Laydown

-17 bb @ .5/1. What?

Deal breakers: AA vs. K5s(?), KK vs. XX.

AA: His mistake pre-flop to call a capped bet (reraiser folded after the flop), my mistake to not respect his aggression on the turn (xK55). This is a laydown I must be able to make which brings us to...

KK: Played exactly the same as AA except flop was quiet. Turn brought an Ace and a reraise to my bet, which I folded to. Good fold or bad? Did he mark me as KK/QQ or think I was just continuation betting? If the former, good read. If the latter, very poor read. Part of me wishes I'd shown down for 2 more bets, or even reraised (he'd have to be a complete donkey to 3-bet on a bluff). A-rag would have not been worth a raise; AA wouldn't have been limped. A[K-J] then? Perhaps the turn gave him two-pair? I think I'll ask on FTR (need to register). Actually, looking at the history again I think this was a very weak fold here, and one I wouldn't have made if my Aces hadn't been busted earlier. This turn was worth reraising (or calling). In fact, I think the best play here is C/R'ing the Ace, even though it hurts me.

Q8s: Bet my Q-8 straight draw, got it, didn't get called on the river. My best hand of the night...

A9s: Three Queens on the board, made a good read that the other guy didn't have Quads and won the pot vs. A3o (lol?).

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Well, so much for "crushing the game with expert play" (SSH). Then again, my play is pretty far from expert. Lessons to learn: Fold monster starting hands to heavy action. Conversely, don't fold to weak action. Yes, it would have sucked to have lost to A-rag or some shitty two-pair but I really don't see him actually having a hand here (4T2A, two clubs on board).