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I have AA in middle/late position. There are two or three calls, I raise and the guy behind me raises, one guy calls and I raise again. They both call so we are three players left to see the flop. I´m quite happy with my aces! The flop is like 5d 8d 10s or something similar. What happens now is that I and the one behind me raise and re raise and raise again til the limit while the last guy folds. The turn card bring nothing, so we get back at raising each other to the limit. After the river card there is still nothing to be worried about so I raise, he raise me after which I call only to lose to 555.

Did I get carried away? Since he re raised pre flop I figured he had a really strong hand (AK, KK, possibly even AA :) ), I didnt even consider the

possibility that he only had a low or middle pocket pair.

Thanks!

 

/ Henrik

Answer: A few points:

1. Did you get carried away? I think yes you did. Capping preflop is a must. Capping the flop is also fine but if you again get raised on the turn card then you should just call. He could have also had TT or 88. Most people won't keep raising and reraising with a hand that you could have beat with one pair. Occasionally you'll find someone who will do that in which case capping it each round is fine but they are the exception.

2. You shouldn't be surprised that a person behind you three bet with a smaller or middle pocket pair. That is a fairly common move at the middle limit games. Many people use it. I guess they are hoping that you don't have a big pair, instead you have AK and then they are a slight favorite if they get heads up. I personally don't like the play and I use it sparingly. It is a much better move at larger stake games because the action is usually heads up. To reraise a tight unimaginative player preflop with only 55 is giving money away.

There are two lessons to be learned here:

1. People often play in ways that you wouldn't. Don't be certain that they have one hand just because they made a move preflop. Instead look to later betting rounds -- those are the real ones where the true strength of their hand is usually shown.

2. Being aggressive and putting in a lot of bets is a good thing but if you get reraised on the turn or river then watch out. Most of the time that means one pair isn't good.

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