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aislephive

03-31-2006, 10:43 PM Post subject: Hand Checkup - How are my lines?

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Hand 1: I felt like I missed a lot of value from this hand. I flopped top two but when I got min-raised I was a little worried of QJ, but he had K9 for top and bottom pair. Should I have played this a little more aggressively and not even bother worrying about the straight, on the flop anyways? If I pop him back on the flop I might get all his chips, but I don't know. My golden rule is never to go broke in an unraised pot, and that was my goal here. Thoughts?

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
4 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $50.37
Button: $29.87
Hero: $27.65
BB: $35.40

Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is SB with T

UTG folds, Button calls, Hero calls, BB checks.

Flop: K

($0.75, 3 players)
Hero bets $0.75, BB folds, Button raises to $1.5, Hero calls.

Turn: Q

($3.75, 2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $2, Hero calls.

River: 6

($7.75, 2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $3.95, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: $15.65
Button shows 9h Kh
Hero shows Tc Ks

Hand 2: With his big flop raise I didn't think he would play a K like that. I ended up being correct and he was just bluffing with AQ. Is there ever a spot to lay this down on a flop like this? Just asking for future reference since it's near impossible to put them on a hand.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $51.87
CO: $21.67
Button: $7.17
Hero: $34.60
BB: $34.15

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with A

UTG folds, CO raises to $0.5, Button calls, Hero raises to $3.5, BB folds, CO calls, Button folds.

Flop: 8

($7.75, 2 players)
Hero bets $4, CO raises to $15.74, Hero raises to $27.48, CO calls all-in $2.43.
Uncalled bets: $9.31 returned to Hero.

Turn: 4

($44.09, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $44.09)

River: 3

($44.09, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $44.09)

Results:
Final pot: $44.09
Hero shows Ah Ac
CO doesn't show Qd As

Hand 3: I decided to try to bluff at this pot, I made the standard call with AQs OOP, even though his raise was quite large. That was a super dry flop and his weak bet told me he had nothing, so I stuck in a raise hoping to take it down. Instead he moved in and I obviously had to fold. Thoughts on this bluff?

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
4 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $16.95
Button: $42.71
SB: $25.10
Hero: $34.15
Hero: $33.30

Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is BB with Q

UTG calls, Button calls, SB raises to $2, Hero calls, UTG calls, Button folds.

Flop: 8

($6.25, 3 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $6, UTG folds, SB raises all-in $22.1, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $22.1 returned to SB.

Results:
Final pot: $13.25

Hand 4: Three handed here, I raised it up with KJo on the button, BB calls. I flopped second pair here and bet it, he called. The turn blanked out, but I decided to check behind here. On the river he made a massive overbet of the pot. I used to look these bets up a lot and normally they would show me a better hand and I would feel stupid. I played it safe here and folded. Should I have lead the turn and hope he checks the river to see a cheap showdown?

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
3 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
SB: $25.1
BB: $34.15
Hero: $28
SB: $39.46
BB: $34.45

Pre-flop: (3 players) Hero is Button with K

Hero raises to $1, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: A

($2.1, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.25, BB calls.

Turn: T

($4.6, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: 7

($4.6, 2 players)
BB bets $10.9, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $10.9 returned to BB.

Results:
Final pot: $4.6

Hand 5: What could this guy have had? I turned the nut straight and he raised my pot-sized bet, and I popped him back hoping to get it all in. He just smooth called. The river diamond hit but I wasn't too worried about that, so I made a smallish bet into the pot and he folded. What on earth could he have here?

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $9.91
CO: $50.04
Button: $14.23
SB: $49.74
Hero: $25

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is BB with J

UTG folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB calls, Hero checks.

Flop: 4

($0.75, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks.

Turn: Q

($0.75, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1, CO raises to $3, SB folds, Hero raises to $10, CO calls.

River: 5

($20.75, 2 players)
Hero bets $8, CO folds.
Uncalled bets: $8 returned to Hero.

Results:
Final pot: $20.75

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zenbitz

03-31-2006, 11:14 PM Post subject: Re: Hand Checkup - How are my lines?

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Quote:

Originally Posted by aislephive

Hand 1: I felt like I missed a lot of value from this hand.

This is a pretty good flop to check raise, and you might have gotten more out. I think you did OK considering the diamond on the river. If he had 99 instead of K9 would you even post this?

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Hand 2: s there ever a spot to lay this down on a flop like this? Just asking for future reference since it's near impossible to put them on a hand.

Well played - he is just betting you don't have 99+ or a K and can't call him.
I might lay down an 8 or TT-JJ here, but no better. Not that if he DID have the king, and put you on a big pair - he would have pwnt choo.

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Hand 3: I decided to try to bluff at this pot, I made the standard call with AQs OOP, even though his raise was quite large.

No likey. 8x PFR usually means a medium big pair 99-QQ. Great frop for him, bad time to bluff.

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Hand 4: On the river he made a massive overbet of the pot. I used to look these bets up a lot and normally they would show me a better hand and I would feel

I put him on 89 or KQ floating your c-bet. He could also be slow playing, but panicked when you checked behind on the turn. Pot odds are horrible, I might call with TPGK+, but not 2nd pair. This is a nice bluff by villian in a tourney where you cannot reload.... here... I dunno. ... Actually anything villian could possibly have beats you except maybe 99/88. JQ?? He could be "bluffing" with A-rag, and you still lose.

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Hand 5: ...o I made a smallish bet into the pot and he folded. What on earth could he have here?

Mis click. Either accidental call or accidental fold.
No, probably JX OESD that missed river. Possibly gutshot.

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