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SubSubSubSubOp: Post medium pot hands

Lets crack off with a suckout:

opp's were both massive fish like 50+/5 or so

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG fishz23 ($147.41)
UTG+1 JstPayMyRent ($94.65)
CO fardel386 ($35.29)
BTN Hero ($100.00)
SB belzimilien ($151.11)
BB digsy68 ($102.76)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is BTN Ten of Diamonds

fishz23 calls $1, 2 folds, Hero raises to $5, 1 fold, digsy68 calls $4, fishz23 calls $4

Flop: Ace of Hearts

($15.50, 3 players)
digsy68 checks, fishz23 checks, Hero bets $11, digsy68 calls $11, fishz23 raises to $26, Hero goes all-in $84, digsy68 calls $84, fishz23 goes all-in $116.41, digsy68 goes all-in $2.76

Turn: Five of Diamonds

($350.67, 3 players)

River: Ace of Clubs

($350.67, 3 players)

Final Pot: $350.67
fishz23 shows: Queen of Hearts

digsy68 shows: King of Hearts

Hero shows: Ten of Diamonds

fishz23 wins $50.17 ( lost -$97.24 )
Hero wins $297 ( won +$197 )
digsy68 lost -$102.76

Well I dropped $81 last night. Reason I didnt break evem was bcoz I spewed a buyin with AK. AK seems to be my favourite spew hand, I think a good idea after I have a losing & spewing session is to do hand analysis f some hands from that session. So thats what Ill try to do today, Ive a bunch of hands here to get through.

Ok to start with the spew.

hand 1 - Opp was a v poor player running about 40/6 over small but decent sample.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Hero ($100.00)
UTG+1 lighningIII ($142.04)
CO du8m0nk3y ($155.81)
BTN manbearpig2k ($100.00)
SB suleyka ($57.00)
BB noplaynogame ($109.21)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is UTG Ace of Diamonds

Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, du8m0nk3y calls $4, 3 folds

Flop: Three of Hearts

($9.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $7, du8m0nk3y calls $7

imo this is completely standard. He should drop all his broadways and i dont mind taking down the flop now. I expect him to call with almost all his PP hands 22-JJ. I assume he easily 3 bets QQ+. So he calls!!

Turn: Four of Diamonds

($23.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $16, du8m0nk3y calls $16

Turn card is a safe card imo overall and gives me a NFD and my overs are good. I think this is where I may of made a mistake vs this type of player, i think i could of c/c turn instead of b/f turn. Im defo behind now on turn imo since i assume he dropped his non pair hands plus theres no flop draws really. Also I think my b/f bet sizing is poor, if you notice I actually overbbet shoved turn whihc could of been avoided had i bet more on turn like $20-$22. This sets up any bluff river nicely by shoving since it doesnt look like a fishy overbet.

River: Seven of Spades

($55.50, 2 players)
Hero goes all-in $73, du8m0nk3y calls $73

River isnt a great card but I felt he was holding a hand like 55,66,7x,88,99,TT. I figured I could get some to fold by overbet shoving. Im not a fan of my overbet since i think if i just pot it for $55 has the v same effect and saves me $18 each time.

Also to note that theres probably no hand I wud play this way which really sucks but its not that bad vs bad players.

Opp had TT which is among the very top of his range.

Hand 2 - Opp was a weak player and fairly passive. 40/6 type., not same opp as above.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Mister__Jack ($124.35)
UTG+1 foxyroxlies ($69.77)
CO pkrRockStar ($102.73)
BTN Hero ($100.00)
SB walshy399 ($86.16)
BB finnaa111 ($194.86)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is BTN King of Diamonds

3 folds, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, finnaa111 calls $3

Flop: Two of Hearts

($8.50, 2 players)
finnaa111 checks, Hero bets $6, finnaa111 calls $6

Sometimes I do check behind of these flops. Reason I did bet is bcoz 1) I think my overs are fairly good since opp has wide calling range esp in BB 2) T is an out too 3) Opp is passive so I can check back turn alot 4) Id be happy taking pot down if he has a lower PP. Point 4 isnt that important since I cud take away the pot on a later street.

Turn: Seven of Diamonds

($20.50, 2 players)
finnaa111 checks, Hero checks

Not a great turn card, not scary tho not likely to hit opp in anyway. I chose not to spew barrel AK here Wink

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River: King of Spades

($20.50, 2 players)
finnaa111 checks, Hero bets $16, finnaa111 raises to $32, $16 to Hero ($74)?

I think river is a totally std value bet here or if opp bet a decent amount then its an easy call. When he check raises I throw up, while it looks liek an easy call getting $16 to win $68.5 ie. 23%. I really think im beat here a ton bcoz if opp has a low PP, Jx,Qx opp is either gonna c/c or c/f. Opp wud bet river with his Kx + stronger hands, maybe Qx if he is capable. So why wud this passive opp go for a c/r??? Is he bluffing??? Hell no he aint, he is raising the minimium and WANTS a call. So he at least has 2pair,sets or straights, theres no way I can profitably call. but i do call Wink

Opp had JJ. gg

Hand 3 - Another minraised river god dammit Smile

. Different opp who was about 30/5. These opp dont need much reads info since they usually play v straightforwardly.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Hero ($107.75)
UTG+1 lighningIII ($72.09)
CO du8m0nk3y ($183.59)
BTN manbearpig2k ($100.00)
SB RotesMoped ($138.95)
BB noplaynogame ($108.38)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is UTG King of Spades

Hero raises to $4, lighningIII calls $4, 4 folds

imo standard for table quality

Flop: Five of Diamonds

($9.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $6.50, lighningIII calls $6.50

Dryish board vs passive opp who is unlikely to bluff raise. I bet a slightly smaller than usual bet to may keep a few additional holdings in for a single street. these additional holdings likely have just 2 outs vs us so checking turns are good.

