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Checking AA on flop

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Edukator99
Joined: 18.07.2010

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 136 BB (VPIP: 23.08, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
SB: 50 BB (VPIP: 6.25, PFR: 6.67, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
BB: 327.5 BB (VPIP: 8.82, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 3.03, Hands: 104)
UTG: 99 BB
UTG+1: 119.5 BB (VPIP: 15.38, PFR: 7.69, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
UTG+2: 96.5 BB (VPIP: 10.74, PFR: 7.44, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 127)
MP: 111.5 BB (VPIP: 11.46, PFR: 6.25, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 97)
MP+1: 100 BB
Hero (CO): 121.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♦ A♥

fold, fold, UTG+2 raises to 2 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 6 BB, fold, fold, BB calls 5 BB, fold

Flop: (14.5 BB, 2 players) K♠ 3♥ 7♣
BB checks, Hero checks

Turn: (14.5 BB, 2 players) J♣
BB bets 10 BB, Hero raises to 30 BB, BB calls 20 BB

River: (74.5 BB, 2 players) 3♣
BB checks, Hero checks

I've been evaluating my cbetting and this is a spot where I felt a check was a better idea. The villain called preflop so I'm thinking he's folding anything but a king to a bet...which means I get nothing more out of the the hand.

I thought a check would be better either let him hit something on the turn or to induce a bluff. I'd check raise a bet or bet if he didn't.

I got my check raise and was a bit confused by his calling it. The only hand I could see him doing this with was KJ. If he had a set I think he would reraise, but he might call.

I checked the river, mostly cause I was worried he was slow playing.

What do you think about the check on the flop?


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Hi Edukator,

Preflop: I would add a few BBs to our 3-bet there.

Postflop: As a side note, your raise does not qualify as a check raise since you are IP.

I personally feel that checking is a mistake. If you assume villain is a nit you won't get money from him unless he hits so he won't magically bluff the turn. Thus you are also giving him a free card.

When you raised his turn and he just called he can have sets but also Kx so checking losses value.


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Edukator99
Joined: 18.07.2010

I thought the 3bet rule was 3x the villains bet + another 1X for each caller?

As it turned out the guy had a AK


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Originally posted by Edukator99
I thought the 3bet rule was 3x the villains bet + another 1X for each caller?

As it turned out the guy had a AK

What you are quoting there is the "standard" 3-bet size. Correct?

Is his open of 2x standard? Nope, and thus our 3-bet can be non standard as well.

And yes, as I mentioned, AK is a big part of his range and you just lost a ton of value versus it.

Morale of the story: bet your value hands unless you have a reason to expect many bets from your opponents.


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