Originally Posted by iRICHeyes

I don't really no anything about him. A product of my multi-tableing nature and something I'm going to be fixing soon. He's not one of the resident TAGGs which probably means he's loose passive. Only reason I feel ahead is because a lot of these guys like to play low aces. I kinda figure I'm beat when he raises the river but I figure I have to call.

Anybody consider checking this river. I think my river play sucks in general.

Originally Posted by bdawg56kg

But I think calling raises preflop with AJ can be a leak, and is something I rarely do at a full table.

Ditto

I think your recent downswing probably has you doubting yourself.

Not really doubting myself, It just seems like a load of difficult decision hands have come along at once and I'm realising how much room there is for improvement.

For this hand, I would bet more on the flop, around $8,

I considered this, I figured that its a pretty draw free flop and my bet doesn't give 6 outers odds. Also any hand ahead of me now is probably staying ahead.

Also, keep in mind that while the turn ace looks golden, it really doesn't "improve" your hand. With the exception on K3, you are still behind to any hand you were behind to on the flop, and still ahead of any hand you were beating on the flop.

This is good. I deffinitly should have been thinking like this. I kinda got a "Oh cool top trips" buzz, which is stupid and I should be over this but I think running bad magnified it.

Checking behind on the turn IMO is a good choice here because you have position on both of them, so you can see how they act on the river and evaluate. If they both check to me, I would pot it. If iminaki comes out with a huge bet, I would just call or maybe even find a fold if he really tight.

I deffinitly fold this to a river pot sized bet. Thats a really basic set pattern around these tables.

But checking the turn also makes your hand very well disguised and your opponents might either play back at you or pay you off with weaker holdings like a king.

True.

Originally Posted by Lukie

I'd cut down on the number of tables you were playing, x out of everything but your poker tables, and get rid of any distractions where you play from and concentrate more on your opponents.

Something I feel I really need to start doing. And will be doing soon.

I think people over-use reads on FTR (for example, people tend to lable an opponent as something, and base any and all decisions based on that adjective),

Me too. I also think half the time they don't even understand the implications of their read and how it affects their hands. I'm guilty here for one.

but you need to have a certain feel for your opponents at your table.

This is dawning on me since I moved to 100nl.

The ones around you are the most important. At a full table, I watch the 2 players to my left and 1 to my right the closest when I first sit down.

True. Harrington thought me this. I do so in MTTs all the time, I just lack the concentration to do it in cash games at the moment.

Poker Tracker or a similar tool can (and does) help,

Doesn't work where I play.

Unless you just first down, I think it is somewhat inexcusable to have absolutely no idea about a given opponent.

I agree.

Originally Posted by Miffed22001

being outkicked here is the bitch.
I see nothing wrong with the preflop or flop. I'd check the turn in hope of a check raise or inducing some action on the river. Unless juwie limped AK/kk/33 from ep i have no reason to believe that i can get my chips in on this river with the best of it. If somone filled up with Ax then that sukx