AQ 1st hand of tourney and get trips.....

[Freakakanus]

1st hand of tourney:

I raised preflop, got a scary but playable board.
Just bad luck or should I have thought about this longer?


*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Freakakanus [As Qs]
Flushitt32: folds
keira_h: folds
biscuitman3: calls 20
alexoneman: calls 20
bubbaburt: calls 20
Freakakanus: raises 100 to 120
LIDY64: folds
Hellas001: folds
onerealtexan: folds
biscuitman3: calls 100
alexoneman: calls 100
bubbaburt: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ac Kd Ts]
biscuitman3: checks
alexoneman: bets 100
Freakakanus: calls 100
biscuitman3: folds
*** TURN *** [Ac Kd Ts] [Ad]
alexoneman: bets 300
Freakakanus: raises 980 to 1280 and is all-in
alexoneman: calls 980 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Ac Kd Ts Ad] [7s]
Freakakanus said, "nh"
*** SHOW DOWN ***
alexoneman: shows [Qd Js] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Freakakanus: shows [As Qs] (three of a kind, Aces)
alexoneman collected 3170 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3170 | Rake 0
Board [Ac Kd Ts Ad 7s]
Seat 1: LIDY64 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Hellas001 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: onerealtexan (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Flushitt32 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: keira_h folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: biscuitman3 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: alexoneman showed [Qd Js] and won (3170) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 8: bubbaburt folded before Flop
Seat 9: Freakakanus showed [As Qs] and lost with three of a kind, Aces

 

[ChuckTs]

Definitely an action board...

Raise the flop to see where you're at, and if he pushes then you can easily fold. I think calling is the worst action on this flop (aside from folding ); you give villain a chance to outdraw you with say AJ, or QK or whatever, and you don't get any info as to where you're at in the hand.

 

[Irexes]

As Chuck said this is an action board. The other guy limped then called your raise so his range includes all sorts of scary stuf. I'd probably reraise the flop and hopefully that would provide enough information to get away (if he reraises all in on the flop I probably fold). However early in a tournament I'd sometimes play it exactly as you did and take my chances to double up.

I reckon I go bust here over 50% of the time and lose a whole bunch of chips the rest. And I like laying down good hands, it makes me happy.

 

[p215j]

ChuckTs & Irexes advice is spot on.

Although personally I would raise a lot more pf, say $250-$300 range.

But since you were the raiser pf, define your hand on the flop by raising as ChuckTs noted. If you're reraised all-in, your 95% sure you're beat.

Minus any reads on your opponents, as Irexes said I too go broke in this hand 50% of the time also. Sucks.

 

[dj11]

What we should do, and what we do do?

Who amongst us folds trip aces. I layed down KK last night to an AAxx turn big bet. Proudest moment of my yesterday.......