What would you have done different with this?

TreC

I promise I won't post many of these.

***** Hand History for Game 601249877 *****
0.50/1 TexasHTGameTable (Limit) - Sat May 15 21:04:02 EDT 2004
Table Table 11403 (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: beelinrx ( $19.50)
Seat 2: TreC77 ( $15)
Seat 3: super_brat ( $69.75)
Seat 4: lkjhgfd ( $44.54)
Seat 5: DONLUND ( $16.25)
Seat 6: bend_over ( $10.75)
Seat 7: Buco_fan ( $60.25)
Seat 8: aggiem ( $1.75)
Seat 9: shazbatt ( $1.25)
Seat 10: magtured ( $6.50)
lkjhgfd posts small blind (0.25)
DONLUND posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to TreC77 [ Ad, Kc ]
bend_over folds.
Buco_fan calls (0.50)
aggiem folds.
shazbatt folds.
magtured calls (0.50)
beelinrx calls (0.50)
TreC77 raises (1) to 1
super_brat calls (1)
lkjhgfd calls (0.75)
DONLUND folds.
Buco_fan calls (0.50)
magtured calls (0.50)
beelinrx calls (0.50)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ts, As, 7d ]
lkjhgfd checks.
Buco_fan checks.
magtured checks.
beelinrx checks.
TreC77 bets (0.50)
super_brat calls (0.50)
lkjhgfd calls (0.50)
Buco_fan folds.
magtured calls (0.50)
beelinrx calls (0.50)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5d ]
lkjhgfd checks.
magtured checks.
beelinrx checks.
TreC77 bets (1)
super_brat raises (2) to 2
lkjhgfd folds.
magtured folds.
beelinrx folds.
TreC77 calls (1)
** Dealing River ** : [ 6d ]
TreC77 checks.
super_brat bets (1)
TreC77 calls (1)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $14.25 | Rake: $0.75
Board: [ Ts As 7d 5d 6d ]
beelinrx balance $18, lost $1.50 (folded)
TreC77 balance $24.75, bet $4.50, collected $14.25, net +$9.75 [ Ad Kc ] [ a pair of aces -- Ad,As,Kc,Ts,7d ]
super_brat balance $65.25, lost $4.50 [ 4s 4d ] [ a pair of fours -- As,Ts,7d,4s,4d ]
lkjhgfd balance $43.04, lost $1.50 (folded)
DONLUND balance $15.75, lost $0.50 (folded)
bend_over balance $10.75, didn't bet (folded)
Buco_fan balance $59.25, lost $1 (folded)
aggiem balance $2.75, didn't bet (folded)
shazbatt balance $1.25, didn't bet (folded)
magtured balance $5, lost $1.50 (folded)

I probably should have check-raised on the river but I chickened out thinking he may have AA. There was a possibility of a straight but I thought it to be low especially since the way the cards came up. Plus this guy usually plays right to the river.

Any suggestions.

ScottyZ

I promise I won't post many of these.

Why not? Hands for analysis are a *great* thing to post. This plays in this particular hand might not be too "advanced", but there's nothing wrong with that.

I probably would have played the hand exactly the same way you did. In some circumstances, I would re-raise on the turn, but I still think that just calling the turn raise is going to be better most of the time.

I think the check & call on the river is fine. A check-raise here is going a little too far after your opponent showed quite a bit of strength on the turn. Your hand is simply not strong enough to go for a river check-raise.

I think the most interesting thing about the hand is actually the play of super_brat. He makes an incorrect play at *every* single decision point he has, and most of the plays are *clearly* incorrrect.

ScottyZ

TreC

I felt that as well. From what I remember he came into the game with about $90 and often raised before the flop in EP only to fold. He may have had the hands a few times to be able to raise but not the amount he did and his bluff was often called.

ScottyZ

thinking he may have AA.

How do you put him on AA when he doesn't re-raise pre-flop? While he still may very well have a hand that beats AK based on him raising the turn, why put him an AA specifically?

I've seen the occasional player who will never raise pre-flop with AA. Pardon me, I've seen the occasional fish who will never raise pre-flop with AA. However, this is the exception rather than the rule.

often raised before the flop in EP only to fold.

There's nothing highly irregular about this. For example, I'll do this every time I have AK and the flop comes down J63. (i.e. "Fold the rest")

ScottyZ