This hand recently got me thinking of lots of questions, would appreciate peoples thoughts, especially coaches. At the end of the day, I guess I was just unlucky. 
Background:
Playing NL10 FR SSS
Had only recently joined this table (3x hands ago in BB) and had just doubled through on BU the hand before. As I was now in CO was going to blind out freeplaying, which is the only reason I was still in with a stack of $4.35 (having joined with the sss $2).
Not included player stats as only 3 known hands for everyone, so distorted/no real value.
Known players:
0.05/0.1 No-Limit Hold'em (9 handed)
Hand recorder used for this poker hand: PokerStrategy Elephant 0.60 by www.pokerstrategy.com.
Preflop: Hero is CO with A
, A
4 folds, MP3 raises to $0.20, Hero raises to $0.50, BU raises to $2.00 (All-In), SB calls $1.95, BB folds, MP3 calls $1.80, Hero raises to $4.35 (All-In), SB calls $2.35, MP3 calls $1.65.
Flop: ($14.45) 6
, 4
, 2
Turn: ($14.45) T
River: ($14.45) 3
Final Pot: $14.45
Results follow (highlight to see):
Hero shows a pair of aces (As Ah)
MP3 shows three of a kind, tens (Tc Ts)
BU shows high card king with queen kicker (Ks Qs)
SB shows high card ace with jack kicker (Ad Jd)
MP3 wins with three of a kind, tens (Tc Ts)
Questions:
1) Having achieved the upper SSS stack limit ($2.50), should you continue to blind out for free or should you leave immediately to preserve the existing gains?
I've always blinded out for free, but now not so sure.
2) If you do blind out, should you continue to play SSS Starting hands or even tighten up further to e.g. AA & KK only to help preserve your higher than average stack?
I've tended to tighten to AA/KK only in the past.
3) In this particular example, I get multiple re-raises & calls behind my original raise (& a previous min raise in front), should that concern you with AA (i.e. people suking out a set or draw), or as you have the nuts, should you just try to get all your money into the pot?
I've always thought the latter and this seems to be backed up by the strategy guides.
4) When someone in front min raises (0.10 to 0.20), do you treat this as a raise or as a call. Seem to recall from a coaching session that it was treated as a call?.
In my haste I did the latter and raised 3xBB+1 (0.50), whereas if treated as raise, should be 3xraise (0.60).
5) Could I have done anything else different in the above example or was it just bad luck?
Thanks in advance & sorry for long winded explanation, but this has happened to me on a couple of occasions, so would like to iron it out, especially point 4).
Many thanks,
Bart.
Background:
Playing NL10 FR SSS
Had only recently joined this table (3x hands ago in BB) and had just doubled through on BU the hand before. As I was now in CO was going to blind out freeplaying, which is the only reason I was still in with a stack of $4.35 (having joined with the sss $2).
Not included player stats as only 3 known hands for everyone, so distorted/no real value.
Known players:
- SB:
- $8.10
- BB:
- $10.95
- UTG+1:
- $2.00
- UTG+2:
- $22.15
- MP1:
- $1.75
- MP2:
- $1.85
- MP3:
- $3.65
- Hero:
- $4.35
- BU:
- $2.00
0.05/0.1 No-Limit Hold'em (9 handed)
Hand recorder used for this poker hand: PokerStrategy Elephant 0.60 by www.pokerstrategy.com.
Preflop: Hero is CO with A
, A
4 folds, MP3 raises to $0.20, Hero raises to $0.50, BU raises to $2.00 (All-In), SB calls $1.95, BB folds, MP3 calls $1.80, Hero raises to $4.35 (All-In), SB calls $2.35, MP3 calls $1.65.
Flop: ($14.45) 6
, 4
, 2
Turn: ($14.45) T
River: ($14.45) 3
Final Pot: $14.45
Results follow (highlight to see):
Hero shows a pair of aces (As Ah)
MP3 shows three of a kind, tens (Tc Ts)
BU shows high card king with queen kicker (Ks Qs)
SB shows high card ace with jack kicker (Ad Jd)
MP3 wins with three of a kind, tens (Tc Ts)
Questions:
1) Having achieved the upper SSS stack limit ($2.50), should you continue to blind out for free or should you leave immediately to preserve the existing gains?
I've always blinded out for free, but now not so sure.
2) If you do blind out, should you continue to play SSS Starting hands or even tighten up further to e.g. AA & KK only to help preserve your higher than average stack?
I've tended to tighten to AA/KK only in the past.
3) In this particular example, I get multiple re-raises & calls behind my original raise (& a previous min raise in front), should that concern you with AA (i.e. people suking out a set or draw), or as you have the nuts, should you just try to get all your money into the pot?
I've always thought the latter and this seems to be backed up by the strategy guides.
4) When someone in front min raises (0.10 to 0.20), do you treat this as a raise or as a call. Seem to recall from a coaching session that it was treated as a call?.
In my haste I did the latter and raised 3xBB+1 (0.50), whereas if treated as raise, should be 3xraise (0.60).
5) Could I have done anything else different in the above example or was it just bad luck?
Thanks in advance & sorry for long winded explanation, but this has happened to me on a couple of occasions, so would like to iron it out, especially point 4).
Many thanks,
Bart.
Those are premium hands. Lately i was really lucky that after double up i got them and got action and didn't get sucked out so my bankroll got unbelivable bbooooooooooossssssssssssssssssssttttttttttt 
