[Cransley69]

VA Poker

you are a complete 100% arse. There isn't a professional player in the world who isn't going to call a raise of 3 x BB with Ax suited in late position, over an opponent who enters a lot of pots with that raise. As to being a calling station pre-flop, I note that you provide no advice to my previous post when someone goes all-in against you, pre-flop, and you're holding pocket Aces...presumably that's a fold to you!

You also miss the point entirely. I accept bad beats. What I do not accept is the regularity they occur on FTP - they in no way reflect REAL poker, played at a casino, where the cards are dealt in a truly random (or at least very close to random pattern). I should get sucked out on in the above circumstances 1 time in 21. On FTP it is more like 1 time in every 2...although recently it has been EVERY time. That isn't natural, but hey! you go on playing there...it's your money.

You also haven't got a clue about Texas Holdem principles. Since you obviously haven't a clue and you need a lesson in poker, here goes:

There are 169 possible starting hands in Texas Holdem. Amongst them, A,5 suited is ranked 27th strongest (28th in Sklansky's ratings, but 27th when played to the end against any random starting hand). It is a playable hand - moreso than, say A,8s and A,9s, because it has straight as well as flush possibilities. It is a good hand against a large stack because it has good payoff possibilities if you hit your draw.

It is a starting hand that can be either raised, or smooth-called before the flop to a moderate raise - even more so when in position (as I was).

On the above flop, out of the 26 stronger starting hands, there are 8 that are ahead and 18 that are not. Opponents bet could have been K,J, A,10 A,J A,Q A,K or any other of the non-pocket pair combination that my hand beats on the flop, but which were stronger holdings pre-flop. The odds are that I am ahead on the flop and the check of my opponent tends to indicate that (he was actually slow-playing, but there is nothing to indicate that until he's gone all-in later in the hand)

Had my opponent check-raised a considerable amount after the flop I would have folded, putting him on a high PP. As it was he smooth called, allowing me to see the turn, which gave me the dominant hand.

I have played this hand fine - you could argue that a half-pot sized bet after the flop is risking less to a check-raise, but I wanted to represent something stronger than a standard continuation bet , hence two-thirds of the pot.

My play here is fine, so take your head out from where the sun don't shine and get real. FTP is rigged.