Too passive?

[cardsman1992]

Turn and river line checks, please. This might be standard, so it is a little bit of a sanity check too.

I don't think I should have bet turn because that would have been asking for trouble.

Bet on river seemed weak, so I called. How often am I beat? Should I have raised river?

PokerRoom No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 ($23.60)
MP3 ($14.95)
CO ($25.00)
Hero ($25.90)
SB ($21.55)
BB ($24.75)
UTG ($50.15)
UTG+1 ($20.70)
UTG+2 ($42.70)
MP1 ($7.10)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, A.
7 folds, Hero raises to $1, SB raises to $1.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3.5, SB calls $1.75.

Flop: ($7.25) Q, 8, J (2 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $5, SB calls $4.

Turn: ($17.25) Q (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($17.25) 2 (2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero calls $5.

Final Pot: $27.25

[jackvance]

I think you did fine here. If he doesn't have the Q, he's gonna be scared of it.. so your aces have less value here.

[cardsman1992]

okay, how bout the rest of the hand? More of a reraise PF (maybe to $5 ish) and more on the flop (to full pot)?

I hadn't played many hands, but I hadn't been at the table long. Seemed to be a little passive though....

[samsonite2100]

I think I play this about the same. I feel like I'm too passive sometimes, though.

[martindcx1e]

i re-raise more pre-flop

[johnnyBuz]

Raising to only 2x BB is never a good play. Make it $2 to go.

[cardsman1992]

Raising to only 2x BB is never a good play. Make it $2 to go.

The way PokerRoom HHs go out is a little crazy actually. This is a $25 table and .25 BB. They must put on the history the big bet instead of big blind. I'm not sure. Anyway, I raised 4xBB. That's my standard opener unless a bunch of limpers are in front of me. Then I pop it up accordingly.

[Fnord]

I raise more pre-flop and push on this flop.

[jackvance]

okay, how bout the rest of the hand? More of a reraise PF (maybe to $5 ish) and more on the flop (to full pot)?

Ah ok, well you asked for a turn and river line check. Preflop I reraise more. Triple his raise or something (seeing how your initial $1 was already in the pot). That would make the flop play totally different, but as played, I think it's personal preference. Simply depends on what you want to achieve. You played it calmly, to keep him in the hand here - and the turn fucked you over. Too bad. You could have also potted it on the flop, but I don't think it's "better" perse. I mean, if the turn was a blank, you might have extracted more value this way. It's mainly the preflop action that was too passive imo.

[cardsman1992]

Ya, initially I just was worried about turn and river, then I started thinking about the rest of the hand....

He turned over AK, btw....