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pokerstars Game #15917998511: Tournament #80584535, $1.00+$0.20 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2008/03/11 - 23:52:46 (ET)
Table '80584535 1' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: chumere1 (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Trav hat (220 in chips)
Seat 3: brettcy (1480 in chips)
Seat 4: thalegand (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: rmc11290925 (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: meloneye (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: bigtxplyr (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: fortapache00 (2820 in chips)
Seat 9: Calissa007 (1480 in chips)
brettcy: posts small blind 10
thalegand: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Calissa007 [Kc Ac]
rmc11290925: folds
meloneye: calls 20
bigtxplyr: folds
fortapache00: folds
Calissa007: calls 20
chumere1: folds
Trav hat: calls 20
fortapache00 said, "thx"
brettcy: calls 10
thalegand: checks
*** FLOP *** [6s Kd 5s]
brettcy: checks
thalegand: bets 40
meloneye: folds
Calissa007: raises 120 to 160
Trav hat: calls 160
brettcy: folds
thalegand: calls 120
*** TURN *** [6s Kd 5s] [3c]
thalegand: checks
Calissa007: bets 500
Trav hat: calls 40 and is all-in
thalegand: calls 500
*** RIVER *** [6s Kd 5s 3c] [2s]
thalegand: bets 820 and is all-in
Calissa007: folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
thalegand: shows [Ks 4d] (a straight, Deuce to Six)
thalegand collected 920 from side pot
Trav hat: shows [7d 9c] (high card King)
thalegand collected 700 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1620 Main pot 700. Side pot 920. | Rake 0
Board [6s Kd 5s 3c 2s]
Seat 1: chumere1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Trav hat (button) showed [7d 9c] and lost with high card King
Seat 3: brettcy (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: thalegand (big blind) showed [Ks 4d] and won (1620) with a straight, Deuce to Six
Seat 5: rmc11290925 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: meloneye folded on the Flop
Seat 7: bigtxplyr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: fortapache00 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Calissa007 folded on the River




I know I know, I should have raised preflop. I just get screwed raising AK alot of the times I treat it like 22.

So besides not raising preflop. How could I have gotten away from this hand with a smaller loss?

I know this is probably really basic. I've never really posted a hand history asking for advice. So I thought this would be a good hand for some analysis.

Thanks in advance! :)
 
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you answered your own question. you should have raised preflop. but since you didn't. you could check to control the pot size on such a straight and flush draw board, as the blinds could have anything. chuckt's wrote a great thread about checking behind to control the pot size if you are unsure of your hand. i'll see if i can dig it up for you.

it was technically written for ring games but i think it's relevant here.

www.cardschat.com/forum/cash-games-11/ring-game-strategy-pot-control-commitment-bets-104646/
 
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controlling pot size

^ You can not control a player that stays with king 4 , but you can influence pot control. Next time remember to raise preflop. You will lose a portion of suck out artist perhaps.
Just my 2 cents
 
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he didn't stay with K4, he was the big blind and saw a free flop.
 
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with no raise preflop, he has to think that his king is good. you should have raised more post flop as your hand is not unbeatable. he could have anything, 65 would have beat you.

on the turn, not only did he have top pair but an OESD. i probably would have stayed as well. in dollar tournies, if you don't play like a nit, you have to play overly aggressive and chase draws.

you lost this hand by limping, not much else you can say. you got sucked out on.
 
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chiefer77 said:
with no raise preflop, he has to think that his king is good. you should have raised more post flop as your hand is not unbeatable. he could have anything, 65 would have beat you.

on the turn, not only did he have top pair but an OESD. i probably would have stayed as well. in dollar tournies, if you don't play like a nit, you have to play overly aggressive and chase draws.

you lost this hand by limping, not much else you can say. you got sucked out on.
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Agreed, but if I were him I would not have called the turn.
 
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