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  1. #1
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    Default A few big hands for me tonight

    With help from forums like this, training videos, and going over a lot of hand histories - I've been starting to improve regularly. I've posted a few hands that I lost and wasn't really sure how to handle but I wanted to post a few hands in this thread where I got the villain for all he had:

    Winning Poker Network - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 9 players
    Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

    CO: $0.72
    BTN: $2.32
    SB: $0.78
    Hero (BB): $1.47
    UTG: $1.08
    UTG+1: $1.74
    UTG+2: $1.83
    MP: $0.78
    MP+1: $0.92

    SB posts SB $0.01, Hero posts BB $0.02

    Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has K A

    fold, fold, UTG+2 raises to $0.06, MP calls $0.06, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.15, UTG+2 calls $0.09, MP calls $0.09

    Flop: ($0.46, 3 players) Q J 4
    Hero bets $0.25, UTG+2 calls $0.25, fold

    Turn: ($0.96, 2 players) T
    Hero bets $0.45, UTG+2 raises to $1.43 and is all-in, Hero calls $0.62 and is all-in

    River: ($3.10, 2 players) 9

    Hero shows K A (Flush, Ace High) (Pre 48%, Flop 50%, Turn 60%)
    UTG+2 shows K A (Straight, Ace High) (Pre 52%, Flop 50%, Turn 40%)
    Hero wins $2.95


    Winning Poker Network - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
    Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

    BB: $1.00
    UTG: $2.90
    Hero (UTG+1): $1.00
    MP: $0.62
    MP+1: $1.95
    CO: $1.20
    BTN: $1.62
    SB: $1.47

    SB posts SB $0.01, BB posts BB $0.02

    Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has Q Q

    UTG calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.09, fold, fold, CO calls $0.09, fold, fold, fold, fold

    Flop: ($0.23, 2 players) 5 3 9
    Hero bets $0.17, CO calls $0.17

    Turn: ($0.57, 2 players) 4
    Hero bets $0.74 and is all-in, CO calls $0.74

    River: ($2.05, 2 players) 2

    Hero shows Q Q (One Pair, Queens) (Pre 81%, Flop 62%, Turn 80%)
    CO shows J T (High Card, Jack) (Pre 19%, Flop 38%, Turn 20%)
    Hero wins $1.95


    Winning Poker Network - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 5 players
    Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

    SB: $0.86
    Hero (BB): $2.31
    UTG: $1.01
    CO: $2.48
    BTN: $1.95

    SB posts SB $0.01, Hero posts BB $0.02

    Pre Flop: (pot: $0.03) Hero has J Q

    fold, CO raises to $0.06, fold, fold, Hero calls $0.04

    Flop: ($0.13, 2 players) 3 6 K
    Hero checks, CO bets $0.08, Hero calls $0.08

    Turn: ($0.29, 2 players) 7
    Hero checks, CO bets $0.18, Hero raises to $0.50, CO calls $0.32

    River: ($1.29, 2 players) 9
    Hero bets $1.67 and is all-in, CO calls $1.67

    Hero shows J Q (Flush, King High) (Pre 19%, Flop 68%, Turn 84%)
    CO shows A A (One Pair, Aces) (Pre 81%, Flop 32%, Turn 16%)
    Hero wins $4.40

    I'm starting to gain confidence through volume as it's only a matter of time before you get into some really good pots and have a chance to increase your bankroll. The thing that I'm happy about with these hands are a) I won a nice sized pot and b) I was almost positive I had the nuts but I still wanted to get everything out of my villains...and I did.

    Nothing major. Just some nanostakes wins that I wanted to show off. Hopefully I keep this up and can get out of .01/.02 soon. Want a $130+ bankroll before I move to 5NL.

    Now back to posting hands where things didn't go well so I can keep learning from them.
  2. #2
    Hand #1: played fine.
    Hand #2: you could argue for betting the flop a little bit more (pot) so that you're not overbetting the turn but that's just nitpicking.
    Hand #3: same as hand #2, you could argue for raising a little bit more to like .65
  3. #3
    h1 - 3bet more, I'd go 24c but keith will come along and say more still, and he's probably right. Postflop looks fine to me.

    h2 - looks good to me, now make a note and value bet big vs this guy in future.

    h3 - bet or c/r flop, there really is no need to slowplay this at 2nl because villain is calling Ac and is having a hard time folding top pair and better. At 2nl I probably c/r flop to something like 45c and shove turn. That way we get all his crappy Acx hands that don't call a river shove when he misses. I don't expect him to fold any nfd vs this sizing, not at 2nl.
    Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
    ongies gonna ong
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    Quote Originally Posted by OngBonga View Post
    h3 - bet or c/r flop, there really is no need to slowplay this at 2nl because villain is calling Ac and is having a hard time folding top pair and better.
    Yeah I debated how exactly to handle this but opted for the slow play. Looking back on it though I totally understand your logic. This info will help me get more value out of a future hand. Thanks.
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    There is an old saying in poker which you have probably heard before:"You have to give action in order to get action"

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