did i play this hand correctly?

ayrshire10

Lost most of my stack on this one. Did i play it correctly and it was just bad luck or should i have folded?

gooner697	Small blind		100.00	100.00	6098.75
TRAPPER	Big blind		200.00	300.00	2950.00
	Your hole cards	A Q
IM_A_G	Fold
poolking87	Fold
BAILIE555	Fold
ayrshire10	Raise		800.00	1100.00	5900.00
gooner697	Call		700.00	1800.00	5398.75
TRAPPER	Fold
Flop
		9 8 5
gooner697	Bet		1800.00	3600.00	3598.75
ayrshire10	Raise		3600.00	7200.00	2300.00
gooner697	All-in		3598.75	10798.75	0.00
ayrshire10	Call		1798.75	12597.50	501.25
gooner697	Show	A 2
ayrshire10	Show	A Q
Turn
		8
River
		6
gooner697	Win	Flush to the Ace	12597.50		12597.50

NColley

why did you raise so much preflop especially on the button?

why did you min raise a full pot lead?

Lambert180

I raise smaller pre, probably only to around 500 at this blind level, 600 absolute max. If you raise the flop then I'd just shove, but money/chips are going in regardless.

Personally though, it sounds a bit nitty but I'd lean towards a fold on the flop, because when he full pots with them stacks, it's unlikely you're gonna get a fold and you're very unlikely to ever be a favourite when it goes in.

ayrshire10

I see my mistake now. I'm still learning so hopefully i will suss out my pre flop bets on the button. Thanks for your help!

Lambert180

In Response to Re: did i play this hand correctly?:

I see my mistake now. I'm still learning so hopefully i will suss out my pre flop bets on the button. Thanks for your help!
Posted by ayrshire10

A good general rule is just as the blinds start getting bigger, some people say 30/60 upwards, some say 50/100 upwards, but around that area, you should not really be raising 3 times the big blind or more and it should generally be no more than 2.5 times the big blind so 500 in this hand, unless you have a good reason otherwise.

It makes it cheaper when you're just blind stealing, it means you can c-bet flops smaller because the pot is smaller, and you can get away from hands without finding yourself committed because you've already put too much in to fold.

ayrshire10

great advice, thanks Lambert

ayrshire10

Look at this for a sick call. I'm in the freeroll just now and again am i raising too big? I knew he didn't have a 7 or a jack as he hesitated his check after the fold but he called and inevitably the queen came on the river 'sigh'

dagoose	Small blind		50.00	50.00	6010.00
DOTUN19	Big blind		100.00	150.00	2390.00
	Your hole cards	6 J
Money17283	Fold
ayrshire10	Raise		200.00	350.00	8060.00
thedevi316	Fold
hammer53	Call		200.00	550.00	2740.00
dagoose	Raise		550.00	1100.00	5460.00
DOTUN19	Fold
ayrshire10	Raise		800.00	1900.00	7260.00
hammer53	Fold
dagoose	Call		400.00	2300.00	5060.00
Flop
		J 7 7
dagoose	Check
ayrshire10	Bet		2300.00	4600.00	4960.00
dagoose	Call		2300.00	6900.00	2760.00
Turn
		2
dagoose	All-in		2760.00	9660.00	0.00
ayrshire10	Call		2760.00	12420.00	2200.00
dagoose	Show	Q A
ayrshire10	Show	6 J
River
		Q
dagoose	Win	Two Pairs, Queens and 7s	12420.00		12420.00

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ayrshire10

Thanks IDONKCALLU 

Lambert180

Well to be honest, forget the raise sizes, you should be looking for the fold button before you put a single chip in the pot lol. Min-raising (with hands worth playing) is ok, I usually go a little bit bigger, like if it's 50/100 I'll be raising somewhere between 220 - 250.

When someone 3bets (re-raises your first bet preflop) definitely definitely fold.

Once you see the flop, bet smaller, obviously this guy was really bad but most of the time a massive bet is gonna make all the hands that you beat 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 88, 99, TT, raggy Aces fold, and all the ones that are beating you will call. In summary that means, you very rarely ever going to get called and be happy about it.

I think you should probably fold the turn unless you know he's a maniac (which this guy clearly was).

Sigh river.

ayrshire10

Lol thanks again Lambert. All this information is getting stored away in the ol' noggin