Friday, August 21, 2009

How To Butcher Pocket Aces

Full Tilt Poker $22 + $2 Madness (Turbo) No Limit Hold'em Tournament - t40/t80 Blinds - 9 players - View hand 247434
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: t1185 M = 9.88
UTG+1: t1365 M = 11.38
UTG+2: t1425 M = 11.88
MP1: t1335 M = 11.12
MP2: t1260 M = 10.50
Hero (CO): t1360 M = 11.33
BTN: t1620 M = 13.50
SB: t1235 M = 10.29
BB: t2715 M = 22.62

Pre Flop: (t120) Hero is CO with A of clubs A of diamonds
UTG raises to t240, 4 folds, Hero calls t240, 1 fold, SB calls t200, BB calls t160
 

The UTG raiser is a rock tight regular. 
If he opens 3x in this position there's absolutely no reason whatsoever to not reraise him. 
Absolutely no reason whatsoever! 
(Stupidity is not a reason). 
Most likely he'll call the reraise, we will be heads up on the flop and one of us will shove. 
That's how I would play it in a perfect world.
But, being braindead for a moment, I just called and the wild, crazy and extremely loose small blind calls as well...


Flop: (t960) 5 of spades T of spades 3 of spades (4 players)
SB bets t995 all in, BB folds, UTG calls t945 all in, Hero calls t995

A disgusting flop but the pot's way too big to let it go...
Getting almost 4-to-1 against
(what I hope to be) 
a flush draw and a lower pocket pair...
Turn: (t3895) 4 of diamonds (3 players - 2 are all in)
River: (t3895) 7 of clubs (3 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: t3895
UTG shows Q of hearts Q of clubs (a pair of Queens)
Hero shows A of clubs A of diamonds (a pair of Aces)
SB shows Q of spades 7 of spades (a flush, Queen high)
SB wins t100
SB wins t3795

Well, what can I say? 

'Don't try this at home' 
aka 
'You Shall Not Slowplay Aces'

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