Originally Posted by rubixstreub

Hand 1: JJ – Yep, with a limper and a raiser behind I like this push.

Hand 2(31): I like the raise here, probably make it about 700 and see what he does- I think you could push him off a weak ace and certainly a middle pair or a flush draw. If he calls and leads the turn I’d fold. If he calls and checks the turn I wouldn’t fire another barrel. C/F river.

Hand 3: Bad beat. I’m kind of in a karma spiral on these myself. I’ve had my share of my low PP’s suck-out-set over premium PP as well as been sucked out by crap pair calling my overpair push and them spiking trips. It all happens and you just gotta be happy you made the better play. It’s frustrating but I feel worse about sucking out when I made a dumb move than losing when I’m way ahead and some donk makes a bad call.

Hand 4: Man, I’m with you. I’m always lost with how to play these strong broadway cards (AQ especially, but I always get antsy with AJ and KQ aswell) against a raise with semi-healthy stacks. Calling and playing position is probably better, but you always think he could have something you easily dominate. I’d say keep this hand in a word doc and collect similar situations where you face tough decisions with these kind of cards and summit a collection of them for review.