$33 SNG; AJos in CO Position

[lesclaypool6]

full tilt poker Game #3210032208: $33 + $3 Sit & Go (Turbo) (24541569), Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:39:34 ET - 2007/08/10
Seat 1: JDK0806 (1,485)
Seat 2: temujin (1,455)
Seat 3: JohnnJohn (1,470)
Seat 4: MYLOSS (1,470)
Seat 5: lefty6226 (1,500)
Seat 6: SharkBoyNY (1,620)
JohnnJohn posts the small blind of 15
MYLOSS posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JDK0806 [Ac Jh]
lefty6226 has 15 seconds left to act
lefty6226 folds
SharkBoyNY calls 30
JDK0806 raises to 135
temujin calls 135
JohnnJohn folds
MYLOSS calls 105
SharkBoyNY has 15 seconds left to act
SharkBoyNY folds
*** FLOP *** [3h Tc Ah]
MYLOSS checks
JDK0806 bets 270
temujin has 15 seconds left to act
temujin folds
MYLOSS calls 270
*** TURN *** [3h Tc Ah] [4h]
MYLOSS checks
JDK0806 checks
*** RIVER *** [3h Tc Ah 4h] [Th]
MYLOSS bets 330
JDK0806 calls 330
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MYLOSS shows [Qh Ad] a flush, Ace high
JDK0806 mucks
MYLOSS wins the pot (1,650) with a flush, Ace high
The blinds are now 20/40
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1,650 | Rake 0
Board: [3h Tc Ah 4h Th]
Seat 1: JDK0806 mucked [Ac Jh] - a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: temujin (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: JohnnJohn (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: MYLOSS (big blind) showed [Qh Ad] and won (1,650) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 5: lefty6226 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: SharkBoyNY folded before the Flop




I was beat from the start. Should I have played this differently? This is early on in the game so no real reads.

 

[blankoblanco]

i think you played it just about perfectly. 6 handed AJ is definitely worth a raise and your sizing after one limper is good. on the flop the pot is 450 or so, and there's a flush draw and a few possible high-card straight draws, so your bet is kind of small. but given that the stacks are fairly short and that bet already represents a good portion of the stacks, i don't think it's an unreasonable bet. i might've made it a little more (and lost more chips, but of course no way of knowing that at the time).

on the turn the main draw hit and the flop caller means you were often behind AT or AQ even without the draw hitting. you have a draw to the 3rd nuts which will be good more often than not. i check behind here too

on the river i don't hate a call and i don't hate a fold. i think it's close. you made an A-J high flush and the bet is so small that i think it could be a blocking bet with something like a 9h or maybe even lone A or T. the bet is small enough that it's hard not to call

 

[Effexor]

I think it was played fine also. These marginal hands are tough. You didn't go overboard with the betting on the flop, I like the turn check, and the river bet you had to call.