Of
course I didn't take the time to instruct him on
all of the things he did wrong in the hand, but
we are going to learn from his mistakes here. The
first mistake was not raising pre flop. With a game
as aggressive as this one was, he had planned on
being raised and then raising again, but what he
didn't bother to think about was the possibility
of no one raising behind him. In addition, no one
at the table would have put him on such a strong
hand if he had raised, so he still would of received
action from the late position players if they were
going to play for a single bet. If he had raised,
I would have folded my hand and he would have won
the blinds instead of losing a big pot.
The other area where he failed was capping the river.
The way I played the hand screamed draw on the flop
and that I hit my draw on the river. He could have
saved two big bets by calling my first re-raise
on the river instead of jamming the pot.
Please, PLEASE make a commitment to raise with AA
pre flop until you are at the professional level
of play. You will win more over time, and have fewer
frustrations like the one above. Until next week,
good luck at the tables!
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