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Trip Aces on River... Could I get away from this hand?
This weekend I had my first experience in a Casino. I sat at a 1-3, $100table with a lot of action (many people willing to call 3X raises with marginal hands and pot sized bets with second/third pair or a draw). I managed to work build my stack up to a little over $300. Then I got A10 or better for 4 straight hands. In each hand, I raised pre-flop, missed and had to fold to a strong raiser. Then the hand in question came up.
I was dealt A Spade /J Clubs . I wish I could recall the exact order of the hand, but I believe their were four limpers. I know I raised 3X the blind and got 4 callers. The flop came 3, 5, 10 with two clubs. It was checked to me and I checked. Turn was A Clubs. Again they checked to me. This time I bet about 20. The guy to my right and one other guy called. At this point, I don't think anyone has Flush. If they did, the would reraise here. The River came another Ace. I am thinking to myself how much can I bet here and get a callers. Then the first guy to act goes all in. I know that he is capable of going all in to push someone off a hand when there is a lot of money on the pot. He had done it twice against a guy at the other end of the table. (he flashed me the cards as he mucked).
I am not putting him on a flushed based on the way he bet throughout the hand. If he has an ace here, I am thinking my kicker is good. The possible straight draws are dead. I do the thing I know I am not supposed to do, I called off all my chips. I know that I am not a strong enough player to be able to get away from this hand. But my question is, should I have known better? I still think that given the situation, this call justified. Thank you in advance for your comment.
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