Should I have folded on the River with ATo in 3 way pot

AnXfile378

Joined: 20.07.2017

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31.07.2017, 05:21 0

Please let me know how I should have played this hand differently. Ill explain why I did what I did at the end.

I am playing on Global Poker in the US so unfortunately I cant use Sidekick so I will type this out.

6 Max Table
NL 4 (.02/.04)

Involved in this hand
BU - 38.25 BB
MP3 - 54.75 BB
HERO BB - 104.75BB

HERO Dealt
A♦: T♠:

MP3 Calls 1 BB
BU Calls 1 BB
HERO (BB) Checks

Total Pot - 4 BB

FLOP
5♠: A♣: K♥:

HERO (BB) Bets 2 BB
MP3 Calls 2 BB
BU Raises 6 BB

HERO (BB) Calls 4 BB
MP3 Calls 4 BB

Total Pot: 22 BB

TURN
5♠: A♣: K♥: 8♠:

HERO (BB) Checks
MP3 Bets 7 BB
BU Calls 7 BB
HERO (BB) Calls 7 BB

Total Pot 43 BB

RIVER
5♠: A♣: K♥: 8♠: 7♥:

HERO (BB) Checks
MP3 Bets 6 BB
BU Calls 6 BB
HERO Calls 6 BB

MP3 Shows A♥: J♣:
BU Shows A♠: Q♦:

BU Wins with Aces with a Queen Kicker

So my thought process here was I thought I had a good chance at the best hand, and I would just let the others bet, but what I didn't account for was that they would be holding higher kickers than my 10. I also felt that neither of them had the King because both of them were not betting aggressively. This also lead me to believe that they didnt feel they had strong hands.

The betting in this hand seemed odd to me and this is why I didnt fold, but what could I have done here to win this hand, or should I had just folded when the raise came in on the flop?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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la55i

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31.07.2017, 06:42 0

Iso-raise preflop. Otherwise this looks ok to me. Imo you can't let go of this hand vs those bet sizes. Folding vs the flop raise would be an option. Raising multiway is very strong espacially from a limping weaker player.

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bop19

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31.07.2017, 11:18 0

My 2c:

I agree with @la55i, I'd also iso-raise especially in a limped pot and OOP. Plus, you have a decent hand.
I'd probably fold OTR, because the other player calls. Figure one of them could have a two pair or A with higher kicker.

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la55i

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31.07.2017, 11:27 +1

Yea of course one of them could have a better hand. We are probably quite often beat here. But we still have to call.

We have to win this only 10% to make a profitable call.

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YohanN7

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31.07.2017, 14:28 0

EDIT: Please put results in spoiler. They can cloud the thinking. I think (I hope:f_biggrin:) that my reply is uncontaminated.

Preflop: Iso-raise

Flop: Trivial fold. Since you didn't iso-raise, it is an even clearer fold. For all you know, both can have, say, K5o. It is 3-way. Get out. Fast. You are, in addition, in a squeeze. Run SCREAMING from the table.

Turn: And now MP wakes up... (Yes, theoretically he can be block-betting about one time in a million (you'd still need to beat BU).) Live to see another day.

River: With those pot odds (and given you close the action), I can't blame you, except even given the odds it is probably a fold.

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