Critique this poker hand please.... from Stars

Dante · May 16, 2009

I won but im curious if I could have played it better
thanks

the bad guy ended up having a J with a shitty kicker please let me know if I could have played this better

PokerStars Game #28268671437: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2009/05/16 13:15:06 MT [2009/05/16 15:15:06 ET]
Table 'Houssay IV' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: LAWLSHOVE ($102.50 in chips)
Seat 2: lbcpa ($16.50 in chips)
Seat 3: hongzhong ($21.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Laegoose ($17 in chips)
Seat 5: JimS19390 ($129.55 in chips)
Seat 6: dymarko ($17.90 in chips)
Seat 7: brad_ryan ($59 in chips)
Seat 9: Dantevos ($83.50 in chips)
brad_ryan: posts small blind $0.50
Eiturlyf: is sitting out
Dantevos: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Dantevos [Ac As]
Eiturlyf leaves the table
LAWLSHOVE: folds
lbcpa: raises $1 to $2
hongzhong: folds
Laegoose: folds
JimS19390: calls $2
dymarko: folds
brad_ryan: calls $1.50
Dantevos: raises $11 to $13
lbcpa: folds
JimS19390: calls $11
brad_ryan: folds
*** FLOP *** [5c Jd 6h]
Dantevos: bets $21
JimS19390: calls $21
*** TURN *** [5c Jd 6h] [9h]
Dantevos: bets $49.50 and is all-in
JimS19390: calls $49.50
*** RIVER *** [5c Jd 6h 9h] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Dantevos: shows [Ac As] (two pair, Aces and Fives)
JimS19390: mucks hand
Dantevos collected $168 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $171 | Rake $3
Board [5c Jd 6h 9h 5h]
Seat 1: LAWLSHOVE folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: lbcpa folded before Flop
Seat 3: hongzhong folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Laegoose folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: JimS19390 mucked [8d Jh]
Seat 6: dymarko (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: brad_ryan (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: Dantevos (big blind) showed [Ac As] and won ($168) with two pair, Aces and Fives

ParanoidAndroid · May 16, 2009

Looks OK. But, IMO, you let them in too cheaply pre-flop. I would have also gone all-in after the flop and not waited for 4th street. I just think bullets need to be played agressively

ChristianTroy · May 16, 2009

looks good dante you got the money in on the turn, and next time get off that table, has 4 shorties, you should be playing against full stacks with no more than 2 shortstackers, also buy in full.........

Sportsrmylife · May 16, 2009

You were OOP in the BB with AA and got heads up vs the big stack. You raised and got called by J8. Flop is Jack high and you got a guy to stack off with a pair of Jacks with no kicker.

I wouldn't out think the room here. Seems like a standard hand. Looks like this guy might of been a calling station to call you down with such a weak hand.

ChristianTroy · May 16, 2009

I think bet sizing is fine, pf and on the flop

Sportsrmylife · May 16, 2009

ParanoidAndroid said:
Looks OK. But, IMO, you let them in too cheaply pre-flop. I would have also gone all-in after the flop and not waited for 4th street. I just think bullets need to be played agressively

This is true but you play poker to make money. Going all in on the flop turns your hand over too qucikly and won't get called by a hand this bad. I like the flop bet as it was about pot sized but not too scary.

Poker is about putting donkeys to decisions to make mistakes and get money in the pot. Yes you are going to have to dodge some bad beats but its about the long haul baby.

qwzej · May 16, 2009

Dante, you played this hand perfectly. My question is in the fact that you are questioning your play. Were you wanting more than one player to the flop? Everything happened pretty perfectly in this hand and the bet sizing is great.

ParanoidAndroid · May 16, 2009

Sportsrmylife said:
This is true but you play poker to make money. Going all in on the flop turns your hand over too qucikly and won't get called by a hand this bad. I like the flop bet as it was about pot sized but not too scary.

Poker is about putting donkeys to decisions to make mistakes and get money in the pot. Yes you are going to have to dodge some bad beats but its about the long haul baby.

