Hi all, long time viewer first time poster, your views would be much appreciated.
Small stakes cash game $0.10/$0.25 on FT. I've raised 4 of the last 6 pots and in general playing very aggressive as the table is extremely passive. I've been winning a few smallish pots and by raising a lot I've been waiting to get paid when I do get big hands - then this occurs:
Full Tilt Poker Game #2720370039: Table Ballinger - $0.10/$0.25 - No Limit Hold'em - 15:28:14 ET - 2007/06/20
Seat 1: Melmoth ($27.90)
Seat 2: VahvaOksa ($30.40)
Seat 3: Edjers11 ($25.85)
Seat 4: shoxwaken ($25.70)
Seat 5: Benney Wong ($19.55)
Seat 6: CFDE9 ($22.60)
Seat 7: TorgoPza ($14.90)
Seat 8: makingsomebank ($24.05)
Seat 9: Monument Sweden ($23.70)
makingsomebank posts the small blind of $0.10
Monument Sweden posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #7
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Benney Wong [
Ah]
Melmoth folds
VahvaOksa folds
Edjers11 folds
shoxwaken folds
Benney Wong raises to $1
CFDE9 calls $1
TorgoPza folds
makingsomebank folds
Monument Sweden folds
*** FLOP *** [
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Benney Wong checks
CFDE9 bets $2.35
Benney Wong has 15 seconds left to act
Benney Wong calls $2.35
*** TURN *** [
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Benney Wong checks
CFDE9 bets $7.05
Benney Wong raises to $16.20, and is all in
CFDE9 calls $9.15
Benney Wong shows [
Ah]
CFDE9 shows [
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*** RIVER *** [
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Benney Wong shows two pair, Aces and Eights
CFDE9 shows a full house, Eights full of Nines
CFDE9 wins the pot ($37.50) with a full house, Eights full of Nines
Benney Wong is sitting out
My questions are (surprise surprise) should I have re-raised all-in and could I have got away from this hand anyway considering the stakes, the flop, size of the pot and the previous raises from myself in other hands?.
I was hoping the table were taking note of me raising every other hand and so thought he would be playing back at me with a medium pair up to JJ and maybe A9 as the guy also bet the pot on the flop and the turn so I never put him on a hand as strong as a full house. I asked him why he bet so much to which he replied "You raised pre-flop so it's safe to put you on a high pair". Do all these small stake players think like that?
Within 10 hands I got dealt Kings, raised 4xbb, one caller, got my money in on a Q 10 x rainbow board after re-re-raising and then pot committed to an all-in only to run into pocket queens. I take it this is bad play on my part? Again I thought the guy was playing back at me due to my aggressiveness maybe with AQ.