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backtoworkSmall blind 10.0010.001990.0010014010Big blind 20.0030.001980.00 Your hole cards2JKA weecheez1Raise 70.00100.001930.00Macacgirl1Fold TubsmithyCall 70.00170.001930.00xxxxRaise 310.00480.001690.00backtoworkFold 10014010Fold weecheez1Raise 960.001440.00970.00TubsmithyFold xxxxxAll-in 1690.003130.000.00weecheez1All-in 970.004100.000.00weecheez1Show2JKA xxxxShowA24A Flop 294 Turn 10 River 7 xxxxxWin highTwo Pairs, 4s and 2s4100.00 4100.00 No qualifying low hand this was the first hand of a£5 dmy and the opponent is tight as a drum i knew that i was facing a very strong hand but i felt mine was strong enough to take it down should i have waited my thoughts were ive covered highs lows flushes and straights
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I'm certainly not criticising you, I'm just answering the question, & trying to help, but this was a bad play. The player in question can only have one hand here. Nothing less. At BEST you were playing for half. So zero upside & 100% downside.
These are the little quirks of the game that make the difference between profit & loss.
Let's simplify this one.
First hand of Level 1 & Mr Tight as a Drum wants to get the lot in. His range is ?
Level 8, Mr Tight as a Drum has 3 Bigs, & shoves from the button. His range is ?
Same player, totally different range.
I think the key to this one is......
1) Ultra tight player
2) He wants to get the lot in (pot-pot-pot etc) very first hand of Level One.
Yes, your hand is very strong, & in Level 6 or 8, 4 handed, it's going in with this. But not (imo) in Hand One Level One.
You are fast becoming one of my favourite posters here. Would love to see you post on the other Boards, especially Poker Chat, where your brand of earthy common-sense would cut a lot of ice. But even if you stick to the Hand Analysis Boards, I'll take that.
"What's the gain?" sums it up perfectly.
Ok cheezy, a bit more perspective for you.
As played, the Villain can ONLY have one hand, & whilst we can't see the equity up front, here's what shape you were in;
Your hand CANNOT win the Low. Ever. You will chop the Low 36% of the time.
Your hand can SCOOP 21.8% of the time. Villain's hand SCOOPS 37% of the time. Don't forget, the idea of the game is to SCOOP, not chop, or be freerolled.
Your pre-flop equity was 37%, Villain's pre-flop equity was 63%.
Finally, the Villain in this case was me, & here's how I play Aces on Hand One of Level 1, in fact, this applies to Levels 1, 2 & 3.
I will limp pre, & give up on any flop which does not contain an ace, or 4 of my nut suit, or an open ended wheel draw or nut low. I won't put another chip in if I don't hit the flop. 20 chips is my total investment. In the bin they go.
But.....
If someone raises in front of me - or even better, if in front of me it goes RAISE-CALL, now I'm potting it. Ideally, I want it Heads Up, & I'll pot pot pot pre.
That raise in front of me is the key part. Without it, I can't play the hand beyond a limp, but once someone raises, it gives me the leverage to make a decent bet which is tough to call.
I PREFER the raiser to re-raise me now. If he limps, & the flop comes 2 or 3 low cards, & I don't have the nut low, I mostly have to give it up if he bets post flop. I'm not here to chop this pot, I'm here to scoop or fold.
If you had flatted my raise pre flop, & then lead out on the 9-4-2 Flop, I'm not sure what I do. I have 2 bad pairs (4-2), & I don't really know quite where I am. I might have gone to war I suppose, but a 2-4 flop is a VERY dangerous flop for my hand, I can lose the lot if you have a good wheel wrap & a scare card turns or rivers. So I might give it up there & then, as I've only invested 70 or whatever.
Hope that helps.
If only some others could see it that simply. There is this entitlement thing - "I had Aces, so I must win, & if I lose, it's rigged".
Trying to explain that an 80% chance loses 20% of the time is harder than it seems.
And yes, we play every night, & we dish out shocking beats, & we receive shocking beats. It's all in the maths. Or should that be math?
I'm an Omaha guy, so I see some corkers. I'm on a bit of a downswing right now, but I just sit there & smile wryly, as my Aces get bust, but I can't bust aces, and last night I had a nut flush busted by a straight flush. And here's the key thing, imo - I play within my bankroll - well within it, average buy-in £5 from a £2,700 roll (all of it bar £200 is profit) - and so it does not hurt when we play within our means. When we face re-depositing if we lose, & we've spent our allowance already this month, yeah, it must pinch a bit.
What a great game poker is for exposing our true character.
I just think that if as you say your opponent is as tight as you say then I prob wouldn't get it all in pre.
with your hand you still need help vs what you could be up against.
saying that tho, I don't know enough anyway.