Posted Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:05 pm GMT by Lethargic Dolt
Was playing home game past weekend. Was dealt pocket Aces. Pushed to 3x the big blind and got 2 callers. Flop came up 3 K's, which gave me boat K's over A's. Pushed the bet again for 2x big blind and got one caller. Next card was dead, checked along, and last card was a dead card and I bet out (2x Big Blind) and was re-raised with other player all-in. I was big stack so covered the bet with pretty good bit of chips left to play with.
Other player is very tight player, so i figured he had caught either the turn or river or was holding high pocket pair since he had called the 3x big blind (thought 10's or better). Blinds were 150/300 at the time.
Made call took big hit as he had other King. Felt that I had to make the call. Still recovered enough to take second out of eleven players, but was very humbling experience. Figured there was only one card in the deck I could lose to....
Made for some exciting poker though, definitely got the adrenaline going for a few hands after that.
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Posted Tue Feb 14, 2006 4:22 pm GMT by UrAteUp
Pocket Rockets, you got to love them. They either make you or break you.
Personally when I get the rockets I try never to slow play them. I push pre-flop with them at a 4-6xBB bet. Your 3xBB bet might have been small enough for that player with the K in the hole to stay in and play. 4-6xBB would probably have gotten him to lay it down.
Tough break but good playing to still finish second.... :D .
Posted Wed Feb 15, 2006 9:41 am GMT by BeerWench13
Doh! The one card in the deck. That bites. Way to keep you head after that tough hand and take second.
Posted Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:57 pm GMT by Cyberhwk
Had a very similer hand at our homegame the other day. Blinds are very high and it's kind of become a pushfest.
Limp, Large Stack Pushs, Short stack calls All-In, All-In, original limper (also short stack) calls.
77 vs. AK vs. AQ vs. AA
Flop KK5. It's all over.
Posted Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:27 pm GMT by Bobross139
If you're thinking about post-flop bets as a certain number of big blinds, you probably aren't betting enough.
Posted Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:45 pm GMT by zinn0
| Bobross139 wrote: | | If you're thinking about post-flop bets as a certain number of big blinds, you probably aren't betting enough. |
...what?
Posted Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:47 pm GMT by Soup_dog
Post flop bets are usually stated in reference to the current pot size.
ie. pot size bet, 1/2 pot, etc...
A bet of 3xBB after the flop or so is usually too small.
Posted Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:49 pm GMT by zinn0
Roger that...I'm borderline retarded sometimes.
Posted Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:57 pm GMT by Sid Lambert
man, that sucks....i prolly woulda pushed all in, depending on other stuff like stack sizes and my impression of the other player....only the other king could beat you....besides that yer hand was 2nd in line....congrats on not losing anymore that wut you did on this hand
Posted Fri Feb 24, 2006 6:37 pm GMT by flafishy
| Soup_dog wrote: | Post flop bets are usually stated in reference to the current pot size.
ie. pot size bet, 1/2 pot, etc...
A bet of 3xBB after the flop or so is usually too small. |
Absolutely. But in this case, I would have kept the bets small so as not to scare anyone away. I actually would want as many calls as I could get.
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