first SnG, first post

[daddio]

just wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts on this play, was he pre flop raise bad or not and how about the river.
thanks for all i have learned so far and all that i will learn
did that sound too gay


Full Tilt Poker Game #405967501: $5 + $0.50 Sit & Go (2626686), Table 1 - 100/200 - No Limit Hold'em - 16:27:54 ET - 2006/01/27
Seat 1: WickedMom (890)
Seat 2: bstanz (1,120)
Seat 3: Ralphy0008 (4,730)
Seat 5: thorboy (900)
Seat 6: daddio78 (3,035)
Seat 9: arabsrule (2,825)
WickedMom posts the small blind of 100
bstanz posts the big blind of 200
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to daddio78 [Ad 2d]
Ralphy0008 folds
thorboy folds
daddio78 raises to 700
arabsrule calls 700
WickedMom folds
bstanz folds
*** FLOP *** [2c Jd 9c]
daddio78 checks
arabsrule checks
*** TURN *** [2c Jd 9c] [5d]
daddio78 checks
arabsrule bets 200
daddio78 calls 200
*** RIVER *** [2c Jd 9c 5d] [Ac]
daddio78 bets 2,135, and is all in
arabsrule calls 1,925, and is all in
Uncalled bet of 210 returned to daddio78
*** SHOW DOWN ***
daddio78 shows [Ad 2d] (two pair, Aces and Twos)
arabsrule shows [5s 5c] (three of a kind, Fives)
arabsrule wins the pot (5,950) with three of a kind, Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5,950 | Rake 0
Board: [2c Jd 9c 5d Ac]
Seat 1: WickedMom (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: bstanz (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 3: Ralphy0008 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: thorboy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: daddio78 showed [Ad 2d] and lost with two pair, Aces and Twos
Seat 9: arabsrule (button) showed [5s 5c] and won (5,950) with three of a kind, Fives

[zarry]

Well #1 Dont put resulsts we can get a better read on the hand without them... Give you a more honest decision.

#2 The 700 chip raise with A2 is well in the wrong place, last to act without action maybe... In your position that hand is a fold.

#3 If your gonna do it do it... Right off the bat on flop u checked, shows weakness throw a raise see if he hit, if he calls or reraises ur out of hand.

#4 Turn you shouldnt be calling a raise when you have lowest pair. -- EEEP I Just saw diamond draw, not the worst call... By the bet he was either slow playing his hand from the flop or just hit the 5 on the turn and is hopeing you didnt have anything and trying to take it down. Or in this case he has you dominated and is casting the bait....

#5 The river, you shouldnt be in at this point none the less move all in with 2 pair. There is a flush draw out there, a straight draw, many pairs that rival your two pair, and even trips...

#6 In conclusion folding a hand like this preflop reduces your chances of making a bad play like this on the river or trying to chase cards for a hand that is not worth it. In the end folding a hand like this maximizes your chances of not throwing money away to draws or trying to catch on the river. Play only prime hands, Lowest i go at this level is prolly A10 o/s unless i wanna just sauce it up with suited connecters, OCCASIONALLY but if i miss the flop i drop the hand...

I hope this helped

[Rondavu]

Think about what you did here. You made a choice to raise a shitty hand like suited A2. This is a fine move to make. I would do it myself. What you have to remember however, is that your goal in raising a suited A2 is to bully a small pot away. You either want to steal the blinds or rip it down quick on the flop. Never lose site of why you got involved in a pot. With that said, your flop check was a big mistake, because you basically had ballz preflop, and then turned into a big puss after it. You have to take a stab at it. This was your plan all along. Why else would you be raising a suited A2? You want to hit an ace? Pwahaha. No, the reason you raise this hand in this spot is not to hit an ace. It's to exploit relative weakness at the table, with an ace backup plan. Represent the flop to see where you're at. Go with plan A first, because plan B (hitting an ace), isn't as safe as you think. It's a last resort with this hand.

Unfortunately you hit two pair against trips. It happens.

[JL]

I really dont see anything wrong with this hand. You are in the CO with the short stacks in the blinds. I would be raising PF with worse hands then A2s to try and steal the blinds.

The button called which is bad news. But on the flop you should have thrown out a C-bet to see where u are at. Chances are with pocket fives he would have folded on the flop. On the turn he threw out a min bet, which usually means hes really weak, or really strong. You caught a flush draw on the turn, plus you had bottom pair, so calling here is a good idea. Sucks that you hit your ace on the river. I really dont know what I would have done...I probably would have checked raised him and lost my stack as well, LOL.
Maybe for next time just check the river, and call if he throws out a value bet...if he goes all-in the cry and fold.

[daddio]

cheers everyone im kickin myself for not making that c-bet probably would have ended it right there,

fuck it dude lets go bowling!!

[Fortune 500]

You've got a nice stack here... I'm not sure I invest a quarter of it on a blind steal here, but I've done it. Beyond that, it's pretty well played. You might get away on the turn, but you've got a lot of draws facing a small bet.

[Fortune 500]

Welcome to FTR, by the way. Tis a good place to be.