$2 NLHE 6-max: 3 way 3 bet pot with AA

[Alucard]

I didn't wan't to bet that board due to
1. UTG being deep stacked.
2. Board is pretty wet. A good board for SB to catch or a possible set mine

wanted to go for a cheaper showdown but went for value on the river after both Vs playing pretty passive

partypoker - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

SB: 131 BB (VPIP: 29.10, PFR: 16.15, 3Bet Preflop: 4.82, hands: 10,091)
BB: 113 BB (VPIP: 28.70, PFR: 16.75, 3Bet Preflop: 6.46, Hands: 9,606)
UTG: 204.5 BB (VPIP: 28.46, PFR: 15.78, 3Bet Preflop: 5.63, Hands: 10,806)
Hero (CO): 224.5 BB
BTN: 88.5 BB (VPIP: 28.46, PFR: 16.41, 3Bet Preflop: 5.56, Hands: 11,076)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Ad As
UTG raises to 3 BB, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, SB calls 8.5 BB, fold, UTG calls 6 BB

Flop : (28 BB, 3 players) Ks Jc 9c
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks

Turn : (28 BB, 3 players) 6h
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets 17.5 BB, SB calls 17.5 BB, UTG calls 17.5 BB

River : (80.5 BB, 3 players) 6c
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero?

 

[elcuzz]

Its a really tough spot
You could value bet , you have A's up now after all
But if someone raised you you'd have to throw your hand away
SB most probably have KQ suited or something like that he called a big raise preflop
UTG could be trapping with a flush
If I was you I'd check back , I have a huge hand and I don't want anyone to push me off it

 

[thatguy6793]

Yeah really tough board, especially with the monster hand preflop, these ones are the worst. Since they're just checking you there's a few thing I think would be happening: 1) They both missed the straight (would explain the call to your bet after the turn since they were still good enough pot odds) and don't want to risk anything with the aggressive preflop raiser, 2) they have a pair, possibly 2 pair, and are waiting to see if you hit something with a raise, 3) both of them hit and are trying the check raise, which seems really unlikely here since you would assume aggressive play with a made hand. I'd check and just hope I won with a pair at showdown. Also just wondering about the postflop play here, I would have done a cbet postflop or at least a small bet to see what they would have done and maybe get a better idea of the ranges and maybe get the flush draw out of the picture, so why the check? Because the raise on the six could be giving them the idea that you have a weak hand or mid straight and could be the reason they both called your bet on the turn.

 

[IPlay]

We really should bet flop and go for control on the turn. Not a fan of giving a free card to two villains and we should have the best hand pretty often.

 

[c9h13no3]

We really should bet flop and go for control on the turn. Not a fan of giving a free card to two villains and we should have the best hand pretty often.

That, and 3bet bigger since you are deep with the nuts.

 

[Keith_MM]

That, and 3bet bigger since you are deep with the nuts against a guy who should have pretty tight range being UTG.

fyp

 

[Alucard]

fyp

OK so as played I bet another 18BB as a blocker on the river. SB folded and the UTG tanked & called with 73s for a flush. Insane

 

[Keith_MM]

3bet bigger and he probably folds that 73
cbet the flop 2/3 pot and if he's still in the hand he probably folds
fire again on the turn and if he's still in the hand he probably folds.

you let him see a cheaper flop, free turn and cheap river cardto hit a hand that beat you . its not his falut that he didn't fold , you gave him all the opportunitity to hit his draw cheaply.

 

[IPlay]

3bet bigger and he probably folds that 73
cbet the flop 2/3 pot and if he's still in the hand he probably folds
fire again on the turn and if he's still in the hand he probably folds.

you let him see a cheaper flop, free turn and cheap river cardto hit a hand that beat you . its not his falut that he didn't fold , you gave him all the opportunitity to hit his draw cheaply.

To be fair I don't think someone calling a 3b with 73s is ever folding a flush draw.

 

[Keith_MM]

if he's calling though better to get more money in the pot while we are ahead and he still has a draw than when it whiffs and he folds air otherwise you are RIOing yourself

 

[Papier24]

To be fair I don't think someone calling a 3b with 73s is ever folding a flush draw.

I agree. You could probably go all in and he wouldn't fold and you don't want him to fold too.

But I would bet the flop 10/10 times. As you said the board is really wet, so this is definetely not the right board to slowplay aces in a multiway pot. Maybe you could 3bet bigger preflop but 3times the open bet is more or less standard. But against a player who calls you with 73s you might raise it bigger to isolate him.

 

[froggeedogs]

couple things, Bigger raise pre-flop for sure, at least 12bb. then I think you should have bet on the flop at least half the pot. once utg calls, which he would, 2/3 bet on turn for sure. if he folds then, (not likely if he plays those cards to begin with), all good. if he calls then it is an easy check-fold on river. but as played, he was getting great pot odds on turn and especially river. he was calling no matter what I think, so lessen damage to yourself.
tough to fold aces but sometimes gotta do it.

all imo.

 

[microse]

I agree with all others. Bigger bet preflop, bet the flop.

 

[c9h13no3]

fyp

Really? Explain my thought process then. Most of your reasoning is based on anything but reason, so I'm curious to hear this.

 

[Prithviaditya Singh]

I think you played the hand pretty well, as for me the small blinds range is mostly QQ-99 and AKo and the UTG has a much wider range AKo&s, AQs and all pocket pairs(as I think he'd set mine with the odds he was getting) and not betting the flop is okay as it smashes the SB's range, also a good draw may Checkraise us and we won't get more than two streets of value from AK anyways, also I think that when we check back we should be prepared to call two streets unless the board gets a lot wetter and we should be looking for two streets of value from one of them, except for the river you don't need to blocker bet as blocker bets are made to prevent you from facing a raise while you can just Check back so apart from the river well played