Could I have got away earlier?

peter27

Got a hand here from quite a while ago - can't really remember what the tournament was to be honest, but I would like to know if you guys think I could have got away earlier.

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
benridl27	Small blind		50.00	50.00	740.00
Shaneshark	Big blind		100.00	150.00	490.00
	Your hole cards	A 8
Danpower	Fold
OC1337	Call		100.00	250.00	2110.00
peter27	Raise		300.00	550.00	2395.00
benridl27	Raise		450.00	1000.00	290.00
Shaneshark	All-in		490.00	1490.00	0.00
OC1337	Call		490.00	1980.00	1620.00
peter27	Call		290.00	2270.00	2105.00
benridl27	Call		90.00	2360.00	200.00
Flop
		10 7 A
benridl27	All-in		200.00	2560.00	0.00
OC1337	Call		200.00	2760.00	1420.00
peter27	Call		200.00	2960.00	1905.00
Turn
		7
OC1337	All-in		1420.00	4380.00	0.00
peter27	Fold
OC1337	Unmatched bet		1420.00	2960.00	1420.00
benridl27	Show	K A
Shaneshark	Show	K Q
OC1337	Show	J 7
River
		7
OC1337	Win	Four 7s	2960.00		4380.00

My thoughts: Loose raise with A8, even in position. I must have not played a hand for a while and fancied some action, or saw the other players on the table as weak. Called the all-in pre-flop because it was only 290 more to call, and I had a decent stack size. Further call of 200 on the flop, again it is a small amount, and I had hit the Ace. Decided to get away on the turn as OC1337's all-in was big - and that made three people all-in, surely someone had more than just a pair of aces?

As it turned out, they did - but could I have got away on the flop or turn?

hhyftrftdr

I'm probably binning it pre to be honest. The stack sizes in the blinds, plus the limper, complicate things. A8 ain't a great hand, and we're not playing very deep poker, so I think I let this one go.

Had it been folded to me however, I'd just be putting both blinds all in.

I'm gonna guess it was a bounty hunter judging from the action

jdsallstar

Agree I think I bin pre but surely has to be call on turn! Oc guy has limped pre, flatted all raises pre, flat called flop when he had perfect chance to come over the top to go it alone for the bounties! Plus you're getting around 3 to 1 pot odds! I'd only say fold here because I can see hands but I think I call here! I know I'm likely behind one of the blinds but you only have to beat oc for a profit on the hand. As it is he's binked the 7s

Lambert180

Yeah you could get away pre as soon as you're 3bet 

BorinLoner

I think we should probably shove pre-flop having put in that 300 already.

The two blinds are going to have a very wide range and the limper figures to be weak. Shove over that and take your chances with the A8. We're getting the right pot odds to do that.

Not often I'd advocate 5-bet shoving with A8 but the only stack that threatens ours is the player with the weakest range. Force him out of the hand and realise your equity against the two shorter stacks with a fair chunk of dead money in the pot.