Turn: Six of Spades

($22.50, 2 players)
Hero checks, lighningIII checks

Turn is ok and if figure he is ahead. I opt for some pot control since i dont wanan get raised and i want opp to call my light if it checks thru to river or for him to think his weaker Kx, 9x is best.

River: Jack of Spades

($22.50, 2 players)
Hero bets $14, lighningIII raises to $28, $14 to Hero ($83.25)?

J isnt a great card for my hand since i now only beat KT,K8. I do still VB expecting my weakness to be called by Kx and 9x hands. When he raises we shud assume he isnt bluffing raising or VBing weaker hands. I think he will just call with all his marginal Kx,9x type hands which leads us to beleive he raises 2 pair, set or straight for minimium on river. he really isnt likely to raise up the river bcoz 1) he really doesnt have any air in his range 2) While i look weak he still doesnt have air in his range so theres no value is raising crap or Sd type hands. But i do call bcoz im a fish Smile

Opp had KJ. gg

Hand 4 - This is a spot where I made a fairly silly error tyring to mix up my play then not knowing wtf to do after that. I actually lead the flop here for about $6-7 and got called. hadnt a clue wot to do on turn.

i didnt 3bet since he was a fairly tight player who stole little so i decided to keep pot small OOP and call. i think he fires flop 100% if checked to therefore making a c/c>>>>>>leads or c/r. There are very little turn scare cards for him to double barrel so if he fires again then i can safely fold.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG TY4URMONIEZ ($230.10)
UTG+1 tomikk37 ($102.57)
CO galoucura_br ($128.83)
BTN MoroP ($178.13)
SB Hero ($101.50)
BB Schmunzler80 ($124.73)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is SB Ten of Clubs

3 folds, MoroP raises to $4, Hero calls $3.50, 1 fold

Flop: King of Spades

($9, 2 players)
Hero ($97.5)?

Hand 1: definitively do not 2nd barril on TURN. He's not folding and not raising, so c/c is much better. As played RIVER should be c/f. With his stats you're not getting him to fold 55 or 66.
Hand 2: Boy, I also hate those min raises on RIVER! I also had one yesterday. However, you are beat here, I should (even if I didn't yesterday either Wink

) find a fold vs this guy.
Hand 3: idem.
Hand 4: Here I c/c FLOP and villain will most likely check TURN behind (if he 2 barrils a high card then I fold, if he fires on a low card then I might fold also) and I'll fire 1/2 bet on RIVER if he likes to bet RIVER IP or checks if he's passive.

Regarding the river min-raises, even though we may not have the odds to call (even if they are great odds), do we want opps to know we'll fold to a min-raise on the river without the nuts?

Once they might not, but a couple times in a session and they'll start picking up.

Hand 5 - Opp was about 40/6. He had been calling me alot preflop OOP in blinds and i was crushing him postflop till he won a 20bb pot as few hands ago. Now he has finally 3bet me preflop.

Advice on my line. Im not sure exactly what his 3bet means but I do have a great hand for the situation and its ez preflo call.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
6 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG Kramer18M ($100.45)
UTG+1 PhIPaA ($117.43)
CO Hero ($114.24)
BTN smigolicious ($100.00)
SB windsu111 ($123.49)
BB U3bet_I_Fold ($103.58)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 6 players) Hero is CO Ten of Diamonds

2 folds, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, windsu111 raises to $7, 1 fold, Hero calls $3

Flop: Five of Clubs

($15, 2 players)
windsu111 bets $15, Hero calls $15

I think this line is pretty much super standard with almost all my range that should continue in the hand. Opp had bet pot here which seemed to be his standard move. He is passive when not having initiative but seems to bet pot when he can.

Turn: Eight of Spades

($45, 2 players)
windsu111 bets $22, Hero calls $22

Now it gets tricky. im not sure exactly of his line now. It seems either vulnerable or a ''i dont want you to fold bet''. I dont turn my hand into a bluff by raising since he wont fold any pairs. In hindsight I think this is a fold since i shouldnt expect him to continue betting with less than TP.

River: Jack of Diamonds

($89, 2 players)
windsu111 checks, Hero checks

I dnt think I could bet river here and not get called light by QQ+ I got my showdown tho it cost me an extra $22. Opp had QQ.gg

opp ran 25/21. we had some hands vs each other. i think he can squeeze pre when i iso a weak player. ive 4bet shoved him UTG too. v aggro oplayer imo who folds 59% to 3bets over about 1K hands. btw this is the first time he has called my 3bet.

On flop is was going for a c/r since I dont put too many draws in his range esp diamonds.

$0.5/$1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG DOOMSWiTCHON ($298.46)
CO kms81 ($110.64)
BTN Locustus111 ($76.57)
SB Hero ($108.38)
BB kleber2007 ($106.93)

Pre-flop: ($1.50, 5 players) Hero is SB Ace of Clubs

DOOMSWiTCHON raises to $3, 1 fold, Locustus111 calls $3, Hero raises to $15, 1 fold, DOOMSWiTCHON calls $12, Locustus111 folds

Flop: Eight of Clubs

($34, 2 players)
Hero checks, DOOMSWiTCHON checks

Turn: Three of Clubs

($34, 2 players)
Hero bets $20, DOOMSWiTCHON calls $20

River: Nine of Hearts

($74, 2 players)
Hero bets $35, DOOMSWiTCHON goes all-in $263.46, Hero goes all-in $38.38

I dunno what to make on turn, its a slightly weird spot for him to bluff now. I still call it off but it sucks.

Opp had JdTd. gg

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