car crash hand

impr0v

Sitting in comfortable mid position in a $10stt and playing fairly tight. Dealt AJo on the big blind, the short stack pushes and is called by the chip leader. I should probably either re-raise all-in or fold, most likely the latter. Decide to split the difference and flat call a third of my stack. Hit an A and J on the flop and, predictably, get my chips in..

[STT] $10 NL 3868883-62 Holdem No Limit 150/300
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : Hand Start.
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : Seat 2 : BuckeyeKyle has $4,710
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : Seat 4 : Maw8 has $1,050
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : Seat 6 : fifou83 has $6,455
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : Seat 7 : hang yu lee has $2,770
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : Seat 8 : impr0v has $3,015
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : fifou83 is the dealer.
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : hang yu lee posted small blind.
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : impr0v posted big blind.
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : Game [62] started with 5 players.
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Jul 15 13:31:58] : Seat 8 : impr0v has Ah Jd
[Jul 15 13:32:00] : BuckeyeKyle folded.
[Jul 15 13:32:05] : Maw8 called 300 and raised 750 and is All-in
[Jul 15 13:32:07] : fifou83 called 1,050
[Jul 15 13:32:09] : hang yu lee folded.
[Jul 15 13:32:15] : Stakes: 150/300 Current level: 5 Next level in: 7 min.
[Jul 15 13:32:21] : impr0v called 750
[Jul 15 13:32:21] : Dealing flop.
[Jul 15 13:32:21] : Board cards [Ad 8d Jh]
[Jul 15 13:32:26] : impr0v bet 1,965 and is All-in
[Jul 15 13:32:29] : fifou83 called 1,965
[Jul 15 13:32:29] : Showdown!
[Jul 15 13:32:29] : Seat 8 : impr0v has Ah Jd
[Jul 15 13:32:31] : Seat 4 : Maw8 has Qh Kc
[Jul 15 13:32:31] : Seat 6 : fifou83 has 8h 8s
[Jul 15 13:32:31] : Seat 8 : impr0v has Ah Jd
[Jul 15 13:32:35] : Stakes: 150/300 Current level: 5 Next level in: 7 min.
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : Board cards [Ad 8d Jh Th 4c]
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : Seat 8 : impr0v has Ah Jd
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : impr0v has Two Pair: Aces and Jacks
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : Seat 6 : fifou83 has 8h 8s
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : fifou83 has 3 of a Kind: 8s
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : fifou83 wins 3,930 with 3 of a Kind: 8s
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : Seat 4 : Maw8 has Qh Kc
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : Maw8 has Straight AKQJT
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : Seat 6 : fifou83 has 8h 8s
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : fifou83 has 3 of a Kind: 8s
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : Seat 8 : impr0v has Ah Jd
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : impr0v has Two Pair: Aces and Jacks
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : Maw8 wins 3,300 with Straight AKQJT
[Jul 15 13:32:52] : Hand is over.

disaster.

EDIT: sorry, wrong forum - could someone move back to poker main?

PPP-Pit Boss

[Jul 15 13:32:37] : fifou83 has 3 of a Kind: 8s
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : impr0v has Two Pair: Aces and Jacks
[Jul 15 13:32:37] : Maw8 wins 3,300 with Straight AKQJT
[Jul 15 13:32:52] : Hand is over.


holy jesus. Doesnt get much worse than that Would you have made the decision to fold if fifou had reraised you all in?

impr0v

Probably not, I would have expected him to push regardless of what flopped if he had been first to act, seeing as he had me covered and had also rivered a winning hand twice earlier in the game. There was only going to be one outcome once the Ace and Jack flopped.

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

ul - although AJ is a terrible hand to be calling major raises with in a three-way pot preflop. You'd have to assume that someone has you dominated (even though they don't in this case). After-flop play seems perfect, but is always going to be a 'fingers-crossed' moment, rather than a 'ship-it' moment.