easy to fold flopped A-A-A?
2 tables tonight, 15 mins into the game I look down at :ah:7h
I am UTG+2, I limp in, button raises, blinds fold, I call. 2 players to the flop.
:ac:ad:qd
I check, opponent bets small, I call.
:5c
Wanting to take charge now because of the 2 flush draws, I bet out and opponent instantly goes A.I.
So, I am faced with the humoungus over-bet...
- possibly up against Q-Q, A-Q, A-x or maybe even K-K but would villain really risk his tourney life with those K's that early in hopes I don't have an A? Is he trying to get me off of the flush draw? Why so big of a bet?
All of those scenarios and not a single one of them specifically passed through my mind until the ride home. All I thought was, I have top set. I did actually "think" about it for 20 seconds or so but it wasn't "what could he have?", it was more of sick feeling of "am I willing to risk all my chips this early?". So, subconsciously, I must have known that I could be in trouble but I didn't think of how I could be in trouble. I called. Villain throws up :as and a King of some flavour. Out kicked. Needed one of three 7's to win or one three Q's or three 5's to split.
Am I dealing with a case of hindsight is 20/20 or is it a tough but ultimately right fold? Suck it up and live to play another hand?
I am UTG+2, I limp in, button raises, blinds fold, I call. 2 players to the flop.
:ac:ad:qd
I check, opponent bets small, I call.
:5c
Wanting to take charge now because of the 2 flush draws, I bet out and opponent instantly goes A.I.
So, I am faced with the humoungus over-bet...
- possibly up against Q-Q, A-Q, A-x or maybe even K-K but would villain really risk his tourney life with those K's that early in hopes I don't have an A? Is he trying to get me off of the flush draw? Why so big of a bet?
All of those scenarios and not a single one of them specifically passed through my mind until the ride home. All I thought was, I have top set. I did actually "think" about it for 20 seconds or so but it wasn't "what could he have?", it was more of sick feeling of "am I willing to risk all my chips this early?". So, subconsciously, I must have known that I could be in trouble but I didn't think of how I could be in trouble. I called. Villain throws up :as and a King of some flavour. Out kicked. Needed one of three 7's to win or one three Q's or three 5's to split.
Am I dealing with a case of hindsight is 20/20 or is it a tough but ultimately right fold? Suck it up and live to play another hand?
Comments
- NLHE
- 1500 starting stack, 20 min blinds
- I had 1200 and change, villain had 1300 and change but we didn't figure that out until afterwards
- blinds were at 5/10 (first level)
- I had approx 200 in the pot (with 1200 behind)
You get 3 bet 1500 into a 200 pot. What are you beating?
btw you have no history with villain but if you did clear fold.
+1
It was a massive overbet.
If you raise the flop and get called you can then say:
1. He has a flush draw (little unlikely as most people don't chase flushes on paired boards...and also what equity would they be getting just heads up)
2. He has an Ace and now I have kicker problems so I will check the turn hoping to see a cheap river.
The all in bet on the turn is not a bluff, he is protecting his hand against the flush draw figuring your call meant you were drawing. Without any hard reads this is a fold. I don't like putting my money in with A-rag knowing that there are a lot of hands that could beat me and judging from the way this game was being played, I can pick a much better spot to win chips.
You are in the first level, so why risk all of your chips when you don't have the nuts.
Easy fold.
It's a pretty tempting call but I guess A7 is slightly too much behind his shipping range.