I played this just right…right?

2008 July 25
by badbeats

I believe I played this perfectly except maybe the river bet.  At that point I was beat by any set, the straight or AK.  I had put him on a good ace, either AK, AJ or even AQ.  I guess he could have had AT.  I felt like on the river I was committed, $5 for a $25 pot.

Up until the king hit the river, I was very confident I was ahead.  In theory, on the turn I should win this hand about 94% of the time, right?  So the big, protect-the-hand bets were good bets.

Is this all right thinking?

Full Tilt Poker, $0.10/$0.25 NL Hold’em Cash Game, 8 Players
LeggoPoker.comHand History Converter

BTN: $16.70

SB: $11.15

BB: $15

UTG: $10.45

UTG+1: $15.20

MP1: $16.35

MP2: $21.80

Hero (CO): $35.15

Pre-Flop: A Q dealt to Hero (CO)

UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $0.50, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 folds, Hero calls $0.50, 2 folds, BB calls $0.25

Flop: ($2.10) Q A 9 (4 Players)

BB checks, UTG+1 bets $0.50, MP1 folds, Hero raises to $2.50, BB folds, UTG+1 calls $2

Turn: ($7.10) J (2 Players)

UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $7, UTG+1 calls $7

River: ($21.10) K (2 Players)
UTG+1 bets $5.20 and is All-In, Hero calls $5.20

Results: $31.50 Pot ($1.55 Rake)
UTG+1 showed K A (two pair, Aces and Kings) and WON $29.95 (+$14.75 NET)
Hero mucked A Q (two pair, Aces and Queens) and LOST (-$15.20 NET)

I did win my way back up to my original buy-in with just a few more hands of play.  Then it was my turn for quads.  I had 55 and the flop came A59 and I had 2 players with me.  I bet just under the pot and had 2 callers.  When the turn came 5, I didn’t really know what to do.  I figured it was time to show some weakness.  The river was a 3 and no flush possibility.  First player checked with little left in his stack, I was sure he was shipping it all in no matter what I bet.  I just wanted to get something from the other player.  I went ahead and bet out half the pot and he folded.  The first player put in the rest tabling 88, I’m not sure what he was thinking.

For the record, I did lose a little tiny bit against a player who made quad jacks.  Everyone checked it down most of the way with 2 jacks on the flop.  when the third jack hit the river I thought maybe my small pair might make the best full house so I bet small just to see and the quad jacks just called for some reason.

That’s a lot of quads to be up against for just a few hundred hands, no?

2 Responses leave one →
  1. 2008 July 25

    Man, that is a bummer when they hit that ridiculous card on the river. I’ve seen some pretty sick ones playing online, and I’ve only been at it a few months. Check my blog for some hand details.

  2. 2008 July 28
    brooklyn bum permalink

    You played it right. There’s nothing you can do with that river card.

    You had to give him credit for A/K or A/J or even Q/J in that spot.

    Hey these things happen. It’s poker. Keep playing the way you’re playing and you’ll get paid off sooner or later. It’s just a matter of time.

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