Folded Aces. Thoughts?
Folded Aces. Thoughts?
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Folded Aces. Thoughts?

To start off, I had only recently started playing live regularly. Having a great session, I'm up about $500 on on a $200 buy in for the night at 1/2 NLH. (a fair bit for me at the time).

Villain is brand new to the table, maybe two orbits in. Involved in a fair amount of hands, but no real reads on 3bet play at the time.

PF:
I raise to $50 with AA and get reraised to $125. Easy call.

Flop:
9K3r
I check to V and he bets around pot size.

I tank for about 2mins, thinking the only hand that makes ANY sense here is KK. 33/99 wouldn't have reraised, right? Ultimately I fold and he agrees to show, showing complete air. something like 47o.

Looking back, he was dressed well and I could have read that he had "mess around" money in retrospect. Talked to him as i stayed for another orbit or two and confirmed that, but left as I was a bit shaken and doubting myself.

Just looking for thoughts on this fold. Also, if someone wants to plug it into a solver, I'd be curious to see what it says.

17 March 2025 at 03:31 PM
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Why didn't you reraise preflop instead of just calling?


Great fold. AA doesn't win every time, best to be safe rather than sorry.


by SpadeRunner m

To start off, I had only recently started playing live regularly. Having a great session, I'm up about $500 on on a $200 buy in for the night at 1/2 NLH. (a fair bit for me at the time).Villain is brand new to the table, maybe two orbits in. Involved in a fair amount of hands, but no real reads on 3bet play at the time.PF:I raise to $50 with AA and get reraised to $125. Easy ca

On a serious note you say "easy call" as if a call were the only good move on that spot wtf.


Honestly you over thinking it if you finding reasons to fold aces.

Unknown can only have KK? Err no, even vs a known nit they can have KQ, but rest of it makes no sense either. They can't reraise if you say your line is check fold. Err no preflop 33 or 99 are most certainly not certain to reraise. 33 unlikely would, 99 still usually not, but that would depend on observation...

Also, lol, they can only have Kings as you've ruled out 33 and 99 as those would be clear prefop 3-bets, but err what about Kings themselves? In that case why are they exempt from the villains preflop range?


I raise to $50 with AA and get reraised to $125. Easy call.

You should pretty much always be raising here instead of calling. The only time you should be calling is for deception purposes with the plan and intent of getting the money in eventually sometime during the hand which of course can be subject to change if 4 diamonds come out or the board pairs or double pairs on turn something like KKQQ. But not this flop.

Edit to add: Coolers are going to happen. This doesn't mean you shouldn't try to play as correctly as possible. If you're scared of losing money at the table and it's going to affect your decisions, you shouldn't be playing. Just quit for the day and come back at a later time with an amount you're ok with losing.


by ejames209 m

Great fold. AA doesn't win every time, best to be safe rather than sorry.

Why didn’t OP put β€œBrag” in thread title?


PF:
I raise to $50 with AA and get reraised to $125. Easy call.

You raise 25BB with AA or was there any previous action here?!

Why on earth should any villain POT KK on K93r here in this given situation?!


by CL_FLUSH m

PF:
I raise to $50 with AA and get reraised to $125. Easy call.

You raise 25BB with AA or was there any previous action here?!

Why on earth should any villain POT KK on K93r here in this given situation?!

All the information point points to villain either having a high pocket pair or nothing at all. There is 0 information pointing towards a set. On a rainbow board with top set with no over cards the only correct play for villain is to slow play. OP was bluffed by a terrible bluff attempt that you only see newbs try.


What exact flop are you willing to call with aces?


I don' think it's an easy call to his 3-bet......I think it's an easy 4-bet/shove.

No way I'm folding AA on that flop, I may check the flop, but only to 100% go for a check raise.


did anyone raise before you on the preflop or did you open to 50?


