Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $1/$2
10 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $215.05
UTG+1: $219.55
UTG+2: $208.50
MP1: $197.80
MP2: $266.50
Hero: $196.80
CO: $223.85
Button: $234.25
SB: $145.85
BB: $63.50

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is MP3 with
UTG calls, 4 folds, Hero calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, BB checks.

Flop: ($10, 5 players)
SB bets $2, 2 folds, Hero raises to $9, Button folds, SB calls.

Turn: ($28, 2 players)
SB bets $2, Hero raises to $16, SB calls.

River: ($60, 2 players)
SB bets $2, Hero raises all-in $169.8, SB calls all-in $116.85.
Uncalled bets: $50.95 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: $297.7
SB shows Qd Js
Hero shows Jd Ad

Nice hand Sir...I thought you normally did not play AJ , was this an exception because it was sooooted, or did you limp because of your position?

Limped cuz of position, it was sooted, and it was a passive table so I thought a high chance of at least one more limper and both blinds playing.

edit: How beautiful was the push as a value bet? I know he has a J; so, how do I get the most out of him? He ain't folding...might as well push!

I do like the push, I have done that a couple of times in similar situations. It is nice to have trips with that Ace kicker, you are just praying that your opponent has that lower kicker, cause more times than not he is gonna put his whole stack in.

Well, it was equal full houses on the turn, don't forget...it's not cuz I knew he wouldn't fold trips...it's because I knew he wouldn't fold the JJJTT boat. I don't push this hard if the board is only JJXYA

I did forget that...very good point. If the board is only JJXYA...you still raise, but not neccessarilly push, right?

River is a value bet every time...maybe 1/3-1/2 pot. Not a push though...JK can fold that, 'maybe' I do if I have KJ.

You're friggin nuts dood... Jx is callin down there like 10000000% of the time... Even on a JJxxA board...

I'm shitty at math, but if you get him to call $30 as a valuebet as opposed to the $116 you eventually got him to call... He only has to call the push bet like 1 in 4 times for it to be neutral EV, right??? And, I would say there's WAAAAAAAAAAY more than 25% of the times that a naked J calls on your fictional board (ie... JJxxA)...

Pushing with the nuts is TIIIIIITE...

Thanks for givin me the free seat to the WSOP??? Yessir...