Your statement is quite ironic because the reason why you get the bad beats is because the donkeys are let cheaply into the hand. The number 1 mistake people make with AA is that they get "cute" with it. You have the best hand, don't slow play, get in there and ram & jam the chips, its the only way.

1cheater · May 16, 2009

Dante, I also say you played the hand very well. Sometimes I "Ram and Jam" as ParanoidAndroid states above, but most often I need to have a feel of the table to make a decsion with aa.

levistep · May 16, 2009

ParanoidAndroid said:
Looks OK. But, IMO, you let them in too cheaply pre-flop. I would have also gone all-in after the flop and not waited for 4th street. I just think bullets need to be played agressively

Raising it up to $13 is a massive preflop reraise against a minraise at .5/1. I think he raised too much actually because $10 or $11 would have probably been more appropriate. Everything else about the hand is fine. You didn't really tell us about your opponent though but it probably doesn't make that much of a difference anyways. Pushing all-in on the flop isn't the right move either. You probably don't make much money on your AA if that is how you play them.

Dante · May 16, 2009

Christian Troy said:
looks good dante you got the money in on the turn, and next time get off that table, has 4 shorties, you should be playing against full stacks with no more than 2 shortstackers, also buy in full.........

thanks will keep that in mind

Dante · May 16, 2009

ParanoidAndroid said:
Looks OK. But, IMO, you let them in too cheaply pre-flop. I would have also gone all-in after the flop and not waited for 4th street. I just think bullets need to be played agressively

I agree thanks

Dante · May 16, 2009

qwzej said:
Dante, you played this hand perfectly. My question is in the fact that you are questioning your play. Were you wanting more than one player to the flop? Everything happened pretty perfectly in this hand and the bet sizing is great.

I just know there are many better poker players and alot frequent this site im always open to to help to get better.. thanks

PokerBookie · May 16, 2009

The Hand Worked Out Perfect, I Doubt You Could Have Played It With a Better Outcome. Maybe You Could Have Slow Played A little More & Got A Extra $6, But I Doubt It. Nice Job.

ParanoidAndroid · May 16, 2009

levistep said:
Pushing all-in on the flop isn't the right move either. You probably don't make much money on your AA if that is how you play them.

You're overlooking the benefit of just one donkey making the call on your raise. Against a full table, AA will only win about 33% of the time. Get it to heads up and you're a monster favorite. And those odds only decrease with more & more donkeys in with their suited-connectors and other junk that can only improve with the flop and more cards. I'd much rather raise and wait for one donkey to call than limp and only get 3-1 on a small sum with a hand that is no longer the favorite.

ChristianTroy · May 16, 2009

the thing is you want to extract as much money from your hand as posible, only a donk would call a flop shove with tp there, as your line is so strong, most of the time only hands that beat you will call the shove.................

we want to maximize our winnings and you cant be afraid of getting sucked on, cause it will happen on regular basis

WorldNumberOne · May 16, 2009

i think it was played perfect. you doubled up...

the last thing i want when i have pocket aces is more than 1 guy along for the ride.. always seems like if their are more than 1 , one of them hits some miracle cards..

ParanoidAndroid · May 16, 2009

World Number One said:
i think it was played perfect. you doubled up...

the last thing i want when i have pocket aces is more than 1 guy along for the ride.. always seems like if their are more than 1 , one of them hits some miracle cards..

x2

My point exactly. You gotta thin the heard early and get to heads-up as quickly as possible.

Ladeda · May 16, 2009

Next time throw your watch on the table or car keys or something if you run out of money versus a bigger stack.

SoonerNation · May 16, 2009

played perfectly I think, I also agree with Christian Troy. You want one caller preflop with rockets, not multiple....Im surprised you even got a call with that pf bet for that amt, but you got the call you wanted, from a donkey that had a weak hand...I do agree, usually on the flop shove youre only getting called if your beat or by QQ or KK with that flop, but your hand held up and you played it well.