Trip Aces: Mini-doublestack, Lv 1

BorinLoner

Who likes my check/call line and who doesnay?

Player	Action	Cards	Amount	Pot	Balance
5figergra	Small blind		20.00	20.00	5120.00
BorinLoner	Big blind		40.00	60.00	3900.00
	Your hole cards	10 A
susibaker	Call		40.00	100.00	3940.00
subsnw	Call		40.00	140.00	3900.00
kalooki8	Fold
supersmith	Fold
5figergra	Fold
BorinLoner	Check
Flop
		7 A A
BorinLoner	Check
susibaker	Check
subsnw	Bet		80.00	220.00	3820.00
BorinLoner	Call		80.00	300.00	3820.00
susibaker	Fold
Turn
		Q
BorinLoner	Check
subsnw	Bet		120.00	420.00	3700.00
BorinLoner	Call		120.00	540.00	3700.00
River
		6
BorinLoner	Check
subsnw	Bet		320.00	860.00	3380.00
BorinLoner	Call		320.00	1180.00	3380.00
subsnw	Show	A J
BorinLoner	Show	10 A
subsnw	Win	Three Aces	1180.00		4560.00

percival09

readless i don't

if villain is aggro then it's ok

Dudeskin8

In limped pot I'd raise flop for value.

Turn again raise for value.

River call probz ok but still want to build pot earlier for when we're vs worse aces/medium pairs/7x hands. 

percival09

In Response to Re: Trip Aces: Mini-doublestack, Lv 1:

In limped pot I'd raise flop for value. Turn again raise for value. River call probz ok but still want to build pot earlier for when we're vs worse aces/medium pairs/7x hands. 
Posted by Dudeskin8

raise flop is pretty bad - you either have to lead out or c/c

pod1

probably raise pre, as i hate limpers on my bb, from there i think im c/c as well

BorinLoner

It was one of those moments when you flop trips with a middling kicker and just think "Eurgh!... this could be expensive" lol.

I'd never want to get it in on the flop, without reads on the opponent, and I thought I'd let him barrel the turn. If he's got an Ace and I raise the flop, I think it mostly leads to it all going in and I'm not sure I'd like that, even in a limped pot. If he's got a 7 I don't know if he calls a raise...

I was never going to raise pre because it generally leads to playing it multi-way, out of position with a pretty mediocre hand and an inflated pot. I'm not enjoying c-betting into several opponents. I'd probably check here with anything up to AJ. How much do you have to raise it pre-flop to get this heads-up or to take it down? Too much, I think.

Dudeskin8

In Response to Re: Trip Aces: Mini-doublestack, Lv 1:

In Response to Re: Trip Aces: Mini-doublestack, Lv 1 : raise flop is pretty bad - you either have to lead out or c/c
Posted by percival09

More chance they have worse aces after limping than better ones IMO so can't see why you can't raise for value, fwiw I lead out almost always anyway but if check I like raising for value from weak aces that won't fold.

Also C/C is good if you think they like trying to bluff you off. 

BorinLoner

In Response to Re: Trip Aces: Mini-doublestack, Lv 1:

In Response to Re: Trip Aces: Mini-doublestack, Lv 1 : More chance they have worse aces after limping than better ones IMO so can't see why you can't raise for value, fwiw I lead out almost always anyway but if check I like raising for value from weak aces that won't fold. Also C/C is good if you think they like trying to bluff you off. 
Posted by Dudeskin8

It was an exercise in pot control, really. After check-calling the flop I think I can check the turn and allow it to guide my play on the river: If he checks it back I can confidently value-bet the river and if he bets I always check-call on the river... I didn't lead the flop because, on such a dry flop, I'm pretty confident it turns my Ace face-up. Would I really lead with a 7? (Well, maybe some excitables would but I wouldn't) I think I get more value from pocket pairs, 7's or Q's if I go for the check-call on the flop and check the turn.

Got to be confident that he has at least an Ace after his bet on the turn, so I assume nobody would raise on the river. Correct?

percival09

by raising you make most hands fold - yes you'll occasionally get a weaker A and win an ok pot but you'll never be sure you're good plus if you're then raised you're in a tough spot

c/c is ok but I'd only do it vs an aggro opponent, leading out is definitely the best line imo

fwiw raise pre for value

percival09

plus c/r is so strong - by leading out or c/c your hand isn't polarised

GELDY

checking pf means you will be playing the hand vs 2 opponents oop - with an A on the flop you won't know where you are, and A10 doesn't flop well. Unlucky to be up against another one with AA on the flop, but if you had have raised pf you would be more confident that he had a decent made hand when he bet. By merely flatting you should be prepared to let it go, or to raise if you think you are ahead.

rancid

think it's fine

AMYBR

Have no idea why you arent raising pre.

Think line post is fine tho.