Well short lived lesson from last session. :-/ Was off to a good start but couldn't fold KK when it appeared I should.
Hand 5 1st one played. MP1 w/Qs Jd EP's fold, I decide to limp, not sure what I'll do after the flop and what cards I'd like to see, though a Q J would be nice. Short stack after me raises to 60, LP's, Button, & SB fold, I reluctantly call. Flop Qd 5h 4c. BB checks and I bet 105 into the 195 pot, MP2 calls. Turn 4h. I decide to put the short stack all-in if he wants to continue and bet the pot (405). I don't think he has a 4. He calls and shows pocket 10's. I'm ahead and only have to worry about two 10's on the river. River 7d and I win. I now have 2040 chips; a nice start. Nothing more happens until hand 14 when I have pocket K's.
Hand 14 in EP2 I have Ks Kc blinds 25/50. UTG folds and I bet 3 BB (150). Everyone folds except the BB and he calls. Flop 9c 5h 10d. I bet 150 into a 325 pot and BB raises me to 400. I don't know what he has and wonder if he has a set as I bet pre-flop and flop. I didn't consider if he might have pocket A's, but wondered if he might have a set. Turn Ah. That I did not want to see since if he has an Ace my K's are beat. He bets 500 into the 1125 pot and I decide to call. Turn 8c.He goes all in with 905 to the now 2125 pot and definitely against my better judgement I call. and indeed he has an Ace and I'm down to 25 chips. :-/
Indeed I should have folded after he re-raised my post flop bet to 500 because at this point I have no good idea of what he might have and it's unlikely he'd make that kind of bet if he had nothing. Turns out I was wrong about that, as at that point he only had Ac Js, two overcards, to the board and another player who had raised from EP2 pre-flop and bet approx 1/2 the pot post flop.
Unfortunately what he did isn't the problem here. One more time I couldn't give up what looks like a good hand when confronted from large bets from another player suggesting they have SOMETHING THAT WILL BEAT ME, particularly when, in the end they go ALL-IN! Though his cards on the flop didn't indicate he should raise, once he hit the Ace on the turn he did have possible winning cards to bet with.
Still hard learning that lesson, particularly when I hold KK's and likely QQ's as well.
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Amen, brother. This is a recurring leak of mine: the I-can't-get-off-the-second-best-hand syndrome. When they bet big on the turn and/or river, you better take a good 2nd look at your hand strength. Good blog.
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