cash game advice

[bigbadken]

My cash game is not the strongest, especially holdem, no limit. Well i had a session and approached things completely differant for me. I tried to keep the pots low and limped with everything and folding to any raises. Well i had some success like this and tripled my starting bankroll, then bang. A player raised to 3.5 the blinds, i had limped with a-k suited, so i call the raise flop comes k-4-8 rainbow, I check, trying to trap and the other player checks. the next card is an ace, so i think i had better bet now and i get re-raised, i think great, i must be in front, i dont see him having aa or kk, so i re-raise all in, thinking or hoping to see a-q or a-j, im only playing very low limits. He turns over 4-4 for trips. Have i played this so bad, remember its very low limits, so any raise pre-flop and the player is still calling.

[billy the punter]

Re: cash game advice If you're sitting in a deep game then you should not be going broke with AK in this spot. Once he is the raiser and you've checked to him, a lot of people will put in a c-bet. If they don't, it's possible he has flopped big - especially if he usually c-bets. Only really bad players would reraise your turn bet with AJ or AQ. I'd be flat calling we just an ace once you bet. I don't like your reraise all-in. Despite holding top two pair, once you get reraised you have to ask yourself - what am I beating? A bluff? Unlikely it's a bluff, surely he would've bet the flop (once checked) if he was making a stab? Lesser two pair? In a raised pot, as likely as rocking horse sh*t. Semi-bluff? Obviously not with no obvious draw there. Trips? Very likely. Not saying I would get away from it, but I'd only be calling his reraise and then I would be checking the river - unless I fill. This is with regards to deep(ish) stack cash games remember. If either of you are short then it's going in no matter what. :ok