all right. let's see if doing it biondino's way works out (which is what i had in mind, just not for the threads beginning).

no reads on either villians in both hands.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($95.95)
UTG+1 ($155.30)
Hero ($100.85)
MP2 ($67.80)
MP3 ($53.30)
CO ($108.70)
Button ($114)
SB ($111.35)
BB ($44.55)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 2, K.
UTG calls $1, UTG+1 calls $1, Hero calls $1, 4 folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($5) 4, 4, 5 (5 players)
SB bets $3, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls $3.

Turn: ($11) K (2 players)
SB bets $10, Hero calls $10.

River: ($31) K (2 players)
SB bets $26, Hero raises to $86.85, SB calls $60.85.

Final Pot: $204.70

preflop: two players, one loose and one donkey limp, so i limp behind.

flop: looks to me like he's got something. highest likelyhood is trips, i think. high implied odds for me.

turn: definitely has trips. maybe boat, but i dont think he'd play it that fast and heavy. still good enough implied odds since i have position and he likes his hand. if i hit the flush i plan to call a large bet or raise a smallish bet, but dont want to get all in.


river: lucky me. no way he has quads.

what you think?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB ($99)
BB ($147.30)
Hero ($235.25)
UTG+1 ($50.80)
MP1 ($110.50)
MP2 ($108.50)
CO ($102.45)
Button ($76.25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, J.
Hero calls $1, 3 folds, CO calls $1, 1 fold, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($4) 5, Q, 3 (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, CO checks.

Turn: ($4) T (4 players)
SB bets $2, BB folds, Hero calls $2, CO folds.

River: ($8) 2 (2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $13

preflop: dont quite want to raise since AQ and AK often call, i have bad position, and BTN is guy i just stacked in first hand who possibly wants to try to punish me. dont quite know what to do here.

flop: obv check.

turn: do you find a raise here? if so, why? i imagine i would need to think that fold equity is high for me to raise here, and i dont think i can muster up the intelligence to figure how firing on the river if i miss would work well if he calls turn raise.

river: obv fold.