Exactly as other people said, no action preflop before that 50$ raise. There had to be probably. EIther way if you just call with AA preflop to 125 and not reraise, you call with the intention of trapping. So, when he pots the pot he has a lot of AK Kq for value. If u were in his shoes and had KK, would you bet pot on k 9 3 rainbow, or go very smaller or smaller to keep th eopponent in the pot?! So it is very easy decision for you to go stick the money in.
The main problem when u start playing this game is that u have to have a bankroll and not play with fear and furthermore not calculate it into real money. OMG he bet 200$, I could buy myself 3 pair of jeans, 2 t-shirts and havea nice meal with 200$. I haveto fold here.
That is wrong πŸ˜€
Good luck


quit poker my friend.


I’m sad for you having a great day that should have been better. In the future bear in mind that many players like to start with a bluff and follow later with value.

4Bet Pre $250-$300
He folds his trash & you win a nice pot

I understand that you don’t want a nice win snatched away by a bad beat. If you’re not comfortable playing deep, another idea would be to cash out - walk around the casino and then come back and buy back in like you just got there.

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I will choose All-in


You want to be getting it in on a flop like that provided the stacks aren't too large. Allowing him to bluff into you when you have the over pair is good enough strategy.

You have 2 outs twice if you're behind to a set, and a decent amount if he has 2 pair.


I once fist pump snap folded AA preflop in a 3/6 limit game

Told the table you can’t lose if you don’t play. The table gave me a standing ovation. Then I tipped the waitress $2 for my Jack and coke


I was a ****ing legend at that room in the 3/6 limit game. They still talk about the time I hit a K high flush on a 4 spade board with a 2 BB pot and checked instead of bet, and then when villain bet I tanked for 7 minutes before finally saying ‘there’s only one hand that beats me’ and throwing in my call and showing the K high flush to his 3rd pair

Everyone was baffled that I had the restraint to not go broke there. I told them I only beat a bluff so I either catch a bluff or lose the minimum. Everyone was looking at me like I had just discovered fire


There was this one time I straddled to $6 UTG. I told everyone the price of poker is going up. Most of the regs were so mad and didn’t want to play their hands at that price knowing I had essentially taken control of the big blind and could raise it to $9 if I wanted

The original big blind was the only one that called and rather than look at my hand and make a decision I told him, blind mind you, I’ll check down the board with you if you want. With tears in his eyes he thanked me and said let’s do it

The board came 48664

He pounded the table and flipped over 44

I flipped my first card. A 6

I told him I’ll give you one chance to take your bet back and chop this hand

He said no way, I won this hand

I flipped my second card. A 3

He may have won the pot but I clearly got in his head there


There was this time at the 3/6 table I was in the big blind and the table folded around to the small blind who assumed we were going to chop the pot cuz that pussy was worried about the rake eating the pot or some bullshit that the recs say and I stopped him and said hold the **** on, I came here to play some cards

That bozo had no idea what to do so he raised and I called and told him he’s not taking my $3

He was so shook he checked the flop. So I checked back

The turn paired the board and he checked and that’s when I knew I had him so I checked back

River double paired the board and he checked and I was playing the board so I checked back

He played the board too so we each got our $2 back and I told him don’t you ever disrespect my big blind again

He immediately switched tables because he was too intimidated


Thank you, SRM.


by SpadeRunner m

To start off, I had only recently started playing live regularly. Having a great session, I'm up about $500 on on a $200 buy in for the night at 1/2 NLH. (a fair bit for me at the time).Villain is brand new to the table, maybe two orbits in. Involved in a fair amount of hands, but no real reads on 3bet play at the time.PF:I raise to $50 with AA and get reraised to $125. Easy ca

You bet $50 into a $3 pot and weren't just called but raised. Raise back all in. Three options: he has the monster he is representing and calls. He could care less about money and calls. He was going to bluff you and now folds but since we know you are very easily bluffed in this situation it is in your best interest to deny him that opportunity. You can't call to trap if you are going to fold every hand where a face card hits and an Ace does not.


by StoppedRainingMen m

I once fist pump snap folded AA preflop in a 3/6 limit game

Told the table you can’t lose if you don’t play. The table gave me a standing ovation. Then I tipped the waitress $2 for my Jack and coke

Folded AA preflop? what you talking about


Seems pretty open and shut to me

I can’t be helped if you don’t understand how legends play the game

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