Can I get away with AA?
PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 146.5 BB
SB: 120 BB
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 680.5 BB
MP: 100.5 BB
CO: 108 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A♦ A♠
fold, fold, CO raises to 3 BB, BTN calls 3 BB, SB calls 2.5 BB, Hero raises to 15 BB, CO calls 12 BB, fold, SB calls 12 BB
Flop: (48 BB, 3 players) Q♠ K♦ T♥
SB checks, Hero bets 16.5 BB, fold, SB raises to 35 BB, Hero calls 18.5 BB
Turn: (118 BB, 2 players) 2♠
SB bets 70 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 50 BB and is all-in
River: (218 BB, 2 players) 8♦
SB shows Q♣ Q♥ (Three of a Kind, Queens)
(Pre 19%, Flop 79%, Turn 86%)
Hero shows A♦ A♠ (One Pair, Aces)
(Pre 81%, Flop 21%, Turn 14%)
SB wins 210.5 BB
As soon as I saw the flop I thought: "someone's got a set". But wasn't brave enough to fold this hand. True I have a gutshot but when someone, in micros, makes that small of a raise is bad news.
Would you fold flop? Turn?
7 Replies
I for sure make it bigger pre, at least 18BB, no comment on postflop (still learning), but I agree re-raise looks strong here.
In this hand, you played **AA** well preflop, but the **flop** (Q♠ K♠ T♣) brought big dangers with a straight draw and possible brelans. When the **SB** raises to **flop**, it becomes a strong signal that he might have a **flush** of QQ or even a straight draw.
On the **turn**, the SB's big all-in bet confirms that he has a very strong hand, probably a **three of QQ**, and by that time, you're already behind. Even if it's difficult, a **fold on the turn** would probably have been the best decision. **AA** is a strong hand, but faced with such a heavy raise, you would have had to let go.
In **micro-stakes** games, it's easy to get carried away by **AA**, but sometimes folding is the best option, even with such a strong hand.
For future reference please don’t post the result of your hand. It is irrelevant. I would also refrain from making titles like this one that imply a poor result. Something more like “AA facing a turn shove” would be a better title. Giving the result just makes it harder to give unbiased advice on the hand.
I have not much to add as far as analysis goes, except that in my experience large bets on the turn and river at microstakes are rarely bluffs. Check raises likewise are almost never bluffs. Microstakes players tend to be pretty straightforward (there are exceptions, but these will be obvious since they will tend to overdo it and bluff every time you check), so I think I’m pretty comfortable folding on either the flop or turn
You can make it bit bigger pre
Postflop we can make a diciplin fold here vs the minraise wich is to nutted for example if he has a pair+straightdraw he would more likely just ship instead of doing that small raise if he decide to play it aggro.
Other then that there are just way to many combos that beat us so i think important to get away here but if he shoves it is a call because like mentioned i think his KJ QJ type hands will take that line more often then minraising and also i think he is less likley to just shove a nutted hand especially if the board is rainbow
I think calling the xr on the flop is still profitable. But if the T doesn't come, u have to decide whether to fold or draw one more... which is a tough spot to be on the turn.
I think calling the xr on the flop is still profitable. But if the T doesn't come, u have to decide whether to fold or draw one more... which is a tough spot to be on the turn.
Not a tough decision at all on the turn. You are calling 50 to win 168 so you need 50/218 =22.9% equity to break even on the call. Best case is that we have 6 outs (tens and aces), which gives us a hair over 13% equity. As a pure draw it is a pretty easy decision - fold
Thank you for sharing your insight! While I am aware of this but I don't follow that's why I am a losing player.... it is hard to fold AAs and you call to see their hand due to curiosity... I'm like a calling station // fish.
Got to think if the person has like QQ,KK, KQ
In actual I would somehow think if the person have PP or bluffing with KQ :(
got to stop my nonsense.