just took one on the chin big time

[pokernut]

pokerstars Game #8140968842: Tournament #41089265, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit
- Level I (10/20) - 2007/01/27 - 01:13:02 (ET)
Table '41089265 18' 9-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Ahhgyaah (1290 in chips)
Seat 2: HE_HATE_ME44 (2940 in chips)
Seat 3: KillaWhale23 (4300 in chips)
Seat 4: farqukants01 (1030 in chips)
Seat 5: Hawkeye3 (2360 in chips)
Seat 6: start (5010 in chips)
Seat 7: Vetkowski (2600 in chips)
Seat 8: cddsoccer (3280 in chips)
Seat 9: STLPokaWiz (1370 in chips)
farqukants01: posts small blind 10
Hawkeye3: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to STLPokaWiz [Ad As]
start: folds
Vetkowski: raises 20 to 40
cddsoccer: raises 80 to 120
STLPokaWiz: raises 1250 to 1370 and is all-in
Ahhgyaah: folds
HE_HATE_ME44: folds
KillaWhale23: folds
farqukants01: folds
Hawkeye3: raises 990 to 2360 and is all-in
Vetkowski: raises 240 to 2600 and is all-in
cddsoccer: calls 2480
*** FLOP *** [3c 5h Td]
*** TURN *** [3c 5h Td] [2c]
*** RIVER *** [3c 5h Td 2c] [7d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Vetkowski: shows [Th Ts] (three of a kind, Tens)
cddsoccer: shows [Kc Ac] (high card Ace)
Vetkowski collected 480 from side pot-2
Hawkeye3: shows [Ah Js] (high card Ace)
Vetkowski collected 2970 from side pot-1
STLPokaWiz: shows [Ad As] (a pair of Aces)
Vetkowski collected 5490 from main pot
DocMZ is connected
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8940 Main pot 5490. Side pot-1 2970. Side pot-2 480. | Rake 0
Board [3c 5h Td 2c 7d]
Seat 1: Ahhgyaah folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: HE_HATE_ME44 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: KillaWhale23 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: farqukants01 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Hawkeye3 (big blind) showed [Ah Js] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 6: start folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Vetkowski showed [Th Ts] and won (8940) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 8: cddsoccer showed [Kc Ac] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 9: STLPokaWiz showed [Ad As] and lost with a pair of Aces


I am trying to tell myself it's OK because I got my money in right in early position I was trying to narrow it down or take the pot down right there. Was I wrong? 3 freakin callers. WOW. That sucked!

 

[mrsnake3695]

Normally it would be better to raise less than all-in with aces, in a real game (this was a $3 donkfest) the 10s should have folded to a decent size reraise which says "hey I've got aces or kings". The huge overbet shove looks like you are trying to push everyone off the pot and don';t want any callers, which might cause pocket 10's or ace King to think they are best. You raises $1250 into a less than $200 pot. You actually would have had a better chance of getting a fold with a bet of 400-500 here. It says I have a real hand but I want action. The ace king prob would have still called which you want. Pocket 10s might (probably) have called anyway but you really don;'t want to push everyone out here, just try to narrow the field a little.


Of course after that flop you would have still lost all your chips to the 10's but there's really nothing you can do.

 

[pokernut]

yeah I know I played it bad. Tanks for your feedback. I had taken some bad ones just before this and was really scared with my aces and wanted to take it down there. You're right though, it would have said " I have a monster better with less of a bet ". I was on tilt and screwed up. I was just apalled to see 4 people in that pot.

 

[mrsnake3695]

Well the important thing is to learn and try not to repeat "mistakes" , although seriously considering the buy-in I doubt if there is anything you could have done to win the hand. I was just trying to suggest the best way that might have, or a better way to play it in the future. Good luck in future games and try not to go on tilt. Remember the cards have no memory.

 

[pokernut]

True True. Thanks, I appreciate your insight.