Your play?

[nickthefool]

Do you call this or assume you are behind and cut your losses? Results this evening.

Single-Table Tournament
Table Name Hand ID Game Stakes
$5 NL - 9 Seats 4649011-9 Holdem No Limit 20/40
Hand Start.
Seat 1 : muddywicket has $1,900
Seat 2 : target has $2,080
Seat 3 : carl2181 has $1,940
Seat 4 : rahjong has $4,540
Seat 5 : nickthefool has $1,960
Seat 6 : big g has $2,960
Seat 8 : Gigster has $1,260
Seat 9 : ballie100 has $1,360
carl2181 is the dealer.
rahjong posted small blind.
nickthefool posted big blind.
Game [9] started with 8 players.
Dealing Hole Cards.
Seat 5 : nickthefool has 8d 6c
big g folded.
Gigster has 10 seconds to respond.
Gigster folded.
ballie100 folded.
muddywicket called 40
target called 40
carl2181 folded.
rahjong called 20
nickthefool checked.
Dealing flop.
Board cards [Kc 6s Ah]
rahjong checked.
nickthefool checked.
muddywicket checked.
target checked.
Dealing turn.
Board cards [Kc 6s Ah 6h]
rahjong checked.
nickthefool bet 40
muddywicket called 40
target called 40
rahjong folded.
Dealing river.
Board cards [Kc 6s Ah 6h 9s]
nickthefool bet 320
muddywicket called 320 and raised 400
target called 720 and raised 1,280 and is All-in
nickthefool ???

There's still 8 people left, early in SnG, no real reads. I thought about this one for a while, trying to put opponents on hands.

I didn't think they would play K6 unless it was suited, and even then they are probably betting the flop. A6(s) i see as a possibility, but an unlikely one. AA or KK surely raises preflop. I'm not worried about being outkicked because unless they had A or K or 9 kicker we tie, and surely someone who limps with 96o is going to raise me on the turn. The only other hand that beats me is 99, and i would be surprised if someone played 99 like that, they are either going to overvalue it preflop or get rid of it with the AK on the board imo.

Now, hands that i think they could make this move with that i beat. One of them could be on A high flush draw trying to buy pot, also i think AK is willing to bet their stack on this board. A9 is a possibility, also there is normally a fish or 2 this early who would do this with AQ-AT, possibly even QQ-TT or any lower xx (have seen a lot of players who cannot let go of PPs, especially if nobody bets the flop).

Anyway, thoughts would be appreciated as this was in interesting hand for me.

[AHiltz]

At that buyin level I push all day

I'd guess AQ, AK, A9 or K9 from the guy that pushed

[CFANG]

I think i'd have made a larger turn bet here. Min bets hardly make the pot bigger and give you no information. The river is tricky with no reads as you've got the raise and the reraise in. The boat is the only thing that beats you as you split with another 6. Given this is early in a 5$ SnG you have to go for it here. I've seen terrible hands make and call river pushes so you're good more times then not for shure.

[nickthefool]

I think i'd have made a larger turn bet here.

I was hoping someone would think i had a flush draw and was trying to buy the pot cheaply, and come over the top of me to defend their A or K.

But yes, i probably should have bet more, at least double what i did.

[biondino]

Push on the river - you're up against... A9 and AK? At worst? You wanted a set with over cards, and that's what you got. Nice work.

[nickthefool]

Lost the hand history so i will tell you what happened before i forget. I did call after thinking for a bit, as did muddywicket.

muddywicket turned over something like 65o, and target turned over AA

[taipan168]

Another example of why slowplaying aces is such a bad idea. Unbelievably bad play by target.

[nickthefool]

Another example of why slowplaying aces is such a bad idea. Unbelievably bad play by target.

I don't see how it shows it was a bad idea...he tripped up.

[taipan168]

Ah yes, he did too, sorry about that

[nickthefool]

Ah yes, he did too, sorry about that

Hehe, easy mistake, no worries. Just wanted to be sure i wasn't missing something.

[rubixstreub]

Another example of why slowplaying aces is such a bad idea. Unbelievably bad play by target.

I don't see how it shows it was a bad idea...he tripped up.

I was going to question this comment, but I think I figured Taipan meant it was a bad play beacuse if AA didn't hit his set he'd get busted by two players with very mediocre hands. Sure, that's changing the whole hand, but illustrates how any two can smoke AA.

[gabe]

i definitely fold.

[a500lbgorilla]

I think i'd have made a larger turn bet here.

I was hoping someone would think i had a flush draw and was trying to buy the pot cheaply, and come over the top of me to defend their A or K.

But yes, i probably should have bet more, at least double what i did.

Don't ever try to induce a bluff at low limit poker. Your opponents arn't thinking anything other than "my cards are pretty. Let's see if I can hit the river."

-'rilla

[nickthefool]

Or in this case "I have a boat/trips. Let's see if i can get him to go all in on the river."

But point taken.

[AkB]

I would have placed a larger bet on the turn. A larger bet there might have induced a raise from him, giving you some more information and possibly saving you some chips on the river. A bet on the flop could have sucked out some information from him too, but betting with a trashy pair out of position isn't always the best way to make money.

Target just looks like a bad player who landed in a good position more than anything else.