My hand is: AA I rase: 4bb He calls Flop: J J K I rase: 6bb He re-rases: 10bb I call Turn: J J K 2 Check - check River: 9 He is all in. What shoild I have to do?
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fold and fight another day. he had position on you too. Better for you to put your money in first. I suggest an even bigger raise preflop. Think about what hands can beat you.ja,kk,jq j10 possibly a flush as you didnt say the suits. Sometimes you just have to tip yur hat and move on. Just my suggestion.
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I would re-raise him again on the flop as well, if he does have a jack you can't really expect to draw out with you aces and if you do get a raise back you can be pretty sure that you are beaten unless he is very loose, and if he doesnt on the other hand you can expect to be ahead and with a decent follow up bet on the turn you would probably get rid of most drawing hands. I would call on the river though, I really don't think he has a jack or a full house or he would have bet the turn, and i doubt he has QT , so actually the hand i would fear the most on the river is 99, and I would put him on a strong king or a total bluff. So my advice is pretty much more betting.
The problem I see in a lot of players game is a very tight betting/raising range post flop and a huge calling, which pretty much only has one oppertunity, and a small one at that. You minimize your losses when you are drawn out upon or make a bad read. Calling instead of raising, when you think you are ahead, or folding, when you don't think so is pretty much just givng away money when you think you are beat or giving you opponent a break when you think he is. I try to only call pre flop or when I'm drawing, trying to trap, and possibly when I come back totally blank when trying to read my opponent.
Posted by agentne007: My hand is: AA I rase: 4bb He calls Flop: J J K I rase: 6bb He re-rases: 10bb
Let's just say that guy was holding KJ or simply JJ, so folding on the river is a good fold imo BUT I'm wondering why that guy checked on the turn was he weaker than the AA
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Sorry havent read any replys. So, my response, re-raise the flop the inital raise is ok but no harm in going a bit bigger. Rise the turn why it is check check raise the river tester bet be ready to fold to a good re-raise lots of hands have you on the river.(depending on stacks) But very hard to say with out stack size, so thats just a basic guide. I think his 4BB bet totaly put you at a disposition and you did the worst thing by just calling now he knows where you are at and out played you, think you got bluffed. id say he was running with K*
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I don't really think that QT makes sense, I really don't see why he would raise on the flop, unless he was semi bluffing, and if he was then he would definitely follow through with that bet on the turn after your flat call on the flop and then check on the turn. Imo the only hands that make sense to me is either a decent size king, a pocker pair above 7's or even a total bluff, the only hand I would really fear would be 99.
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Posted by agentne007: My hand is: AA I rase: 4bb He calls Flop: J J K I rase: 6bb He re-rases: 10bb I call Turn: J J K 2 Check - check River: 9 He is all in. What shoild I have to do?
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Really a strangely played hand My question is on the turn who checked first? I also think he had K and checked if you have the J but when you flat called his raise on the flop he knew you didnt and then you checked the turn making him certain you dont have it so he goes all in with his K and probably A kicker
If he re-rraise on the flop and he is not an aggressive player, he probably have a J so you must only fold! the only risk is that you are folling in love with your cards
anyone who calls in that spot wants their heads testing. Its an instant fold and wait for another spot.
I would like to know why you would check after the flop. Heads up.. Its an instant continuation bet to gain some knowledge of where you stand in the hand... If you get called then check it down and fold to any bet. If you get raised you fold.
Either way you do not put any more chips into that pot if you suspect he may have a Jack.
