Two AA hands, 50NL

***** Hand History for Game 3757842168 *****
$50 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, March 16, 20:02:31 ET 2006
Table Table 96396 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 3: xserraangelx ( $54.66 )
Seat 4: AceHeartland ( $63.90 )
Seat 7: Phrynosoma ( $33.15 )
Seat 9: Ralphyfly ( $26.39 )
Seat 10: svinet111 ( $33 )
Seat 5: Renton555 ( $50 )
Seat 1: Invalid_Acct ( $76.29 )
Seat 8: Mr__Rick ( $41.23 )
Seat 6: Olgoat05 ( $49.95 )
Seat 2: tkirbach ( $50 )
Invalid_Acct posts small blind [$0.25].
tkirbach posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Renton555 [ Ah Ac ]
xserraangelx folds.
AceHeartland folds.
Renton555 raises [$2].
Olgoat05 folds.
Phrynosoma calls [$2].
Mr__Rick folds.
Ralphyfly folds.
svinet111 raises [$12.87].
Invalid_Acct folds.
tkirbach folds.
Renton555 calls [$10.87].
Phrynosoma folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8h, 4c, 7d ]
Renton555 is all-In [$37.13]

Ok in this one I simply knew what his hole cards were and that he would call. My concern is over whether or not I should have simply pushed PF. I mean, he apparently really liked his hand from the flop reraise. I just figured I'd flat call and keep my hand somewhat disguised. When the flop was ragged, I just decided to represent TT-JJ by open pushing.

***** Hand History for Game 3757883118 *****
$50 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, March 16, 20:08:02 ET 2006
Table Dark Fours (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Cooper80 ( $47.75 )
Seat 6: eznew ( $80.25 )
Seat 8: TEXAS_JOEY ( $84 )
Seat 9: stiesn ( $56.95 )
Seat 10: StMary222 ( $72.42 )
Seat 2: Renton555 ( $56.01 )
Seat 4: insanegene ( $49 )
Seat 7: TxBuckeye ( $23.55 )
Seat 5: soapmaker ( $6.75 )
Seat 3: gavin911 ( $51.15 )
gavin911 posts small blind [$0.25].
insanegene posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Renton555 [ Ad Ac ]
soapmaker folds.
eznew calls [$0.50].
TxBuckeye folds.
TEXAS_JOEY folds.
stiesn raises [$1].
StMary222 calls [$1].
Cooper80 folds.
Renton555 raises [$3].
gavin911 folds.
insanegene folds.
eznew calls [$2.50].
stiesn calls [$2].
StMary222 calls [$2].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4c, Jh, Td ]
eznew checks.
stiesn checks.
StMary222 checks.
Renton555 bets [$10].
eznew folds.
stiesn folds.
StMary222 folds.
Renton555 does not show cards.
Renton555 wins $22.15

Here, I am concerned that I didn't reraise enough preflop. With four people to the flop, I think I set myself up for a suckout.

I think I would've tried a c/r on the flop on the first hand, just to get him to put it all in. Did he call?

On the second, you want action so jacking it up too high preflop could kill it. I think you're fine.

Hand 1: Villian just put 1/3 of his stack in, so you might as well push - he's not going anywhere. Given you smooth called, I would checkraise all in on this safe flop. Your line is giving AK a chance to escape.

Hand 2: As you said.

who reraises AK 6x? Even donks are smarter than that.

His raise represented JJ-AA clearly, IMO. I think pushing the flop here wins more in the long run. If I c/r the flop then its obvious I have JJ-QQ beat. I pushed because I thought he would see it as a weak overpair like JJ. Fortunately for me, he did, and called with QQ.

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Originally Posted by Renton

who reraises AK 6x? Even donks are smarter than that.

His raise represented JJ-AA clearly, IMO. I think pushing the flop here wins more in the long run. If I c/r the flop then its obvious I have JJ-QQ beat. I pushed because I thought he would see it as a weak overpair like JJ. Fortunately for me, he did, and called with QQ.

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I agree, but given his pre-flop aggression I think he would've pushed aww byy his widdle self on the flop if you'd checked. Regardless, it all got in there. Nice.

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I think pushing the flop here wins more in the long run. If I c/r the flop then its obvious I have JJ-QQ beat.

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He only has another $20 behind. Any bet will commit him. I just dont see the point in pushing when the other guy will hang himself if we check. Still - good read of his hand from you.