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I don’t think the play is “terrible” as it ended up being a bit of a cooler. I don’t know this one chip rule you speak of unless he just tried to raise but didn’t put out enough so it ended up being a call. Personally, I like a small raise there to try and isolate to heads up. You know you are going up against at least one good hand so I like seeing a flop heads up and evaluating at that point. If you see a flop of AK8 you can probably fold but if the flop ends up 46J you are likley getting stacked anyways. At the end of the day its a cooler and it sucks. This is why I play more tournaments vs cash, it only takes one unlucky hand to erase hours of profit (and I know it works the other way too)!
Best of luck on the tables!
Hand 1: Overall I like everything you did but would have probably have bet flop. If it were heads up with the 3rd guy all in I like the check but with multiple in the pot I like a bet to try and lose a horse in the race. Not sure if a decent bet gets J10 to fold there or not but possible. Other than that you just got unlucky with the JJ runout….had a similar thing happen to me a few weeks ago at Foxwoods 1-2 NL game….just sucks.
Hand 2: I go back and forth on this one…..I don’t hate the shove being short stacked but I also don’t love it either with a raise and 3 bet in front….your A itself is probably dominated so you are playing your 9 and clubs only. If you werent short stacked I think this is an insta fold and one of those hands you chuckle about when you see the flop and turn. At the end of the day you quadrupled up and you need these types of hands to survive!
Hand 3: Price to call in BB was pretty good but I think we need a fold there…that being said I would have called as well mostly to defend my blind. I am probably just checking down the hand the entire way and trying to get to showdown as cheaply as possible and hope my A is good. The Villain’s A range is far better than yours so even though we block the A its certainly a strong consideration for them to have in play. I don’t like the raise, it only gets a bluff to fold, and next best scenario is an A with a bad kicker gets you a chop.
Hope this helps! Best of luck on the tables!
I like what T Ray said….if you have $100 you won’t be strapped to lose just sit down and watch and play. Play only premium hands and use your time at the table watching everything. It doesn’t hurt to read some strategy books or play for free online but jumping into the deep end will teach you to swim really quick or you will learn you don’t like water! I also would tell you to try playing in some tournaments. You can get more hours for your money on the table, I play almost strictly tournaments at Foxwoods and play from $60 to $200 buyins and I know what my total loss will be when I sit down (if I don’t cash!).
Best of luck!
The 9s may not find a fold to a 3bet depending on the player and if he isn’t folding the 3 bet open then is he likely to fold post flop with the over pair to the board? Also, being on the button the 9s may think you are raising from position and be more inclined to call with the pair.
That being said I think you should ALWAYS be 3 betting with AA in any position (there are some isolated situations where a flat is ok but…..) and building a pot for the best hand. You got hit by a 2 outer in this scenario and take some comfort in knowing that the 9s may have called the 3 bet anyways and being an over pair to the board would likely have called your post flop bet as well. Sucks for sure but if AA won every time it wouldn’t be poker!
I agree with Martin about the blind structures and chips stack sizes. I play in some tourneys where you get to a final table and everyone is 1 hand from being in first or last and you spend a ton of time just moving the blinds around the table. I’ve been in spots where we are 6 handed and I am the big stack and have 25 BBs so it becomes sort of a jam/luck fest at that point. I do agree as well that sometimes you just have to put your foot down and say I want to play it out, I’ve done it. I also look at the players at the table, both skill level and people I know. I am not gonna play 5 handed with 3 guys I know and like when we can all chop and get close to 2nd place money but if there are 3-4 guys I don’t know or for that matter don’t like, shuffle up and deal and lets play!
No wrong answer here, just sort of evaluate things like players, chip stacks, blinds, payouts, etc…and make a decision and stand by it! Good luck!