Originally Posted by Robert

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Hand 1: wtf? Just call the raise and play your hand from there.
Hand 2: Is that big a preflop raise normal in this game? I would normally just raise 4bbs preflop, but I guess your raise is fine. Bet closer to pot ($4) on the flop to build a pot. Else hand is fine, its rare I check in this spot (I sometimes check if the flop is completely dry).
Hand 3: This is fine. This can change quickly with a read though. An alternative line is to call the flop raise and reevaluate on the turn, but since you are OOP I like your line better.
Hand 4: Stacks please? With shallow stacks your preflop call is horrible. And again, why raise 6bbs preflop instead of 4bbs? Bet around $15 on the flop, rest is fine. He has an overpair here like always.

Originally Posted by Fnord

Hand 1: Spew. I hate the lack of balance in potting the flop there. If I think he's FoS I'd just call and check/bomb him on the flop. Also, 88 is a wonderful hand to play multi-way in a built pot if the table is a little loose. You need to consider if isolating the guy getting frisky is a better play than playing it at face value.

Hand 2:
Why are you opening for 6x? Hand plays itself from there. I think a 6x opener is doing a lot of bad things for you outside of very particular table textures.

Hand 3:
Not standard at all, you need to tell us something about CO here. Folding, re-raising and calling are all options worthy of consideration.

Hand 4:
Why are you opening for 6x? Hand plays itself from there.