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Is this one of those I should have just gotten away from? From the flop action the only hands I could put villain on were maybe AJ+ and 44, but I had a really bad feeling about 44. I was kicking myself afterwards, because it's one of those hands I feel like I played badly because I felt like I played against my better judgment. Is this one of those I need to learn to catch, or was it played OK? (Villain is 32/2, though I had no HUD stats at the time.)

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($23.75)
UTG ($11.10)
UTG+1 ($39.85)
MP1 ($34.50)
MP2 ($10.10)
MP3 ($26.75)
CO ($50.40)
Button ($16.30)
SB ($16.90)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3, 3.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, MP1 raises to $0.75, 4 folds, SB calls $0.65, Hero calls $0.50, UTG+1 calls $0.50.

Flop: ($3) 3, 4, A (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $2, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, SB raises to $5, Hero calls $3.

Turn: ($13) A (2 players)
SB bets $5.5, Hero raises to $18, SB calls $5.65 (All-In).

River: ($35.30) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $35.30

I'm hoping to get it all in on the flop there. If he's got me with a higher set, or was dumb enough to call the PF raise w/ 52, so be it.

I might have shoved the flop but the way you played it wasn't bad.

If he's got A4 or 44 meh cooler. But I'm not gonna fold a FH

folding here would be really bad

He did have the 44, btw. It was the second time in two days that I'd been beaten by set over set. Maybe that takes care of my quota for March.

Originally Posted by deacon_bluez

He did have the 44, btw. It was the second time in two days that I'd been beaten by set over set. Maybe that takes care of my quota for March.

I wish I could have that quota.

my last 4k hands have had many many coolers.

set over set atleast 3 times,
straight over straight on flop twice
ive even had a str flush beaten by a royal.

and ive also had other sets dominated by boats/straights/flushes by calling stations atleast another 5 times.

including 2 flopped boats beaten by 2 rivered boats.

and last but not least, AK & the flopped set of A's with K kicker beaten by rivered boats with villains AQ and A6

each and every time i got it all in when i wanted, but lately i feel as though i just "know" im gonna get beat even holding monsters.

oh well, it has to end soon, and I'm going to enjoy the bounce back up...

so, i guess i hope im done my quota for 2008 :P

Just an example of why being deep rolled is beneficial.

Originally Posted by ProZachNation

Just an example of why being deep rolled is beneficial.

yup.

i run pretty up and down all month, but late in feb i went up about 7 buyins over 3k hands, then the next 4k hands were filled with coolers taking me down about 6.

Originally Posted by ProZachNation

Just an example of why being deep rolled is beneficial.

Agreed, which is why a hand like this doesn't bug me too much. I'm quite deeply rolled for $25 and can shake these off. In fact, I had this and one other bad beat last night, but scratched out a break-even night anyway (just played for an hour or so).

The flopped set over set scenario is supposed to be pretty rare, and I can go several weeks sometimes without getting bitten by it. Worse for me lately is when I am dealt a straight preflop. In the last week I've had that 4 times and lost 3 of them to flushes. And I don't slow play them; I have given rotten odds to draw to the flush and they still hit them.

Anyway, maybe this will get booted to the bad beat forum....