$1/$2 NL at the Taj. I have a stack of $720, biggest stack by far. I am getting TONS of respect and no one is challenging me. I get AA in the BB and there are 6 limpers to me. I raise it to $22. I believe this was low because the typical "low" preflop raise is to $12 and I've see raises of $15 and $17 get called by multiple people and raises of $22 get called as well.
UTG and UTG+1 call. UTG is a terrible calling station and has called down $50 bets to river with top pair, 6 kicker and won, called a $50 bet on river with 4 to a flush on the board and he had 6 high flush. UTG+1 seems weak and he hasn't been involved in a lot of pots and I'm sure I can push him out if he doesn't hit the flop very hard.
Pot is about $70. Flop is T42 rainbow.
I bet $50 and the UTG player calls. He had about $200 at the beginning of the hand and now about $120 left. UTG+1 folds.
Pot is $170. Turn is 2
Here is where I mess up. I think he probably has the 10, even the 4 and I want to get everything. I bet $50 which is too small. He calls without hesitation.
Pot is $270. River is offsuit 5.
I check (I'm not sure why so this is an obvious mistake. I guess i got gun-shy). He goes all in for his remaining $72. I think what he could have. He could have the 2 but he could EASILY have the 10, or 10-5 so I would have a better two pair. Getting about 5:1 for my call, i call and he shows A3s for flopped gutshot draw, no flush draw and he made it on the river.
I misplayed this hand on almost every street. I should have raised more preflop and gone all in on the turn. As you can see, I got greedy and didn't push him out. He didn't have the odds to chase what he had anyway but I should have at least charged him more on the turn, meaning his whole stack. If he wanted to call me off there for a gutshot, more power to him. A friend also suggested making it $40 preflop and gone all in on the flop since these people are calling raises that are extremely out of proportion.
After this hand, i couldn't really think straight. It was the end of the night so I finished up my round, didn't play any hands and left before my next BB up $324 which could have been up much more if I pushed the guy out (which the way he plays, it may have been impossible).
Okay guys, let me have it. Don't hold back, its the only way I will learn although losing a $400+ pot slaps some sense into me.Statistics: Posted by briachek — Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:16 pm
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