Medium ace on the turn facing a big bet from Mike Matusow

This quiz courtesy of HighStakesReports.com

Game type: $100/$200 NL
Misc notes: Your opponent is Mike Matusow
Your hand: 8♠A♥

The Setup:

This is an actual hand taken from the 100/200 NL game on Full Tilt. You will be standing in for Mike Matusow’s opponent.

Player C opens for $700, you call with your medium ace, Mike calls and the BB folds. Flop pairs your ace:

A♦2♣5♣

Mike bets out $1600, Player C folds and you decide to call. The turn brings:

9♦

Mike fires again with $4200 and questions your manhood in chat. What’s your move?

11 COMMENTS (Jump to comment form)

Matt Tag

don’t go broke with 1 pair.

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Bill

I said fold myself because I don’t want to go broke with this hand either. I would prefer raising the flop though and try to either take it down then or at least take control of the hand. I enjoy these actual hands though, keep it up.

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John B.

Fold. On his chat comment alone. Sounds like he wants me to call. Figured him for Ace-five to make two pair. But that’s Mike…

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Scott

Fold. I don’t know if I’d be in the hand in the first place. Also-mute chat so you don’t have to listen to “The Mouth”.

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Owns

I actually agree with the staff….if he re-raises then its an easy fold.

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Jones Dog

Raise all in! He is betting like he doesn’t want to be called.

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drhoho

I am really surprised how many people voted call, and wanted to potcommit themselves. I say fold.
I am not 100% for these actual hands. I dont like when there is someone to tell you if the read was rigth or wrong in that particular case, when it is the analysis that should count for online poker.
“If he re-raises its an easy fold”
Nonsense, if you reraise him you commit yourself to call his all in, look at his stack. I dont like gambling with A8, but I guess it is ok shorthanded and all. But a reraise should have come on the flop if at all, in my opinion.

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poknsnok

Id re-raise… put him all in… he hasnt shown strength and the board and his agressive betting feels like a steal/small pair. thats the kind of player he is… if he wants to play hell have to gamble. if Im beat Im still alive

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Anonymous

OBTW… say goodbye to this now that the “Ban” has taken affect ant NETTELLER

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Bob

If we raise here why did we not raise on the flop.

How retarded?
Seems like a call is in order here.

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Brain

that was just dumb shipping when the club hit … how is he playing $100/$200 !?!?

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