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PokerStars Game #2035260556: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2005/07/05 - 00:23:59 (ET)
Table 'Prospero II' Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: NOBODY CARES ($80 in chips)
Seat 2: xxxRAMRODxxx ($197 in chips)
Seat 3: Ten Spot ($122.10 in chips)
Seat 4: dsaxton ($266 in chips)
Seat 5: tazimoto ($110.80 in chips)
Seat 6: snachface ($67.60 in chips)
Seat 7: pokerstern ($195.35 in chips)
Seat 8: TheBloke ($202.60 in chips)
Seat 9: Round Lot ($57.50 in chips)
Ten Spot: posts small blind $1
dsaxton: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dsaxton [8s 8c]
tazimoto: folds
snachface: raises $2 to $4
pokerstern: raises $4 to $8
TheBloke: folds
Round Lot: folds
NOBODY CARES: folds
xxxRAMRODxxx: folds
Ten Spot: folds
dsaxton: calls $6
snachface: calls $4
*** FLOP *** [Ah Ad 4s]
dsaxton: checks
snachface: checks
pokerstern: checks
*** TURN *** [Ah Ad 4s] [8h]
dsaxton: bets $9
snachface: calls $9
pokerstern: raises $16 to $25
dsaxton: raises $30 to $55
snachface: folds
pokerstern: calls $30
*** RIVER *** [Ah Ad 4s 8h] [6c]
dsaxton: bets $203 and is all-in
pokerstern: calls $132.35 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dsaxton: shows [8s 8c] (a full house, Eights full of Aces)
pokerstern: mucks hand
dsaxton collected $405.70 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $408.70 | Rake $3
Board [Ah Ad 4s 8h 6c]
Seat 1: NOBODY CARES folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: xxxRAMRODxxx (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: Ten Spot (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: dsaxton (big blind) showed [8s 8c] and won ($405.70) with a full house, Eights full of Aces
Seat 5: tazimoto folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: snachface folded on the Turn
Seat 7: pokerstern mucked [Qh As]
Seat 8: TheBloke folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Round Lot folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I love people who slow play trips and think they are unbeatable.. I mean damn, he had an Ace kicker.

actually, he had a queen kicker, but who wants to split hairs? :P

Honestly though, slowplaying there isn't that bad of a play (for the guy with the aces). I mean, there are only two hands that beat you at the flop, and only 4 that beat you come the turn. Any bets you put out there aren't needed, because there are no draws to chase out and nobody's going to pay you off unless you already have a loose, reckless image. Sucks when the turn gives somebody a full house, but ya gotta live with it sometimes.

Nice catch Dsaxton; I love the all in overbet, just begging for any ace to call. I mean, what else would look more like a bluff than when you're holding trip aces queen kicker and a guy betes like 2-3x the pot? Well played.

Originally Posted by ensign_lee

actually, he had a queen kicker, but who wants to split hairs? :P

Honestly though, slowplaying there isn't that bad of a play (for the guy with the aces). I mean, there are only two hands that beat you at the flop, and only 4 that beat you come the turn. Any bets you put out there aren't needed, because there are no draws to chase out and nobody's going to pay you off unless you already have a loose, reckless image. Sucks when the turn gives somebody a full house, but ya gotta live with it sometimes.

Nice catch Dsaxton; I love the all in overbet, just begging for any ace to call. I mean, what else would look more like a bluff than when you're holding trip aces queen kicker and a guy betes like 2-3x the pot? Well played.

Generally speaking I'm not a fan of slowplaying anything, but you want to slowplay here with trip aces if you think you are not facing any pocket pairs. Howver if you think pocket pairs are lurking about (and there usually are in a raised pot in a full ring game), bet! Make them pay to a see a turn and river. They will probably call anyway, thinking their hand is good as is.

If theres just a bunch of players with non-paired cards, then give them free cards to let them catch a pair and take some money from them.

I've become a fan of betting with trips just because of situations like this. Also, I can't be mad at myself for slowplaying

haha, nh.

-'rilla

yep, nh man