2 Pair Hand

I want to actively improve my game. So I promised to dig up some HH. Most of the hands I see are simple cases of misplay, and aren't worth posting here. There are a lot of hands simply not worth posting.

Already I can see that a take a naked ace to the turn too often in 6 max, only to be forced to fold later in the hand by a reasonable bet.

I also see where I get "blind" when my hand improves on the turn or river, and pay off big hands where it's obvious I should fold.

Anyway, here's a hand where in my mind I played it right, and just got unlucky. Perhaps there's a better way to play it, though.....

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Hand #37039979-32991 at Alpine (No Limit Hold'em)
Started at 05/Dec/06 01:58:49

Junior82 is at seat 0 with $148.
EasyT1 is at seat 1 with $737.60.
plusminusx is at seat 2 with $498.70.
Ding the Donk is at seat 3 with $540.
98 Mute is at seat 4 with $400.
fish_donk is at seat 5 with $470.80.
The button is at seat 2.

Ding the Donk posts the small blind of $2.
98 Mute posts the big blind of $4.

Junior82: -- --
EasyT1: 8d 7d
plusminusx: -- --
Ding the Donk: -- --
98 Mute: -- --
fish_donk: -- --

Pre-flop:

fish_donk folds. Junior82 folds. EasyT1 calls.
plusminusx calls. Ding the Donk calls. 98 Mute
checks.

Flop (board: 8h Ah 7s):

Ding the Donk checks. 98 Mute checks. EasyT1 bets
$16. plusminusx calls. Ding the Donk folds. 98
Mute folds.

Turn (board: 8h Ah 7s 3s):

EasyT1 bets $48. plusminusx calls.

River (board: 8h Ah 7s 3s Ac):

EasyT1 checks. plusminusx checks.



Showdown:

EasyT1 shows 8d 7d.
EasyT1 has 8d 7d 8h Ah Ac: two pair, aces and eights.
plusminusx shows 8s Qs.
plusminusx has 8s Qs 8h Ah Ac: two pair, aces and eights, queen kicker.


Hand #37039979-32991 Summary:

$3 is raked from a pot of $144.
plusminusx wins $141 with two pair, aces and eights.
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One limper and I have the button. Should I raise with these holdings? It would make it easier to represent the ace, which I think I did pretty well post-flop.

I can't see betting the river....but if I did, he can't call with his hand.

Perhaps I just got unlucky and my hand was counterfitted. You tell me.

EasyT

Raising is good but how you played it is fine. This is just a bad beat storey in disguise really. You got all of your money in with the best (apart from the PF limp) and didnt put a cent in behind. Nice.

Why do you need to rep the A when you have 2 pair. Its great that middle pair wants to call along with you here.

edit: PF fold/call or raise is fine with last 2 preferable.
Use a converter though so its easier to see pot sizes and so on :)