However, as your hand is not yet defined (you could still have a weak overpair or AK that you might just lay down) I don't think it's a bad play here for him to make a big raise on the flop.
I would never make the UTG call, I don't think. There's simply too many ways he can be losing here for it to be very smart.
As for your play, I think you played OK and I don't particularly mind your bet on the flop. Given you hold the A[c], it seems mighty unlikely there's a flush draw out, and you DO want overcards and smaller overpairs in the mix, so I don't see any need to pot bet here. Personally, I think it would be marginally better to fold than call the all-in bet and call, and for such a large sum I *probably* would've folded myself, but in the heat of the action it's easy to convince yourself you're ahead and I think there's an argument here to say that you might just be.
Monk
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Statistics: Posted by Felonius_Monk — Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:58 am
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As expected, I called the all-in. SB turned over
![[5c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/5c.gif "The Five of Clubs")
[6c] for the big draw on the flop and the turned flush. UTG had Jacks with ![[Jc]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Jc.gif "The Jack of Clubs")
. I was drawing to 8 outs - 4 clubs, 2 twos, and 2 aces, since 2 of the clubs would give SB a straight-flush. The river was a harmless King and SB dragged a big pot. What do you think about SB's play throughout the hand? I personally think he played it poorly on the flop, although his decision to move-in on the turn is probably good if he correctly read me on a big pair. Also, in UTGs position can you make the call? I'm 90% sure I would have folded that but I can see how the call can be justified, given SBs style, the size of the pot, and that he had a fairly big club.I know hindsight is 20/20, but in retrospect I think I should have bet more on the flop. If I bet $100 or $120, the pot is much bigger and SB is less likely to be bluffing if he makes that same bet on the turn. As it was, I was afraid SB was sensing weakness in my flop bet and decides to use the stop-n-go without a great hand. Other than that I would probably make the call again given all the circumstances. I rebought after some time and was able to work myself back to $900, finishing the day only down $100. Looks like I will have to keep testing my luck in this game.
Statistics: Posted by Mad Genius — Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:50 am
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When I saw the bet and call, I would cry and leave. This game is too above my head! My little adventures on Gaming Club never include monster hands and decisons like the ones you seem to have all the time!
I bow down to your poker prowess. seriously!
Statistics: Posted by kennyg — Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:36 am
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