[$60 – Stars] early AJs

Flows

Joined: 09.03.2006

15.03.2009, 14:10 0

Hi,
I'm not sure about this hand. Is it too aggressive to go broke here?
I don't really like my call on the turn...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1480)
MP2 (t1280) -> unknown
MP3 (t1500)
CO (t1500)
Hero (t1470)
SB (t1600)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1670)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A♦, J♦.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t20, 1 fold, MP2 calls t20, 2 folds, Hero calls t20, 1 fold, BB checks.

Flop: (t90) T♦, J♠, 5♠(4 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 bets t60, Hero raises to t180, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls t120.

Turn: (t450) 5♦ (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets t300, MP2 raises to t600, Hero calls t300.

River: (t1650) A♥ (2 players)
MP2 bets t480 (All-In), Hero calls t480.

Final Pot: t2610

5 replies

Anssi

Joined: 03.07.2008

Posts: 1,626

15.03.2009, 17:44 0

I don't really like that BET on turn.

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Flows

Joined: 09.03.2006

Posts: 410

15.03.2009, 18:17 0

Originally posted by Anssi
I don't really like that BET on turn.

why?
I don't want to see a Q,K or :spade: . If I check and he bets, I call and wait until he shoves the river?
or am I completely wrong?

_Anonymous_

15.03.2009, 18:21 0

You can go broke already on turn imo.

Unam

Joined: 17.08.2006

Posts: 1,566

16.03.2009, 16:08 0

Hi,

I think I would raise it pre, you will play in position postflop and you have a hand that has a decent chance of flopping big. But more important you want to get a HU pot and make them fold on the flop with your Cbet.

The way the hand was played.
I would not raise on the flop, cause the pot gets to big and even so we have a solid hand it is far from beeing a monster and we should try to play for potcontrol.
The way you played the hand I would again not bet the turn, with our added outs I would still like to see a cheap river and get some value form weaker hands there or improve cheep against better hands.
The river is of course a great card and should be an all in if possible. The problem here again is, that against so many opponents on the flop you could easily be up against a set, but you can't fold the way you played the hand. When you control the potsize on the flop and on the turn then you could find a call on the river without calling for your whole stack.

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miskokvo

Joined: 28.03.2008

Posts: 776

19.03.2009, 12:30 0

limped pot with AJs ... ugly IMO ...

you were probably lucky to catch ace on river.. because i think you are at most of time beaten by 2 pairs...already commitent on turn... ace saved you ...

i think AJs is definitly good enought to raise preflop ...giving you position,hands like J5,T5,A5,5x maybe JT off folded

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