coffeesodajuice. I Got Aces.
Ok, so I have about 18 different things I want to write about. But, I need to sort them out in my head. I don’t know; maybe I won’t get to them at all.
I do want to post a hand before I forget about it.
The background is I had lost with Aces six straight times in live play. I’m at the Mirage and get dealt the pretty, pretty AA utg (utg after a 4 straddle). I limp. About 1/2 the pots on this table were raised, and I had made a funky limp/reraise play earlier (I had limp/reraised, semi-bluffed the A high flop with 33 (wheel draw), gotten called by JJ somehow and spiked a 3 on the river). And, if it limps around, I’m ok with that, too. So, it limps around, and five people are actually in the hand (Pot = 20). Flop comes Q85 rainbow. Nice. Check, check, I bet 15. I want to build a pot and figure out where I’m at. Only one caller (Pot = 50). Turn is a 9. I bet 40. He instantly raises to 100. Now, this guy was sitting on like 500, and in the time I had been there (a couple hours), he hadn’t gotten out of line. And, he also hadn’t won much, just treading water.
Ok, so I have one pair and a pretty big pot is being played. That’s not a situation I recommend. There’s “always” a better spot. But, what could he have that beats me? I knew this guy didn’t have a set or two pair. It didn’t fit his M.O., and it didn’t feel right. He doesn’t have JT, calling a bet with a gutshot, either. So, the only hand he has that beats me is 67. I’m drawing dead against 67, and I’m oop. On the other hand, because of the way I played that hand earlier, I know he can put me on a wide range (if he thinks like that, “junk” if he doesn’t) and be pushing just about any Q he would have limped with (AQ a little unlikely, KQ most likely, and QJ and QT that just picked up gutshot outs to go with top pair in the mix, but not heavily). I fold. I think it was a bad fold if I can really narrow his range that much. I think losing with AA had started to make me paranoid, and I should have at least called, and probably shoved (I was sitting on about 350 when the hand started).
Anyways, I went to the Venetian when I left the Mirage and won a pot with AA, so the streak is over.
July 28th, 2008 at 10:53 am
you didn’t talk about anything else…what happened to the 18 things?
July 28th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I think discarding him holding Q9 there is a mistake since I believe a lot of players will limp with Q9, especially if its suited in LP. (you didn’t say his position, but I am not sure it matters in this case)
Losing with AA that many times sucks.
July 28th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I don’t think it was a bad fold. Remember, this is very similar to the scenario I had at the Mirage when you said I made a bad call. I think you were beat.
July 30th, 2008 at 2:19 am
He didn’t have Q9. I’m not saying nobody could have Q9 there, but he did not. Trust me guys; it was a bad fold.