Did i play this correctly?

littleogre · by **littleogre** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:13 am GMT

I was just in a tourney With 10 people at my table. My hole cards came AA
and i was on the button. No one before me raised So when it was my turn i raised the minimum amount. Everyone folded except 2 people. The flop came 284 rainbow. So i decided that since i was the short stack at the table I would go all in. I expected the last 2 players to fold but they both stayed in. Then 4th street is a 5 and the river is a 9. Now with no flush draws on the board and knowing that only an A3 would make a straight i figured that there was almost no way for me to not win. Well to my surprise one of the other players turnt over 2 fives and i was out. The game was no limit holdem.

HalfSugar · by **HalfSugar** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 9:16 am GMT

You were not wrong as u were short-stacked, if u don't raise all-in with rockets over a flop like that, you will never do it so don't beat urself up, these things happen 8)

Sundance · by **Sundance** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:20 pm GMT

If you were already the short stack at the table, you should have went all in pre-flop with AA. Letting the others limp in with inferior hands can be detrimental and it was in your case. If you go all in and just take the blinds it is profitable, even with only the SB and BB left in the hand. Winning a small pot with AA is very acceptable.

littleogre · by **littleogre** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:15 pm GMT

Sundance wrote:If you were already the short stack at the table, you should have went all in pre-flop with AA. Letting the others limp in with inferior hands can be detrimental and it was in your case. If you go all in and just take the blinds it is profitable, even with only the SB and BB left in the hand. Winning a small pot with AA is very acceptable.

I will remember that the next time i am in the same situation.

Damian · by **Damian** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 1:37 pm GMT

littleogre wrote:
Sundance wrote:If you were already the short stack at the table, you should have went all in pre-flop with AA. Letting the others limp in with inferior hands can be detrimental and it was in your case. If you go all in and just take the blinds it is profitable, even with only the SB and BB left in the hand. Winning a small pot with AA is very acceptable.

I will remember that the next time i am in the same situation.

I agree with Sundance. This is the exact reason you want to raise before the flop with AA.

nicthestick · by **nicthestick** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:34 pm GMT

ABSOLUTLY!!!!!!! You have to protect the Aces. Unfortunatly in this situation, it looks like a steal by the short stack, and the pocket 5's are most likely to call you down, and you will lose to the trips...... maybe...... A lot depends on payout and chip position of the 5's.

Sundance · by **Sundance** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:57 pm GMT

Regardless of what the pocket 5's chip stack was or position or if it 'looks' like a steal, if you have AA in a tourney and are short stacked, you WANT to go all in and hope you get callers so you can double up. AA is a huge favorite over 55 and is exactly the situation you 'need' to get back in the tourney... Otherwise, why are you even playing? All in pre-flop would have been the only correct play.

nicthestick · by **nicthestick** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 4:31 pm GMT

I agree. Im just saying that in THIS situation, he was probably going to get called regardless of how big a raise he made. Of course, that is a great thing when you hold AA, it is just too bad that the guy you would have been against made his set. i would have moved in with AA, and taken my chances.

Sundance · by **Sundance** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 4:50 pm GMT

Agreed. My guess is that the guy with the 55 had a large stack and gambled that his 55 was up against AK, AQ, or the A3 GS straight draw. If the 55 had an average stack it was a bad play on his part because he only had 2 BB bets in the pot and he just got lucky. Good point Nic.

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