Gave Justice to the Hand
Hello,
I was in a certain tournament the other day. I was the BB and got dealt Aks. At some point, everyone folded to SB who made significant bet earlier. I then raised to eventually double the bet of SB. SB then called. Flop came and brought JJ9. SB opted to bet and so I raised. Sb then raised too and so I called. Turn came and brought 5. SB checked and then I placed a bet. SB then called. Flop came and brought an Ace. Then I called. After a while, SB showed A9o and so I was just second.
Do you think I gave justice to the hand that was dealt to me?
Many thanks,
Bob
Bob,
You were not second. You had A-K. The board was JJ95A. You had Aces and Jacks with a King kicker. Your opponent had Aces and Jacks with a 9 kicker. You should have won the pot.
Now, with that being said, you were a little too aggressive with this hand. There was a good chance that you were behind to a Jack, or a player holding a hand with a 9 in it. This was the case until the river. On the river, you got lucky and his pair of 9’s were counterfeited.
