Hand Review

I would most likely raise 3x for value and protection with blockers to a set and AA seems unlikely in villains range.

Cheers,
SDK1987

My thinking here on the flop was to shove and if called probably cash out as this is a free play hand, with your 3 bet on flop you lose I think as it gets called and he sucks out on you as cashing out stops this, can only do on stars not 888 poker.
PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 73.5 BB (VPIP: 23.16, PFR: 12.13, 3Bet Preflop: 2.68, Hands: 547)
MP: 99 BB (VPIP: 52.99, PFR: 14.93, 3Bet Preflop: 5.77, Hands: 134)
MP+1: 149 BB (VPIP: 25.26, PFR: 8.91, 3Bet Preflop: 2.02, Hands: 2,583)
CO: 98.5 BB (VPIP: 15.00, PFR: 5.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 20)
BTN: 268.5 BB (VPIP: 57.38, PFR: 19.67, 3Bet Preflop: 8.70, Hands: 61)
SB: 107.5 BB (VPIP: 39.42, PFR: 21.15, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 105)
Hero (BB): 47 BB
UTG: 141 BB (VPIP: 43.11, PFR: 4.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.76, Hands: 2,240)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 2♠ 5♠

fold, fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, SB calls 0.5 BB, Hero checks

Flop: (3 BB, 3 players) A♠ 5♣ 2♦
SB bets 1 BB, Hero raises to 46 BB and is all-in, MP calls 46 BB, fold

Turn: (96 BB, 2 players) 8♣

River: (96 BB, 2 players) 6♣

Hero cashed out 66.5 BB for a fee of 1.5 BB

It's a raise (2bet and not a 3bet (re-raise). Shoving is I think to much. Than you get only action of top pair or you are beat already.
Now you take a huge variance move or you win only a 4bb pot.

Yes I think I am making too many high variance all in moves, the same was happening when I played BSS and probably why I stopped playing with a big stack. I am thinking the same thing has crept in using the MSS strategy and the cash out option made that all the more enticing.

I think so too. I think you could work on your post-flop skills.

We could all work on our post flop skills nobody is perfect.

That's for sure.

Originally posted by Muscledude
We could all work on our post flop skills nobody is perfect.