SB folded, BB calls and puts himself all-in.

I turn over AA
He turns over 34o

Flop gives me an A for a set - but he rivers a straight. My worst beat in a while. My AA got cracked all-in preflop by 34o.

I needed to reread the "tilt" thread on here.

 

[joosebuck]

weeee you win the other 87~? percent of the time.

 

[FinalTable]

Oh - I didn't want my post interpreted the wrong way. I assumed one would read all my posts in a thread...

I will never hesitate to get all my chips in the middle with AA. I was just noting/replying to the post above me. It is VERY possible to get AA cracked...but your objective is to get your money in the middle when you have the odds to win. After that, it's luck.

No diff than blackjack. You know what the odds are when you compare what you have and what the dealer is showing and you make your decisions appropriately. I will always double a 10 or 11 if the dealer is showing a 6 or lower. There is always a chance that the dealer still turns to 21, but I'm willing to get my money based on my odds. But I would not double down with a 12 showing.

Same thing - I'll get all my money in with AA because the odds are on my side.