I saw this player open shove A3s in EP for 100bb+
This was the first time I saw a 4 bet.
I already analyzed it but would like to see the community thoughts on this hand,
before I go in detail.
@lihiue would like your input mate.
Lately, every time I played 10 10, it has been the kiss of death.
So, I was surprised he won with it.
I would have played the 10âs totally different.
Mucking them before the flop and not dismayed at all when the 10 hit.
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You were on the button, & had a fairly good hand pre-flop, but not suited. Villain was in earlier position & acted earlier. I would have assumed that villain had pocket Aces or pocket Kings due to his position, when he went all-in pre-flop.
I would have folded villainâs all-in move.
Villain over-played those 10s, pre-flop. That was risky and not at all correct (in my opinion). Villain should have assumed you had KK KA or maybe QQ when you re-raised. But, he was representing a huge hand, and that folks, is poker.
Villain got lucky.
As for me, the clock with on-line poker is my enemy. It sometimes leads to rash decisions.
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I have done this move many times. The villain with pocket 10s, puts out feeler bet 3x BB one tic. You respond with I have Ax something raise 10xbb. blinds are low, He reads you as having a six card out + straight draw at best, possible small pocket pair, He shoves. Knowing that 60%+ of the time you will not hit anything, odds in his favor, increasing the value of his hand dramatically. You gave him the information. He used itâŚ
I would have folded the AJ off when he pushed, best to have a good hand when going all-in
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Eh, I think you can make an argument either way here.
If theyâre open shoving A3s then the range they open for a normal size is probably a lot stronger than it should be, but I also expect thereâs a lot of broadway hands youâre doing quite well against that will 4-bet jam when theyâre supposed to mostly call or fold.
Iâd probably need to have a better sense of what their open raising range is before I would call with AJo, but Iâm happy to call here against some opponents (I might fold to the open against others).
Itâs definitely a gamble, but not a punt, and Iâm playing mostly by feel here. If youâre comfortable with the call even after losing, then I think it was almost certainly the right play. Itâs harder to judge the other way around, but it canât be that bad.
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Sometimes we run bad with certain hands. Donât let that discourage you from playing pocket Tens in correct situations.
Awhile back I had a losing streak of 9 times in a row losing with AK. Couldnât catch a break with them. Small sample size but I know it feels bad lol
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I was being liberal with his 4 bet range. Since he was playing erratically. But for the most part when they 4 bet shove they will be heavily weight into AA, KK, AK.
Yeah, I think I was being too loose with my call. Thanks for the reply my dude.
given context provided, iâd say itâs a frequency call. say you rolled a 7 and laugh as you rake the pot.
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Yeah, I wish I rolled a 7 on this one lol
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âDonât let that discourage you from playing pocket Tens in correct situations.â
Youâre absolutely correct to point that out.
Admittingly, I think differently than most on Replay.
Playing whatâs trending, meaning what was consistently winning and avoiding what was
consistently losing.
There was a time on Replay when it was easy to track and play this way.
I was successful mixing it up with standard play and what was trending.
Lately, I lost my edge.
Iâm probably reading too many of Younguruâs posts. (JK)
I get what youâre saying.
Watching Snowman win with AQ vs Q10, then the very next hand winning again this time
with Q 10 against K5.
^ ( Not actual hands - just an example from a memory )
So, Snowman wins with the previous losing hand!
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Yeah donât do that my friend. Cards have no memory, you should only focus on what is the best approach in your current situation.
yup, losing hands donât mean anything in poker. Also I remember a quote from Doyle Brunson about how he plays the next hand regardless of what it is after he wins a hand, because the wins comes in stretches. This is also another bad mentality to have and 1 that can cost you a lot of money.
I agree with you of course @Punlsher but some players do seem to make that kind of âsuperstitiousâ stuff work for them. I chalk it up to adding a randomizer effect, which does have theoretical merit (as of course you will know).
My âluckyâ trash hands are 84 and T6, and I run well above expectation with both. This is likely due to playing those hands confidently, which tends to be a good thing in NLHE.
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Doyle was in Joliet IL years ago opening up a poker room and most likely a book signing event.
I couldnât get there to see him.
Looking back, all I can do is shake my head in frustration to this day.
BTW, playing his 10-2 can also cost you a lot of money.
Thanks for the friendly advice.
Maybe a win will come in the WILDHORSES or Nordic Warriors shortly.
If not, I had a good run.
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Youâre never down and out until you hang âem up, Joe. Keep firing those bullets!
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