AI Poker Coach

Three of a Kind: Eights

30 days ago

Details

Tournament

5 Players

You are on the button (position 5)

Blinds: 1/2

Stack: 200

I am dealt

8

diamond

8

club

Pocket Eights

Player 1 bets 1

Player 2 bets 2

Player 3 calls 2

Player 4 calls 2

I raise to 10

Player 1 folds

Player 2 folds

Player 3 calls 8

Player 4 folds

Pot after preflop betting

25

Flop

8

diamond

8

club

Q

diamond

9

spade

5

club

Pair of Eights

Player 3 bets 15

I call 15

Pot after flop betting

55

Turn

8

diamond

8

club

Q

diamond

9

spade

5

club

8

heart

Three of a Kind: Eights

Player 3 bets 35

I call 35

Pot after turn betting

125

River

8

diamond

8

club

Q

diamond

9

spade

5

club

8

heart

2

heart

Three of a Kind: Eights

Player 3 bets all-in for 170

I call 170

Pot after river betting

465

Player 3 shows down

J

club

T

diamond

Straight: Eight to Queen

Player 3 wins

465

I lose

230

Analysis

You made a couple of significant mistakes in this hand that contributed to your loss.

1. **Pre-Flop Raise Size**: Raising to 10 is too small given the amount of action before you. A more appropriate raise would be around 3 to 4 times the current bet, which would put you around 12 to 16. This size would give you better value and potentially isolate one opponent.

2. **Post-Flop Decisions**: After the flop, you called a 15 bet with a pair of eights, which is not strong enough to call such aggressive betting considering the potential for higher hands already on the board (i.e., straight and overcards present). A raise to about 40 could have applied pressure and forced weaker hands to fold while charging draws.

3. **Turn Decision**: When you hit your three of a kind on the turn, you called a 35 bet instead of raising. Raising would have provided an opportunity to build the pot and extract value from your strong hand.

4. **River Decision**: Although you called the all-in on the river, which was correct because you had a strong hand, you should have considered the board and potential straights on the table more critically. Against a player betting aggressively, they are likely holding one of the straight combinations.

To improve next time, consider your bet sizes relative to the board texture, the actions of your opponents, and the strength of your hand. Always think about how you can maximize value or minimize losses based on the current hand analysis.