Why not to overbet big hands preflop in NL ring games
This is the fastest I have ever played AA because I knew I'd get called. Tight player that I had barely seen play any hands bets 7xBB in early position. Can anyone say high pocket pair?! If you give a read this obvious, anyone that has or hits a better hand can take your stack so easily.
I almost shoved all in preflop as I figured he had KK and would probably call, but I also figured that may be the only way he gets away from it, besides an ace hitting on the flop.
PokerStars Game #863213470: Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10) - 2004/11/16 - 08:19:02 (ET)
CARDSON
Table 'Terradas' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: The Dream ($970 in chips)
Seat 3: manilow ($424 in chips)
Seat 4: Hasselbeck ($400 in chips)
Seat 5: soora ($400 in chips)
Seat 6: deucebiggie ($2704.70 in chips)
Seat 7: SHANI ($2153.75 in chips)
Seat 8: michael1123 ($1367 in chips)
Seat 9: xx TaxMan xx ($1047 in chips)
SHANI: posts small blind $5
michael1123: posts big blind $10
RocKs0liD: sits out
Hasselbeck: posts big blind $10
soora: posts big blind $10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [As Ah]
xx TaxMan xx: folds
The Dream: raises $60 to $70
manilow: folds
Hasselbeck: folds
soora: folds
deucebiggie: folds
SHANI: folds
michael1123: raises $130 to $200
The Dream: calls $130
*** FLOP *** [2c 4h 8c]
michael1123: bets $200
The Dream: calls $200
*** TURN *** [2c 4h 8c] [2d]
michael1123: bets $967 and is all-in
The Dream: calls $570 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [2c 4h 8c 2d] [Qs]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
michael1123: shows [As Ah] (two pair, Aces and Deuces)
The Dream: mucks hand
michael1123 collected $1962 from pot
michael1123 said, "whew, it was KK and not QQ"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1965 | Rake $3
Board [2c 4h 8c 2d Qs]
Seat 1: The Dream mucked [6s 8d] - two pair, Eights and Deuces
Seat 3: manilow folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Hasselbeck folded before Flop
Seat 5: soora folded before Flop
Seat 6: deucebiggie (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: SHANI (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: michael1123 (big blind) showed [As Ah] and won ($1962) with two pair,
Aces and Deuces
Seat 9: xx TaxMan xx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Anyway, another good reason to keep your preflop bets consistent and not try to "protect" your big hands preflop. Giving away that you have a big hand not only limits how much you can make by scaring off dominated hands but it also sets yourself up to get your clock cleaned by better hands.
