Big Blind pain

I was playing some short-stack, trying to work on my game. Sitting behind just under 30 BB, in the big blind. UTG+1 limps, the button limps, the small blind folds, and I look down at the horrific A/6 off.



Frankly, I even thought to myself "I wish someone had raised this so I could fold." This is the type of hand I hate. If an Ace flops, it is harder to get away from because nobody raised. A/6 is bad though because it only beats A/5, A/4, A/3, and A/2...most of which, including A/6, will also be beat by the board.



Nor am I too excited about flopping a 6, not with two limpers. I do not want to play this hand at all, particularly out of position.

Sure enough, the flop comes A/A/2. The early guy raise, the button flat-calls. I am nowhere near a good enough player to get away from this hand yet...though I actually thought about folding, but it was not a serious option.

I flat-call and watch the turn change everything...another deuce.

Okay, now I have Aces full. I am behind exactly one hand...pocket deuces, which if they have, I am paying off.

Sure enough, early guy raises, button flat calls. This is good...one of them HAS to have the case ace, and the other must have pockets of some sort. It is good because I am splitting with the other ace and need to beat the rake.

The river is a 10. Early guy checks, button goes all in. No way am I folding a boat here...though I should have.

He was playing Ace 10.

So a hand I never wanted to play, should have folded on the flop, did not make a move at the one point I was tied for best hand, ended up costing me all my chips.

There is a reason I hate getting free checks with hands like this...