A Tale of AQ

or "Reading Your Opponent"

Two examples of AQ in the hole and how differently they were played...

***** Hand History for Game 1153382825 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Monday, November 08, 03:18:41 EDT 2004
Table Table 14141 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 8: serialx ( $86.25 )
Seat 3: bigdogcj ( $127.4 )
Seat 10: balls2thewal ( $11 )
Seat 5: c_rea_m ( $0 )
Seat 6: FishKing69 ( $82.35 )
Seat 1: JimboAllen ( $71.75 )
serialx posts small blind [$0.5].
balls2thewal posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to serialx [ Qd Ah ]
JimboAllen calls [$1].
FishKing69 folds.
serialx raises [$3.5].
c_rea_m has left the table.
balls2thewal folds.
JimboAllen calls [$3].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 9s, 3s, Th ]
serialx bets [$5].
JimboAllen calls [$5].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6d ]
serialx bets [$10].
JimboAllen calls [$10].
** Dealing River ** [ 2d ]
>You have options at Table 14175 (6 max) Table!.
serialx checks.
JimboAllen bets [$30].
serialx calls [$30].
JimboAllen shows [ Jh, As ] high card ace.
serialx shows [ Qd, Ah ] high card ace.
serialx wins $97 from the main pot with high card ace with queen kicker.

Up to this hand, I had noticed that Jimbo was rather stubborn and tough to shake. On the river, I thought for a while before calling. No straight. No flush. Until he bet, I thought he possibly had paired the 9 or the 10 and I was ready to fold. But then his bet of $30 into a pot of $37 set off alarms in my head. That felt like a bet that did NOT want to be called. I actually would have folded if he had bet just a little less than that.. say, $20. But the near-potsize bet just screamed "steal attempt." If he also had an ace, I figured I likely had him outkicked. I rarely make calls like this, but in some situations, I just have a strong feeling that something is very suspicious. He left the table soon after this.

***** Hand History for Game 1153532578 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Monday, November 08, 04:54:14 EDT 2004
Table Table 14175 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 1: serialx ( $152.86 )
Seat 6: mahmad4 ( $37.75 )
Seat 10: DONT2OUTME ( $110 )
Seat 3: wireless2121 ( $10 )
DONT2OUTME posts small blind [$0.5].
serialx posts big blind [$1].
wireless2121 posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to serialx [ Ad Qh ]
wireless2121 checks.
mahmad4 folds.
DONT2OUTME raises [$9.5].
serialx folds.
wireless2121 folds.
DONT2OUTME does not show cards.
DONT2OUTME wins $12
serialx: AQ
DONT2OUTME: ak off

There was another player earlier at this table that was often making similarly big pre-flop raises with hands like K9 (clearly a maniac) and I'd called him with hands like AQ (he soon lost his stack and left). But this guy, DONT2OUTME, seldomly raised this much pre-flop. As a matter of fact, this was probably only the second time in my long session at this table with him that he raised more than $4 pre-flop. I had wanted to raise with my AQ, but after he made it $10 to see the flop, I couldn't see how I could even call with my AQ. Sure enough (though I actually put him on a strong pair), he was kind enough to confirm that my Queen was dominated by his King.

Look at you. I can remember reading posts about how you don't like this game, and you keep making silly mistakes. (I'd be embaressed to see some of the first posts I made on here)

Now you're pretty damn good. And obviously profitable.

Great job.

Amen, brotha Fnord.

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