Getting an earful again.

I'm begining to think I'm a donkey.

PokerStars Game #6870853278: Tournament #35025122, $4.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2006/11/02 - 21:24:20 (ET)
Table '35025122 8' 9-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: nwlmr (2180 in chips)
Seat 2: MiamiNole68 (760 in chips)
Seat 3: Mountain Jam (1290 in chips)
Seat 4: Darryl Lick (2640 in chips)
Seat 5: jpchrkee (1050 in chips)
Seat 6: Bustin_U_Out (1440 in chips)
Seat 7: Rooskie22 (2330 in chips)
Seat 8: a56837s (1420 in chips)
Seat 9: TarheelGuy34 (1860 in chips)
TarheelGuy34: posts small blind 15
nwlmr: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to TarheelGuy34 [6c 7c]
MiamiNole68: raises 30 to 60
Mountain Jam: folds
Darryl Lick: folds
jpchrkee has timed out
jpchrkee: folds
jpchrkee is sitting out
Bustin_U_Out: folds
Rooskie22: folds
a56837s: folds
a56837s is sitting out
TarheelGuy34: calls 45
nwlmr: calls 30
*** FLOP *** [4h 5h 8s]
TarheelGuy34: checks
nwlmr: checks
MiamiNole68: bets 150
TarheelGuy34: calls 150
nwlmr: calls 150
*** TURN *** [4h 5h 8s] [Jd]
TarheelGuy34: checks
nwlmr: checks
MiamiNole68: checks
*** RIVER *** [4h 5h 8s Jd] [2c]
TarheelGuy34: bets 230
nwlmr: calls 230
MiamiNole68: calls 230
*** SHOW DOWN ***
TarheelGuy34: shows [6c 7c] (a straight, Four to Eight)
nwlmr: mucks hand
MiamiNole68: shows [Ad Ac] (a pair of Aces)
jpchrkee has returned
TarheelGuy34 collected 1320 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1320 | Rake 0
Board [4h 5h 8s Jd 2c]
Seat 1: nwlmr (big blind) mucked [5s 3s]
Seat 2: MiamiNole68 showed [Ad Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 3: Mountain Jam folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Darryl Lick folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: jpchrkee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Bustin_U_Out folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Rooskie22 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: a56837s (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: TarheelGuy34 (small blind) showed [6c 7c] and won (1320) with a straight, Four to Eight

Now in the SB with small suited conectors I call a 45 raise. I don't think that is a terrible call. When I have pocket aces I don't raise 1x the big blind. I raise 4x times or more depending on what stage of the tourny I'm in or if I'm short stacked. Did I make a bad play here? Would you have folded?

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TinMan here, TarheelGuy at the tables.

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bounce the cube off the cats head..that might be worth a go-eucalypta

Was a good play, thats the risk he takes when he bets that way.I wouldve played the same way.

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AND if he does have AA, 67s is one of the best hands to crack em. and he certainly didnt bet you off of it

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Thats one of doyle brunsons favorite situations. He likes to have suited connectors (preferably small ones) and his opponents to have aces because you will win so much money if you hit. Your opponent dug his own grave and thats the position you want to be in.

yep generally speaking when someone critisises your play at the table it says more about them and their play than you.

Equally if he had bet more but you really sensed that he had aces then calling would be fine as this sort of guy is as likely to fold aces as any of us would turn down playing a freeroll HU with phil Ivey. So the implied odds are so good that you could almost call on 27 and it be a good play (to a 4*BB raise).

Great input. Thanks everyone.

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bounce the cube off the cats head..that might be worth a go-eucalypta

Your playing those cards was fine, but you had an opportunity to get probably all his chips considering he had AA. I would have bet the pot on the turn and went all-in on the river. You had the nuts, but I'm sure he would have called. That would have really pissed him off.

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yeah...from the tight players view it was a loose call you had about 2.3:1 odds to call but when bb called behind you... you had 3:1 which is not to bad but still a loose play just because of the starting hand...your intention is to mask your hand and put a hurting on someones high cards...now the end result was all his fault he should be considered the donk..limping in with AAs psshh...and on top a possible straight on the board and ppl gladly calling....one

He min raised with AA to get some action on his hand. He got action and lost to a very lucky flop.

I'm never folding 76s to a min raise and I'd consider calling a 3-4xBB raise depending on the situation.

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