Where did I go wrong.
Party Poker 3-6 Limit Game
- I am in the SB with QQ (I only have like $35.00 left at the table)
- UTG Raises to $6
- Button Raises to $9
- I call
- BB Calls
- Flop seems to have missed everyone (2,4,7 Rainbow)
- I bet out $3
- BB Folds
- UTG Raises to $6
- Button Calls
- I raise (Thinking only Trips, and Higher pockets call)
- Both Players Call
- Turn 9
- I bet
- Both Call
- River Ace
- I check
- Others Check
UTG - AK
BB - 1010
Me - QQ
UTG - "SUCEKERS ... YOU BOTH PLAYED YOUR HANDS WRONG"
Did I do something wrong. I was consistantly sucked out of hands like this last night.
HOW ELSE COULD I PLAY THIS????
I AK really that good?
Thanks Guys.
P.S. If you think my post is gay or whatever ... save the trash talk and just move along, I am just trying to get some useful input.
- I am in the SB with QQ (I only have like $35.00 left at the table)
- UTG Raises to $6
- Button Raises to $9
- I call
- BB Calls
- Flop seems to have missed everyone (2,4,7 Rainbow)
- I bet out $3
- BB Folds
- UTG Raises to $6
- Button Calls
- I raise (Thinking only Trips, and Higher pockets call)
- Both Players Call
- Turn 9
- I bet
- Both Call
- River Ace
- I check
- Others Check
UTG - AK
BB - 1010
Me - QQ
UTG - "SUCEKERS ... YOU BOTH PLAYED YOUR HANDS WRONG"
Did I do something wrong. I was consistantly sucked out of hands like this last night.
HOW ELSE COULD I PLAY THIS????
I AK really that good?
Thanks Guys.
P.S. If you think my post is gay or whatever ... save the trash talk and just move along, I am just trying to get some useful input.
Comments
Preflop:
I cap it. (It's possible you could lose UTG here if you cap, but unlikely given his hand).
Flop:
I lead here and 3 bet a raise (unless I think I can potentially C/R the turn). Given that you had played the queens slow preflop I would not have led the flop, I probably would have been more inclined to check-raise the button, forcing the other player to call 2 cold.
Turn: I bet, same as you.
River: It's close. I possibly bet here for value, but depends heavily on my reads of the other players. I'd worry about a hand like AK-AJ beating me here given the flat calls on the turn. I think I probably bet here vs. one opponent and check it vs 2 or more.
As far as UTG's comments about the hand, he didn't play it fantastically either. Personally, I would have capped it preflop, and bet the river. The flop I'm not 100% sure whether I prefer calling or raising.
Umm, but what about the unrealistic hands? An insane bluff attempt with a small pocket pair? KQ that missed their overcards and is going to bluff the ace? Add the fact that a check might very well induce a bluff here, and I think this a pretty obvious call. Your hand is way too good to be folding for one bet on the river in a pot that big.
Watching to see whether UTG caps it preflop will give you a better idea of how to play the hand postflop...because we can safely scratch AA and KK from his holdings if he doesnt cap...making this hand a matter of whether we are ahead of the 3bettor. The best case scenario here is that were dealing with JJ and TT but its fairly likely that we have to dodge A's and K's if were not already behind AA or KK.
I would only cap here if I felt both players had slighly loose raising and 3betting standards.
FLOP: After capping preflop, you almost have to lead the flop here. But its likely to be raised (and sometimes reraised) coming back to you. My line would be if its only raised once, I would 3bet. If its raised and 3bet coming back, I would smooth call and lead the turn.
TURN: value bet
RIVER: checking
Call or Cap pre-flop... based on the opponents style...
Lead and 3-bet the flop...
Value bet the turn...
Frankly, I think Mr. AK calling your turn bet is worse than anything you do...
He calls the getting about 10 to 1 (currently, with the button left to act) trying to hit a 6 outer that is likely drawing dead more than half the time... put him on you buddy list!