Manage your image.

These hands happened within minutes at the same table.



PokerStars Game #8696199042: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2007/03/02 - 01:14:06 (ET)
Table 'Sulamitis II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: want2win ($105.65 in chips)
Seat 2: bufo523 ($458.90 in chips)
Seat 3: millionrick ($400.35 in chips)
Seat 4: Renton555 ($214.05 in chips)
Seat 5: TheAwfulDin ($217.10 in chips)
Seat 6: janco ($247.20 in chips)
TheAwfulDin: posts small blind $1
janco: posts big blind $2

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Renton555 [2c Kc]

want2win: folds
bufo523: raises $6 to $8
millionrick: calls $8
Renton555: raises $22 to $30
TheAwfulDin: folds
janco: folds
bufo523: calls $22
millionrick: calls $22

*** FLOP *** [7c 6c 8s]

bufo523: checks
millionrick: bets $30
Renton555: raises $154.05 to $184.05 and is all-in
bufo523: folds
millionrick: calls $154.05

*** TURN *** [7c 6c 8s] [Ad]

*** RIVER *** [7c 6c 8s Ad] [9h]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

millionrick: shows [7d 6h] (two pair, Sevens and Sixes)
Renton555: mucks hand
millionrick collected $458.10 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $461.10 | Rake $3
Board [7c 6c 8s Ad 9h]
Seat 1: want2win folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: bufo523 folded on the Flop
Seat 3: millionrick showed [7d 6h] and won ($458.10) with two pair, Sevens and Sixes
Seat 4: Renton555 (button) mucked [2c Kc]
Seat 5: TheAwfulDin (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: janco (big blind) folded before Flop





PokerStars Game #8696416380: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2007/03/02 - 01:35:28 (ET)
Table 'Sulamitis II' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: want2win ($107.75 in chips)
Seat 2: bufo523 ($405 in chips)
Seat 3: teddybear327 ($65.90 in chips)
Seat 4: Renton555 ($200.05 in chips)
Seat 5: TheAwfulDin ($255 in chips)
Seat 6: janco ($272.70 in chips)
janco: posts small blind $1
want2win: posts big blind $2

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Renton555 [Qs Qd]

bufo523: raises $6 to $8
teddybear327: calls $8
Renton555: raises $22 to $30
TheAwfulDin: folds
janco: folds
want2win: folds
want2win is sitting out
bufo523: raises $350 to $380
teddybear327: folds
Renton555: calls $170.05 and is all-in

*** FLOP *** [Td 5h 6h]

*** TURN *** [Td 5h 6h] [3h]

*** RIVER *** [Td 5h 6h 3h] [Jh]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

bufo523: shows [9s Ks] (high card King)
Renton555: shows [Qs Qd] (a pair of Queens)
Renton555 collected $408.10 from pot

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot $411.10 | Rake $3
Board [Td 5h 6h 3h Jh]
Seat 1: want2win (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: bufo523 showed [9s Ks] and lost with high card King
Seat 3: teddybear327 folded before Flop
Seat 4: Renton555 showed [Qs Qd] and won ($408.10) with a pair of Queens
Seat 5: TheAwfulDin (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: janco (small blind) folded before Flop

I just want to chime in that while manipulating and taking advantage of your image is important, I think it's less so at the lower stakes. Most villains at stakes, say, 50NL and below simply don't pay all that much attention to you. Also important to point out is that the play in the first hand has other reasons than just to build an image.

You speak the truth, but being the beginners circle I found the need to point this out. (Now where did that Captain Obviouss guy go?)

With that out of the way, let's make it interesting. Instead of QQ we have 88 in hand 2. What's our play?

if you are thinking on the 2nd level, then its a clear flat call. Third level, and its a clear reraise.