Limp/calling A8s
1/2NL mp has about 250, CO about 350, SB about 300, and hero covers. Hero has Ah8h and open limps UTG+1, UTG+2 limps, mp raises to 7, CO call, SB call, hero calls, and UTG+2 calls. Donkish play. Could open raise, maybe smallish, or fold. There were a lot of limped pots. Would fold to a biggish raise 2 or 3-way. Could 3!, representing AA, to the weak action, but was happy with the result, playing a small pot 5-ways.
Flop (33) is 8c6s3h, x,x,x, mp bets 7, CO calls, SB calls, hero x/rs to 25 (could lead or x/r bigger), only CO and SB call. Turn (105) is Ad for 8c6s3hAd, x hero bets 55 (should be bigger? how does it look when hero x/rs and then bets when A hits?), CO folds, SB calls. River (215) is 9h for 8c6s3hAd9h, x, how much to bet?
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Pre: I probably raise first in, but I think this line is OK, particularly with a hand that can make the nuts. Heck GG uses it all the time and he's a winning player.
Flop: Don't like the cr given he's led into 3 people, just call, and if you gonna check raise bet much bigger like 50
Turn: Might go bigger, don't think half port is terrible though
River: I think you have about a pot size bet remaining. You haven't given us info on SB, but in a vaccum I probably just jam.
Some player descriptions would be nice. Pre is fine. Flop I just call. Would be terrible to have to fold to a 4bet. LOL at the outcome, though.
As played, slightly bigger on turn to deny whatever he's drawing at and get a little more money in there -- also makes the river easier to shove. Not thrilled with the 9, but not terrible, either. Just shove. If he's scared money, bet $75 - $100. However you can get the most out of him.
C/r turn
I bet 100 on the river, SB called, and my hand was good. I think I should have gone larger, probably allin, because when SB calls when the ace hits, he could have worse aces up or other two pair.
CO said he had 99 and folded when the ace hit and would have hit a 2-outer on the river and probably got stacks in against my aces up.
I bet 100 on the river, SB called, and my hand was good. I think I should have gone larger, probably allin, because when SB calls when the ace hits, he could have worse aces up or other two pair.
CO said he had 99 and folded when the ace hit and would have hit a 2-outer on the river and probably got stacks in against my aces up.
Always tough to know how to size a river value bet with a nutted hand.
Obviously you make an attempt to range, and use that as a guide, but where it's hard and you have no priors on villain, I think as a rule larger is better than smaller.
