As mentioned in another Play-By-Play, AK - Big Slick - is a premium Texas holdem hand. This hand should be raised to fold out weaker drawing hands. This time, I'm the one holding the weak hand, hoping to see the flop for cheap. Luckily the late position player chooses to limp in, allowing me to see the flop - and it was a great flop for my hand.
I'm holding KTo, a very mediocre hand, a hand that I usually will try to limp in with, but sometimes
fold in early position. I decided to play this hand in early position since the table seemed pretty passive,
a lot of flops were being seen with unraised pots. I got lucky that this was the case with my hand.
I flopped top two pair, and slow-play the first round of betting, only betting $1. The late position
player is holding AK, top pair, top kicker. He plays his hand pretty softly, raising me only $1. I know
that I have him beat at this moment, so I decide to just call his bet, with the plan to check-raise him
on the turn.
The turn card is a Queen, a bad card for me since there is now a higher two-pair and a straight possibility. However,
I stick with my original plan, and go for the check-raise. My opponent bites, betting $4, I check-raise
another $4. He just calls, so I pretty much know that I've won the hand. I throw in a final small bet,
which should be callable, and my opponent indeed calls that bet as well.
He was tied to his losing hand, I don't blame him because it was a good hand to be holding, but this is why you raise pre-flop with a premium hand and fold out the weak hands that need to get lucky.
Check it out:
***** Hand History for Game XXXX *****
0/0 TexasHTGameTable (NL) - Sat Mar 27 13:23:13 EST 2004
Table Magic Hands (Real Money) -- Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Player1 ( $38.60)
Seat 2: Player2 ( $89.55)
Seat 3: Player3 ( $24)
Seat 4: Player4 ( $68.75)
Seat 5: Player5 ( $23.75)
Seat 6: Player6 ( $21.80)
Seat 7: Player7 ( $29.25)
Seat 8: FlopTurnRiver ( $24.05)
Seat 9: Player9 ( $26.90)
Seat 10: Player10 ( $25.65)
Player6 posts small blind (0.25)
Player7 posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to FlopTurnRiver [ Ts, Kh ]
FlopTurnRiver calls (0.50)
Player9 folds.
Player10 folds.
Player1 folds.
Player2 folds.
Player3 calls (0.50)
Player4 folds.
Player5 folds.
Player6 calls (0.25)
Player7 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Th, 3h, Kd ]
Player6 checks.
Player7 checks.
FlopTurnRiver bets (1)
Player3 raises (2) to 2
Player6 folds.
Player7 folds.
FlopTurnRiver calls (1)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Qs ]
FlopTurnRiver checks.
Player3 bets (4)
FlopTurnRiver raises (8) to 8
Player3 calls (4)
** Dealing River ** : [ 4c ]
FlopTurnRiver bets (5)
Player3 calls (5)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $30.40 | Rake: $1.60
Board: [ Th 3h Kd Qs 4c ]
Player1 balance $38.60, didn't bet (folded)
Player2 balance $89.55, didn't bet (folded)
Player3 balance $8.50, lost $15.50 [ Kc Ad ] [ a pair of kings -- Ad,Kc,Kd,Qs,Th ]
Player4 balance $68.75, didn't bet (folded)
Player5 balance $23.75, didn't bet (folded)
Player6 balance $21.30, lost $0.50 (folded)
Player7 balance $28.75, lost $0.50 (folded)
FlopTurnRiver balance $38.95, bet $15.50, collected $30.40, net +$14.90 [ Ts Kh ] [ two pairs, kings and tens -- Kh,Kd,Qs,Ts,Th ]
Player9 balance $26.90, didn't bet (folded)
Player10 balance $25.65, didn't bet (folded)
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