Made a bad call on river… what was i thinking?

Joined: 24.10.2009

15.11.2009, 21:45 0

Why did i make such a bad call on the river? I knew from before that he mini-raises pre-flop with kings. I had a bad feeling he had Aces or kings, but called small raises till river (hoping to hit 2 pairs or something), i was very close to folding river but just said "what the hell", and then found out he had aces. Last hand of the day and had trouble sleeping. What a sick feelling.

Hand converted with online PokerStrategy.com hand converter:

Play hand

$0.05/$0.1 No-Limit Hold'em (8 handed)

Known players:
[tg]CO$3.15:///////;BU$1.67:///////;SB$3.12:///////;BB$20.82:///////;UTG2$2.20:///////;MP1(Hero)$10.27:///////;MP2$3.82:///////;MP3$7.66:///////;[/tg]

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q:c, K:d.
UTG2 calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, 3 folds, BU calls $0.10, SB folds, BB raises to $0.20, UTG2 calls $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, BU calls $0.10.

Flop: ($0.85) K:s, 3:h, 2:h (4 players)
BB bets $0.20, UTG2 folds, Hero calls $0.20, BU folds.

Turn: ($1.25) T:c (2 players)
BB bets $0.40, Hero calls $0.40.

River: ($2.05) 5:d (2 players)
BB bets $9.47, Hero calls $9.47(All-In).

Final Pot: $20.99.
Results follow:

Hero shows a pair of kings(Q:c K:d).
BB shows a pair of aces(A:c A:d).

BB wins with a pair of aces(A:c A:d).

17 replies

BoyRobot777

Joined: 26.01.2009

Posts: 327

15.11.2009, 22:01 0

both of you played the hands so bad... AA minraise against 4 players... you calling insane overbet on the pot was ofc the biggest with just top pair... oh well... lets hope that sick feeling stays longer, so no more calls like this happen

_Anonymous_

15.11.2009, 22:07 0

u cannopt sleep after losing $10. common u can make that in under an hour in a real job

_Anonymous_

15.11.2009, 22:08 0

Same dude, losing over $10 on NL25 on river i had a set AQAXA and he had a full house 88-8AA.

I had a VERY GOOD feeling he had me after the river when he check-raise. Forcing me to go all in with my last $10. I made a big mistake n i can feel your pain.

Anyway, the experience of losing to this kind of hand will make us more better as a poker player.

ironmask92

Joined: 24.10.2009

Posts: 303

17.11.2009, 06:12 0

Thanks for the support, justin. Poker is all about learning and i'll keep working on my game and avoid these types of mistakes in the future.

tokyoaces

Joined: 01.04.2009

Posts: 1,875

17.11.2009, 08:28 0

Originally posted by ironmask92
Thanks for the support, justin. Poker is all about learning and i'll keep working on my game and avoid these types of mistakes in the future.

Your two biggest mistakes were both preflop ...

shortfuse

Joined: 02.07.2009

Posts: 450

19.11.2009, 15:27 0

lol thought this was limit until the river with all this minraising bs

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superjunk

Joined: 21.06.2007

Posts: 217

19.11.2009, 15:52 0

Why did you limp KQo in this hand ?
And do you always limp KQ in middle position ?

Tokyoaces, i only see one mistake.. (the limp) the call is fine.

ironmask92

Joined: 24.10.2009

Posts: 303

23.11.2009, 21:44 0

I limped because raising with KQ in middle position is dangerous and i just wanted to see the flop. Hoping for a good hand.

excelgeo

Joined: 17.10.2008

Posts: 1,107

25.11.2009, 15:13 0

bad play preflop imo

raise them and fold to a decent 3-bet

Excelgeo assumes no responsibility for losses incurred while following his advice as he has been known to dish out some real shitty ideas every now and then.
If you record profits, however, credit should be given where credit is due.

_Anonymous_

25.11.2009, 16:11 0

:club:1. LIMP/CALL. You should bet preflop and after the flop. If you get a 3 bet preflop or after the flop (if he slowplays aces) you have some clue how to play afterwards...

:spade:2. RIVER CALL. You simply cant pay 10$ for 2$ in the pot with top pair, even you had a top kicker which you hadnt.

p.s. The AA guy played even worse this hand-min raise 4 way pot preflop :f_eek: and after the flop :f_mad:, all in on the river :f_confused:...

tokyoaces

Joined: 01.04.2009

Posts: 1,875

25.11.2009, 17:59 0

Originally posted by superjunk
Tokyoaces, i only see one mistake.. (the limp) the call is fine.

My experience tells me that KQ plays really poorly in a multi-way pot. It was absolutely squeeze or fold after a min-raise.

ironmask92

Joined: 24.10.2009

Posts: 303

25.11.2009, 18:54 0

Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm going to try and be more aggressive with KQ next time, so if i re-raise and someone pushes then i'll fold or if they just call, there will be less players on the flop and then i'll raise on flop and see what happens from there.

Kimber88

Joined: 08.07.2008

Posts: 1,332

25.11.2009, 22:00 0

Originally posted by fun101rockets
u cannopt sleep after losing $10. common u can make that in under an hour in a real job

That's not the point.

Skype: andersdthomsen

Working on my mindset

_Anonymous_

28.11.2009, 00:58 0

The only really big mistake was on the river.

A-4 would beat you, a set would beat you and even A-K would beat you. and ofcourse AA

You realy can't call that donk size bet with just a K high especially not against a tight player.

ironmask92

Joined: 24.10.2009

Posts: 303

01.12.2009, 03:05 0

Its not K high, i had top pair.

_Anonymous_

04.12.2009, 22:59 0

If you had three aces on AA8xx you don't have a set, you have trips.

_Anonymous_

04.12.2009, 23:01 0

*i just wanted to see the flop*

Why would you want to see the flop if you could either take down the pot right there or not lose your stack against aces?

Donks want to see the flop, thats where the money comes from..

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