They are from my last session and all are ones which I'm a bit dubious about so I'd love to hear your thoughts !


1. AQ - did I bet right at the end or should I be betting less for value here? how do I decide how much to bet for value on the river?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($1.60)
SB ($1.02)
Hero (BB) ($5.97)
UTG ($5.06)
MP1 ($1)
MP2 ($5.07)
CO ($5)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, Q
4 folds, Button calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.10, Button calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.21) A, 4, 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.16, Button calls $0.16

Turn: ($0.53) A (2 players)
Hero bets $0.40, Button calls $0.40

River: ($1.33) K (2 players)
Hero bets $1, 1 fold

Total pot: $1.33 | Rake: $0.05

2. Playing Queens into an Ace flop and ace turn. The guy was running at 80/20 over 120 hands - i'd stacked him once earlier in the session and he just seemed to be calling almost anything. How did I play this? How should I have played this? On review I think I should have checked the turn.

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MP2 ($2.29)
Hero (CO) ($5.29)
Button ($5.06)
SB ($1.01)
BB ($5)
UTG ($5)
MP1 ($3.50)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q, Q
2 folds, MP2 calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.10, 3 folds, MP2 calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.23) 10, A, 9 (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $0.20, MP2 calls $0.20

Turn: ($0.63) A (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $0.40, MP2 calls $0.40

River: ($1.43) 7 (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero checks

Total pot: $1.43 | Rake: $0.05

3. Playing AK into UTG opener who flat calls my 3bet OOP. Didn't have any reads on this.

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MP2 ($1.69)
MP3 ($4.56)
CO ($2.97)
Hero (Button) ($2.05)
SB ($4.81)
BB ($0.87)
UTG ($2.03)
UTG+1 ($4.69)
MP1 ($3.36)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, A
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.06, 4 folds, Hero raises to $0.21, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.15

Flop: ($0.45) 9, J, 5 (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $0.30, UTG+1 calls $0.30

Turn: ($1.05) 9 (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $0.16, Hero calls $0.16

River: ($1.37) Q (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $0.46, Hero folds

Total pot: $1.37 | Rake: $0.05

4. Playing TC9C to minraise from button (I thought he may be stealing the blinds) but with hindsight, should I have folded pre?

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UTG ($5.08)
MP ($2.97)
CO ($3.42)
Button ($3.42)
SB ($4.83)
Hero (BB) ($2.14)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 10, 9
3 folds, Button raises to $0.04, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.02

Flop: ($0.09) 5, 10, A (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $0.06, Hero calls $0.06

Turn: ($0.21) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $0.02, Hero calls $0.02

River: ($0.25) K (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $0.10, Hero folds

Total pot: $0.25 | Rake: $0

5. KK into an AA flop, am I right to let the extra ace influence my desicision to bet into this flop, I thought the chances he had an ace were smaller because of this.

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UTG ($0.77)
UTG+1 ($3.51)
MP1 ($0.93)
Hero (MP2) ($2.18)
MP3 ($5.19)
CO ($1.56)
Button ($3.84)
SB ($5.54)
BB ($4.99)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K, K
UTG calls $0.02, 2 folds, Hero raises to $0.10, 5 folds, UTG calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.23) A, A, 2 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.19, 1 fold

Total pot: $0.23 | Rake: $0

6. Was I ok to call this cbet on non bway flop?

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UTG ($5.20)
MP ($3.30)
CO ($2.82)
Button ($5.04)
SB ($0.94)
Hero (BB) ($2.14)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, Q
1 fold, MP calls $0.02, 1 fold, Button calls $0.02, SB calls $0.01, Hero raises to $0.12, MP calls $0.10, Button calls $0.10, 1 fold

Flop: ($0.38) 6, 7, 3 (3 players)
Hero checks, MP checks, Button bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10, 1 fold

Turn: ($0.58) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

River: ($0.58) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

Total pot: $0.58 | Rake: $0

7. Ace weak kicker. Should I have bet the ace, I put out a value bet at the end, was that the right play also? thanks.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($3.90)
SB ($1.60)
Hero (BB) ($7.46)
UTG ($0.97)
MP1 ($0.98)
MP2 ($1.58)
CO ($1.67)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8, A
4 folds, Button calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.05) 6, 3, 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

Turn: ($0.05) A (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks

River: ($0.05) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.02, Button raises to $3.88 (All-In), Hero folds

Total pot: $0.09 | Rake: $0

Thanks!