PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 (t1440)
MP3 (t1490)
CO (t1560)
Button (t1440)
SB (t1480)
BB (t1500)
Hero (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1590)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, A.
Hero calls t20, 7 folds, BB checks.

Flop: (t50) 5, J, 9 (2 players)
BB bets t20, Hero raises to t60, BB raises to t100, Hero calls t40.

Turn: (t250) 3 (2 players)
BB bets t40, Hero calls t40.

River: (t330) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t120, BB raises to t280, Hero calls t160.

Final Pot: t890

Results in white below:
BB has Qc Qs (two pair, queens and threes).
Hero has Ah Ac (two pair, aces and threes).
Outcome: Hero wins t890.

Thoughts about how this hand played out? I have a feeling I could have played this better after the flop...
(2nd hand - $5 SNG - no read yet)

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"On a large enough time line, the survival rate of a Donk will drop to zero."

I don't mind limping with aces UTG, but it's pretty shitty when everyone folds behind it, lol.

On the flop I probably get pissed at the stupid minraise and put it up to 400 or something.

I raise the hell out of that bitch bet on the turn, 300 or so.

As played, I'm liking the river card and bet more, at least 200 here, I'm only getting worried if he pushes it.

That villain is a doooonnnnkkk

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Villian isn't really that big of a donk, he has no reason to believe his hand isn't good with the way Auto played it.

Great result, you won, but you played this hand horribly.

Look at the board. It is so obvious you can get his entire stack on any street. You played pussy weak, why?

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I didn't think BB had a overpair. I thought his slowplay "act" on the flop and turn was a bluff and that he really had nothing. Was hoping he was going to bluff river with a overbet but he didn't, he checked.

This is where I think I made the mistake in the hand, I thought he had just given up the "act" and bet only 1/3 on river cause I thought he might call it and I could get a bit of value.

When he re-raised me, I thought "WTF?". Maybe this guy actually has something. I was about to push here but then at last second chickened out. I couldn't put him on a hand and was worried he somehow had a 3 or maybe 55. Part of me also felt he still had nothing, so he was only ever going to call with a better hand. Plus blinds were still 10/20, I tend to play conservative early on in SNGs.

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"On a large enough time line, the survival rate of a Donk will drop to zero."

BBs line is funny!!

KJ

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Originally Posted by Girevik
Heck, I've seen people go nuts with middle pair!

You definitely coulda got more money from playing this hand a number of different ways, but risked loosing more than you needed to as it was played. With a pf raise to 100 (or more - we are utg after all) he would have re-raised, then you coulda pot raised back and had him committed.

On the flop, you had to re-raise one more time (he could have 2 pair or trips, but likely not)

The turn couldn't help (again, maybe made his 2 pair, but you woulda deserved it), you had to bet

By the river, you realize you have no idea what's going on, so as played is ok

Personally, I think the villain played this a bit better, with bad luck he was against AA the whole time. How could he of possibly of expected that? He should have been raising more each time (except pf - I like checking big hands from the BB) for the same reasons you should of.

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He couldn't have played his hand much worse IMO. Min re-raise on flop and 40 on the turn, wtf?

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