Geee whiz what would you do here

[scottishlad]

This weekend I was playing a LIVE £1/£2 side game . After playing for around 2 hours the following hand occurred. I will firstly try to set the scene by giving you the information I had gathered from the players leading up to this point in an attempt to help you play the hand...

The Scenario:

SEAT ONE : Open

SEAT TW0 : A very solid player. He'd really only played AJ or better. This player had a tendency to call most bets, slow play his hands and raise on the river when he thought he had the best hand. STACK : £240

SEAT THREE : Open

SEAT FOUR : A looser player than seat 2. He would play a wider margin of hands but never bet/raised, he was the ultimate calling station and a hard person to bluff. STACK : £180

SEAT FIVE : This was a new player to the table. He had only been seated for 4 hands. The previous hand he went broke, the first hand he had played, when his all-in pre-flop AK didn't hit against seat 6's pocket Queens. So information was very limited here. STACK : £200

SEAT SIX : Despite having QQ the previous hand, this player could only be described has a "madman". He was in nearly ever pot irregardless of position, cost or cards. He would bluff most pots with a small opening bet but never really committed a lot of his stack. This guy truly brought a whole new meaning to the term any two cards. STACK : £480

SEAT SEVEN : Myself. I was really pleased with how I was playing. With a solid table image, and having won a few nice pots, I found myself chipping away quite nicely and amassed a healthy stack over two solid hours of poker. STACK : £430

SEAT EIGHT : Open

SEAT NINE : Open

* The stack sizes are approximates but correct give or take a £1 or £2. *


The Hand :

Seat five had the button, so Seat six posted the SB (£1) and I posted the BB (£2).
Seat two limped UTG, followed by seats four and five. Seat six made up the extra £1 and also flat called putting the pot at £10.
I, in the BB, looked down to find so raised the pot, £12 making it £10 to go. All players barring seat four called the extra £10. So I was out of position playing a four way pot with AA.

The Flop :



The maniac in seat six checked from the SB so I proceeded to bet £28 just over half pot. The more conservative player in seat two, UTG, called my bet as did the new player on the button.
Here commence the dilema... The SB check-raised to £69... What would your next move be...

(A) RAISE
(B) CALL
(C) FOLD

[almurray]

I would prob flat call putting him on an up n down str8 flush draw or poss set with flush draw.

Having said that with a little adrenalin pumping I would prob start sweating and throw it all in and then lose to a str8 flush.

If you raise and he re-raises are you prepared to fold with nut flush draw and AA held......possibly not, so I would see the next card and if not too scary, ALL IN.

Difficult decision, but I hope you made the right one and hopefully a packet as well.

[serzrokoko]

Call :hearts:

[ChaseMan16]

I would of called also

[bluelips]

re-raise pot imo and play for stacks vs this guy

[hdfree]

Prob has a flush ~ you have the :Ah: ~~~~~~

All-in right away and represent the A high flush like you trapped him.

Then pray another heart falls ! :D

[scottishlad]

Outcome One :

With seats 2 and 5 still to act after the raise this did slow me down. I was worried about all the flat calling from UTG and the SB could have had anything on that flop.
Holding the Ace of Hearts, nut-flush draw, really made it hard to fold on the flop for £41 more. I was getting almost 5/1 to draw to a nut-flush with the possibility of another £82 been added if seats 2 and 5 opted to call. The implied odds where there too. I didnt really want to see the 2,5 or 7 which all would have been 4 cards to a straight flush, I was sure that I would be holding the best hand. With the raise from seat 6, the only player covering me at the table, I was pretty sure of getting paid off and doubling up.

I CALLED hoping that seats 2 and 5 didn't re-raise and I caught a big heart.
Seat 2 folded for the £41 more but with position I guess seat 5 also called The pot now stood at £285.

The Turn

IMO the worst turn card possible was:6s:

From 1st position, seat 6, immediately went all-in for about £400 easily cover myself and the other remaining player in seat 5. So it really is crunch time now What's he got what's your play...

(A) CALL
(B) FOLD

[DADuhWEEwah]

never call flop, always shove and then u dont have a problem on the turn, ur not drawing dead.

calling = suicide, how many cards in the deck are going to make your comfortable, chuck it if u dont wanna rebuy possibly or shove in if you have intentions of going to the turn.

[serzrokoko]

Hmmm... 400 $, "maybe" he is bluffing but 400$ :(
In live game 1-2 $, if seat 6 is "madman" I will fold and wait to make better trap next time ;)
I m sure you have chances to win this hand but you dont have to go all in on that flop:)

[Survivor777]

Shove it in !!! You already said seat 6 was a "madman" :) Call - hell no

[Thaxiss]

can't call.
Even folding is better than calling.

Shove and reload.