Tight Poker

[terminal]

I don't have the hand with me right now, but I wondered what other's thoughts might be on this situation.

I get AA in early position, I make a 4x raise, this is $25NL. Get one caller.
pot $2.40. Flop is all rags with two diamonds. I bet $2.00 and caller re-raises to about $8.00. So I figure either he has KK or QQ or a flush draw. I push it all-in, he calls and has KJ of diamonds. He hits his flush on the river. I wondered if I should have called and then pushed on the turn if no diamond comes up. I guess I am second guessing myself, because maybe I have a chance of him folding if no diamond hits on turn. At this level he would have probably called anyway. This was only my third hand at the table so I had no idea what type player he was.

[cavman]

no. you played it fine. you shouldn't be results oriented.

[mervhage]

no. you played it fine. you shouldn't be results oriented.

I agree, I'd also bet slightly more initially (not that it mattered here).

[mirage]

You played it great. Push or fold was the right move, you don't want to be left with a difficult turn decision. NH.

[nlman]

You were 65% favorite here, but sometimes you just lose. You played it well.

[ugignadl]

Last night I had beats in the hundreds of BBs which resulted in me pushing over bluff flop reraises and then losing when I'm an 86% favourite. Worse has happenned to others; I like to think of the quads beat negreanu took in hsp. People push A high flops with A6 against my AK and then hit their 6.

It's all standard, no need for this to be in the strategy forum.

[mewsiclovr]

This looks like BFZ material! Come join me, don't be afraid!

[mousey]

You had a near 15% edge, good job !!!

[terminal]

Thanks for the response. I felt like I made the right play, but the right play doesn't seem to paying off much here lately