that was the title of a SNG forum message earlier, and so I title this...How to push all-in with no outs!
Thought I would catch a flop here w/ a small pair. BB raised and I liked my position, so three of us took the flop...I went all in on the turn to punish him for a draw if he had an Ace King, the pot was big enough for me to protect, and I had a feeling my FH was good. No good read on the player, but it seemed his play was pretty tight although he had shown a few Ace-good kicker hands...
$25 NL Hold'em - 11/19/04, 00:53:09 EDT 2004
Table Table 12635 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 8: Martyr ( $22.9 )
Seat 2: dueces ( $21.5 )
Seat 10: Senior ( $44.05 )
Seat 5: pie ( $42.37 )
Seat 4: sugy ( $22.75 )
Seat 7: gp ( $23 )
Seat 9: Smitty ( $23.7 )
Seat 6: HiRolla ( $24.25 )
Seat 1: havoc ( $9 )
sugy posts small blind [$0.25].
pie posts big blind [$0.5].
havoc posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Martyr [ 3c 3h ]
HiRolla folds.
gp folds.
Martyr calls [$0.5].
Smitty folds.
Senior folds.
havoc checks.
dueces calls [$0.5].
sugy folds.
pie raises [$1.5].
Martyr calls [$1.5].
havoc calls [$1.5].
dueces folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ As, 3s, 8s ]
pie bets [$4].
Martyr calls [$4].
havoc folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ad ]
pie checks.
Martyr is all-In.
pie calls [$16.9].
** Dealing River ** [ Js ]
pie shows [ Ah, Ac ] four of a kind, aces.
Martyr doesn't show [ 3c, 3h ] a full house, Threes full of aces.
pie wins $46.15 from the main pot with four of a kind, aces.
I need more reads...guy raised to $2 in BB w/ AA...guess I am seeing too much raising at Party where AA is pretty obvious, and when I usually hit my set and an Ace falls, I get excited about taking a stack against AK...thought I played the turn well because I still feel ahead, and like to make a move when the turn looks safer w/ a flush flop...another spade comes and I am very cautious. Anyway...can't complain...was behind the whole way through, although it didn't feel like it...back to building the payroll again.
Any way I get away from this hand at any street? Do I not push the turn? Anyone out there who doesn't get their stack taken here?
Did have to take a break from that one...felt like a kind of stun shot seeing his quads light up the board. Had to watch TV w/ my brain freeze.
Thanks for your comments...