My first NL $50 game

I thought I'd drop down to the microlimits for tonight. Thought I'd see what happened if I just played PP's and AKs and AQs all night.

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***** Hand History for Game 2407119480 *****
$50 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, July 22, 21:16:37 EDT 2005
Table Table 36947 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: sloosk ( $97.70 )
Seat 3: SprucesWild ( $104.90 )
Seat 8: MisterSqueez ( $63.25 )
Seat 5: ewlee ( $47.50 )
Seat 7: jroc0621 ( $50.90 )
Seat 1: Blazinfor2 ( $46.95 )
Seat 10: hammy2003 ( $13.35 )
Seat 9: stocktenni02 ( $53.60 )
Seat 6: ICE8MAN ( $21.50 )
Seat 4: Money_Bear ( $49 )
Money_Bear posts small blind [$0.25].
ewlee posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ewlee [ Ad Ah ]
>You have options at Table 36544 Table!.
ICE8MAN folds.
jroc0621 folds.
MisterSqueez folds.
stocktenni02 folds.
hammy2003 folds.
Blazinfor2 folds.
sloosk calls [$0.50].
SprucesWild folds.
Money_Bear calls [$0.25].
ewlee raises [$1.50].
>You have options at Table 37425 Table!.
sloosk folds.
Money_Bear calls [$1.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kc, Jh, Ac ]
Money_Bear checks.
ewlee bets [$2].
Money_Bear calls [$2].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9s ]
Money_Bear checks.
ewlee bets [$8].
>You have options at Table 36791 Table!.
Money_Bear calls [$8].
** Dealing River ** [ 3s ]
>You have options at Table 37425 Table!.
Money_Bear bets [$15].
>You have options at Table 36544 Table!.
ewlee raises [$30].
Money_Bear is all-In [$22]
ewlee is all-In [$5.50]
ewlee shows [ Ad, Ah ] three of a kind, aces.
Money_Bear shows [ Qd, Th ] a straight, ten to ace.
Money_Bear wins $1.50 from side pot #1 with a straight, ten to ace.
Money_Bear wins $92.50 from the main pot with a straight, ten to ace.

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Only thing I can figure is that I should have just flat called the river instead of raising, but I figured him for two pair.

Any way out of this?

No way out of this. You are totally screwed. If this was a live game, you could pull a gun on the guy, but that's about it.

Then again, he called your pot sized bets twice, then led out on on the river after a nothing card. My radar would have been on after the first flop call, and been even more concerned later, hoping for the board to pair up. But I still would have paid the man off, 'cuz I'm too frequently a dumb ass who didn't pass Mindreading 101.

I like the flat call on the river. There must be something like $45 in the pot when that $15 bet comes to you.

I just lost my stack on an AA to KT that caught his backdoor straight draw, him just calling my pot-sized bets the whole way through with one overcard. Oh, and he also had a backdoor fush draw (with the J on a two flush flop).

He went in my buddy list, I hope I can get my money back sometime on the same play.

Yup, that sucks. I suppose your preflop raise could have been upped a bit, that's all I can see.

3bb preflop? got the desired result so i cant complain.

It happens, you should be happy there are fish out there willing to give all their money to you.

get your money in on a set of aces every single time you can...

yeh.. i wouldve flat called the river.. I dont like to raise the river without something stronger.. i can see how you would put him on 2 pair.. but i wouldnt put in another 15 over the 15 on him not having the straight.. particularly at NL50.

Originally Posted by jmontis

get your money in on a set of aces every single time you can...

I can think of plenty of times where it wouldnt be wise to put it all in on a set of aces..