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Damn i hate AA on stars any better way i could have played this?

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  1. trublupoker trublupoker is offline

    Westfield, MA
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    Apr 9th, 2007 (4/9/2007 10:40pm)

    pokerstars Game #9338266829: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2007/04/09 - 17:47:36 (ET)
    Table 'Crocus IV' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
    Seat 1: Givme2sticks ($250.45 in chips)
    Seat 2: 2b1town ($74 in chips)
    Seat 5: trublupkr ($189.05 in chips)
    Seat 6: Kapiti ($170.45 in chips)
    Seat 7: Weak Tite ($201 in chips)
    Seat 8: leighsy ($32 in chips)
    Seat 9: bilbo1980 ($120.15 in chips)
    leighsy: posts small blind $1
    olivese leaves the table
    bilbo1980 said, "nh"
    bilbo1980: posts big blind $2
    hendo17: sits out
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to trublupkr [Ac Ad]
    Givme2sticks: calls $2
    2b1town: folds
    trublupkr: raises $6 to $8
    Kapiti: folds
    Weak Tite: folds
    leighsy: folds
    bilbo1980: calls $6
    Givme2sticks: calls $6
    *** FLOP *** [As 5s 6d]
    bilbo1980: checks
    Givme2sticks: bets $6
    trublupkr: raises $12 to $18
    bilbo1980: calls $18
    Givme2sticks: calls $12
    *** TURN *** [As 5s 6d] [7d]
    bilbo1980: checks
    Givme2sticks: checks
    trublupkr: bets $50
    bilbo1980: folds
    Givme2sticks: raises $174.45 to $224.45 and is all-in
    trublupkr: calls $113.05 and is all-in
    *** RIVER *** [As 5s 6d 7d] [Jh]
    *** SHOW DOWN ***
    Givme2sticks: shows [9s 8s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
    trublupkr: mucks hand
    bilbo1980 leaves the table
    Givme2sticks collected $402.10 from pot
    *** SUMMARY ***
    Total pot $405.10 | Rake $3
    Board [As 5s 6d 7d Jh]
    Seat 1: Givme2sticks showed [9s 8s] and won ($402.10) with a straight, Five to Nine
    Seat 2: 2b1town folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 5: trublupkr mucked [Ac Ad]
    Seat 6: Kapiti folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 7: Weak Tite (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
    Seat 8: leighsy (small blind) folded before Flop
    Seat 9: bilbo1980 (big blind) folded on the Turn
  2. mhoddi mhoddi is offline

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    Apr 9th, 2007 (4/9/2007 10:44pm) in reply to trublupoker

    no
     
  3. thedylan thedylan is offline

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    Apr 9th, 2007 (4/9/2007 10:46pm) in reply to mhoddi

    at 1/2 on stars, raise to 20 min preflop with AA
     
  4. PhiDelt1406 PhiDelt1406 is offline

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    Apr 9th, 2007 (4/9/2007 11:01pm) in reply to trublupoker

    I think you are stuck going broke on this hand. Possibly the only way to prevent this would be to make larger raises both preflop or on the flop.

    The villian limps in with 98s UTG. The 4xBB raise is fine if you are isolating from late position, but since you are UTG+2 you have many people to act behind you. I think the best play would be to discourage any more callers with a raise to $12-$15. This should discourage the calls behind you and possibly take down the pot preflop.

    On the flop, you flop the nuts and get led into with a small bet. I am looking to play a big pot here. The pot is $17+$6+$6 (preflop, bet, and your call) = $29. You only raise $12 more. At least a pot size raise seems warranted here. I know you want to bulid a pot with the nuts, but there are so many possibilities for flush draws and straight draws there. The small $12 raise gives them perfect drawing odds. After the turn you are destined to go broke against his hand unless you can fill up.

    I think the only way to take this down is to raise bigger preflop and take a small pot, or make a larger raise on the flop say to $50 or so. Even then, given his holding, I think he still calls with the monster draw.

    Good luck to you.
  5. CrabClaws CrabClaws is offline

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    Apr 9th, 2007 (4/9/2007 11:01pm) in reply to thedylan

    raise a little more pre, maybe 10, but other than that, what is the point of this thread? you got coolered.
  6. computerb computerb is offline

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    Apr 10th, 2007 (4/10/2007 1:44am) in reply to PhiDelt1406

    Pot size reraise on the flop. If they're playing a draw, make them pay through the nose.
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