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$3.50 NLHE HU Tourney: Flat pre with AA fine?
I'm constantly telling people that flatting pre with AA is a cardinal sin but here's a spot where I thought it was best. Be interesting to here what others think.
A 3-bet dynamic had cropped up in this game. Early in the game and I'd already 3-bet his min raise 3 times (with AKo, KQo and A8o) and he folded all of them. He has 3-bet me on hand before this and I called with J9o (probably should've folded but thought I could take it away on a few flops), he bet 3/4 pot on a flop of AQ7dd and I folded. He also 3-bet a few hands earlier and I folded
My thought process:
I min raise as normal, he 3-bets what I presume is light, at this point his range is fairly wide, I'm thinking Ax, K9+ QT+, 77+. I thought alot of his range folds out to a 4-bet shove w/o history against me. a non-AI 4-bet just looks strong, I type 175 before I opted to call, I think I kill any value again as he folds to most of them even if he 3-bets light. Also if I 4-bet light my range is pretty much strong hands only, don't thik I've ever seen a villian at this level do that light. I figure I call and he'll fire on the flop. Pretty much nut flop for me, at this point I'm hoping he has 77+. A6 is the only feasable hand that has it here. I call flop to let him fire on turn with Ax, 77+ hands. I think he has my range on overcards, Kx, Qx, JT-J8, type hands and think he can barrel me off most of my range on most turns. If e thinks he probably knows I've got him on Ax, Kx type hand and feels his perceived range is ahead of mine. I think he expects me to shove strong aces and fold weak aces pre. Pretty much no bad cards for me in deck. Q hits and he shoves, at this point it's an obv call and I expect him to have a strongish Q. Is there any merit to my pre flop play? If not what would you 4-bet to?
pokerstars No-Limit Hold'em, 3.5 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (2 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB (t440)
Hero (SB) (t560)
Hero's M: 18.67
Preflop: Hero is SB with A
, A
Hero bets t40, BB raises to t80, Hero calls t40
Flop: (t160) 6
, 6
, 6
(2 players)
BB bets t80, Hero calls t80
Turn: (t320) Q
(2 players)
BB bets t280 (All-In), Hero calls t280
River: (t880) 10
(2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: t880
I'm constantly telling people that flatting pre with AA is a cardinal sin but here's a spot where I thought it was best. Be interesting to here what others think.
A 3-bet dynamic had cropped up in this game. Early in the game and I'd already 3-bet his min raise 3 times (with AKo, KQo and A8o) and he folded all of them. He has 3-bet me on hand before this and I called with J9o (probably should've folded but thought I could take it away on a few flops), he bet 3/4 pot on a flop of AQ7dd and I folded. He also 3-bet a few hands earlier and I folded
My thought process:
I min raise as normal, he 3-bets what I presume is light, at this point his range is fairly wide, I'm thinking Ax, K9+ QT+, 77+. I thought alot of his range folds out to a 4-bet shove w/o history against me. a non-AI 4-bet just looks strong, I type 175 before I opted to call, I think I kill any value again as he folds to most of them even if he 3-bets light. Also if I 4-bet light my range is pretty much strong hands only, don't thik I've ever seen a villian at this level do that light. I figure I call and he'll fire on the flop. Pretty much nut flop for me, at this point I'm hoping he has 77+. A6 is the only feasable hand that has it here. I call flop to let him fire on turn with Ax, 77+ hands. I think he has my range on overcards, Kx, Qx, JT-J8, type hands and think he can barrel me off most of my range on most turns. If e thinks he probably knows I've got him on Ax, Kx type hand and feels his perceived range is ahead of mine. I think he expects me to shove strong aces and fold weak aces pre. Pretty much no bad cards for me in deck. Q hits and he shoves, at this point it's an obv call and I expect him to have a strongish Q. Is there any merit to my pre flop play? If not what would you 4-bet to?
pokerstars No-Limit Hold'em, 3.5 Tournament, 10/20 Blinds (2 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
BB (t440)
Hero (SB) (t560)
Hero's M: 18.67
Preflop: Hero is SB with A
Hero bets t40, BB raises to t80, Hero calls t40
Flop: (t160) 6
BB bets t80, Hero calls t80
Turn: (t320) Q
BB bets t280 (All-In), Hero calls t280
River: (t880) 10
Total pot: t880
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