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Could I have played this differently?
This happened on the bubble of a regular sit n go. Could I have played this differently? Check-folding the flop seems a weak option. My problem with pushing all-in on the flop is that I'm only getting called by a hand that's beating me and you'd think that a pot-bet would get the same job done as a shove. However, getting called on the flop left me really short stacked. So should I have pushed all-in on knowing that if my pot-bet gets called and I push all-in on the turn I can't make him fold? Or should I have accepted I was behind (even though I was ahead) and check-folded the turn and/or river? Any thoughts?
| Player | Action | Cards | Amount | Pot | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fibbs | Small blind | 25.00 | 25.00 | 4752.50 | |
| Wilhelm | Big blind | 50.00 | 75.00 | 1215.00 | |
| Your hole cards |
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| ShahKatak | Raise | 150.00 | 225.00 | 2807.50 | |
| fibbs | Call | 125.00 | 350.00 | 4627.50 | |
| Wilhelm | Call | 100.00 | 450.00 | 1115.00 | |
| Flop | |||||
| |||||
| fibbs | Check | ||||
| Wilhelm | Bet | 450.00 | 900.00 | 665.00 | |
| ShahKatak | Call | 450.00 | 1350.00 | 2357.50 | |
| fibbs | Fold | ||||
| Turn | |||||
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| Wilhelm | All-in | 665.00 | 2015.00 | 0.00 | |
| ShahKatak | Call | 665.00 | 2680.00 | 1692.50 | |
| Wilhelm | Show |
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| ShahKatak | Show |
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| River | |||||
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| ShahKatak | Win | Flush to the King | 2680.00 | 4372.50 | |
Comments
Fold pre-flop or shove on the flop.
The question has to be asked what were you hoping to hit on the flop, especially after the hand had been raised pre flop and then called, your ace is probabably outkicked, and if one of the players has a pocket pair its probably higher than 5's
You've got over 20 BB, the other two players in the hand have you out stacked, its an easy hand to let go.
I agree you should have folded pre-flop, your out of position to the raise , so why get involved with a5 off.
Also your post flop bet does price in any flush draw. On the flip side i DO like your turn bet and i think it was a bit of a bad call from your opponent.
col
You have no idea where you stand, only ever going to lose money
Bubble play is all about aggression at the right time here
Although the blinds are still micro here, so I assume it has been of a bit of a shove fest.
There is still play in everyones chips but regardless, flat calling is not really an option.
Better to wait, bide your time and then shove at the best moment. Your flop bet showed he was never going to go anywhere and effectively made you pot stuck.
If I were in the hand, which I doubt, as the initial raise had already been called elsewhere, it would be a check then fold to any bet and wait for a much better spot to shove.
Ace 5 in a 3 way pot OOP is a dire hand to play.
Better to go out in a blaze of glory with ace 5 than slowly donk chips away.
You were being beaten by any pocket pair 6 or above or any case 6. Both of these options would certainly be in his range, looking at the state of the table at level 3.
I don't want to see your balance.
But then again, I am too nosy and had to scroll up just to see if I could.
You chose the worst option m8. You really needed to shove or fold. What possible flop is going to help u and make u feel confident that ur ahead with? With the blinds as they were, I would have folded and waited for a better spot / cards as u still had as fair bit of time left.
Calling pre was the biggest mistake