dumb play or river rat with AA pf

[Moor Rekop]

Medium stakes 1-2 NL game

Hero in 3p opens 3x with ppAA, called by button. (pot $16)
Flop KK9 rainbow - Hero bets $10 button calls (pot $36)
Turn 3 rainbow board - Hero checks villian bets $54
* I have a hard time putting him on a K with this over bet as why would he want to chase me out of pot, I put him on pp (hopefully not 9's or 3"s) Hero calls $54
River 10 (pot -$144) Hero checks and villian moves all in for $220 which has my $180 stack covered.

* I called after deliberation and time running out putting him on high PP like Jacks or Queens. Villian had pp10 and boated me on river.

* I think with a little more time (30 sec. is all I had to work with) I would have put him on 9's or 10's or possilbly a King wondering why he would push in if he suspected I had a K knowing I would call for sure.

My mistake was not RR on Turn or betting turn out wouldn't you agree?

[alexgotay]

Bet the turn for value, you probably have the best hand and he can check behind a lot of pp that would peel one more.

[grogheadflow]

You don't have to bet the turn, you're unlikely to get 3 streets from worse and there's no need to protect your hand from 2 outer type hands like 1010.

I think you played it fine, though definitely don't re-raise the turn you're clearly way ahead/ way behind which = call and pot control. The only 'mistake' you obviously made is calling the river, but then against most I wouldn't fold either.

[JamesMa]

meh I think in a 1/2 game you're more likely to be called by worse than in a 5/10 game. I personally would probably just choose to go for a bet/bet/bet line and fold to a raise.

But yes in some cases you arent gettin 3 streets of value so you need to pick to streets to bet. I would bet flop and turn I think and expect him to check back river with almost all his hands except hands that have us beat.

[grogheadflow]

Originally Posted by JamesMa

meh I think in a 1/2 game you're more likely to be called by worse than in a 5/10 game.

Meh I think the opposite is true, for different reasons though.