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    Default 50NL - Few Hands

    I took a break around December that lasted for around 3 month.. At the beginning of April I decided to get back into it, and put it a little volume (only like 40k hands or so since starting back), and have basically been getting my ass kicked. I know I'm running a little bad, but I feel like I'm making a lot of mistakes I should be avoiding. So for a bit I'm going to be 8 tabling 50NL FR (playing shorthanded on some tables with fish), and reviewing the spots I wasn't 100% sure about afterwards, posting most hands on the forum. So here goes.


    Villain is 14/9 over 141 hands. At the time I was not aware of this, and only had a smallish sample on him.

    Is calling turn okay? Or no? C/f river 100% here right?

    $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Holdem
    8 Players
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    Stacks:
    UTG ASMoney ($50)
    UTG+1 sedinoel ($71.10)
    MP1 lccxjcxj ($35.90)
    MP2 gqlewis14 ($30.20)
    CO grafinushka ($36.55)
    BTN IDAHOCP3 ($58.10)
    SB Hero ($93.45)
    BB Zamioculcas ($61.45)

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 8 players) Hero is SB
    5 folds, IDAHOCP3 raises to $2, Hero raises to $6.50, 1 fold, IDAHOCP3 calls $4.50

    Flop: ($13.50, 2 players)
    Hero bets $6.50, IDAHOCP3 calls $6.50

    Turn: ($26.50, 2 players)
    Hero checks, IDAHOCP3 bets $12.50, Hero calls $12.50

    River: ($51.50, 2 players)
    Hero checks, IDAHOCP3 goes all-in $32.60, Hero folds??? ($67.95)?


    Very small sample of only 14 hands on villain here.. He was 43/21/5. Unfortunately I didn't notice him at the table before this hand, so no relevant reads other than stats.

    Meh, pretty lost on turn... When he checks back flop I kind of want to lead turn for value + protection against AK/AQ type hands.. Is this correct? After checking turn, is this is a clear check/call spot?

    $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Holdem
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    Stacks:
    UTG Hero ($52.25)
    UTG+1 hyipfan ($50.75)
    MP1 crazyjew9 ($39.95)
    MP2 alonso205gt ($28.85)
    MP3 TheThathee ($83.05)
    CO gansta_c1 ($31.80)
    BTN mymangodfrey ($182.90)
    SB DuRrDeNn ($77.50)
    BB Dnghnp100 ($57.20)

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 9 players) Hero is UTG
    Hero raises to $2, 2 folds, alonso205gt raises to $4, 5 folds, Hero calls $2

    Flop: ($8.75, 2 players)
    Hero checks, alonso205gt checks

    Turn: ($8.75, 2 players)
    Hero checks, alonso205gt bets $5, $5 to Hero ($48.25)?


    This may be a retarded hand.. Maybe not.. Either way villain seemed like a big fish running 60/20ish over 50 hands.

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    Stacks:
    UTG hyipfan ($56.80)
    UTG+1 Squashy22 ($99.70)
    MP1 thebigG123 ($139.80)
    MP2 laetschnbene ($37.60)
    CO Hero ($50)
    BTN IsoJack ($47)
    SB kotimaa ($50)
    BB gomarbuz ($28.30)

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 8 players) Hero is CO
    4 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, IsoJack calls $1.50, 1 fold, gomarbuz calls $1

    Flop: ($4.75, 3 players)
    gomarbuz checks, Hero bets $3, IsoJack folds, gomarbuz calls $3

    Turn: ($10.75, 2 players)
    gomarbuz checks, Hero bets $7.50, gomarbuz raises to $15, Hero raises to $44.50, gomarbuz goes all-in $8.80

    River: ($79.05, 2 players, 1 all-in)


    Bu opener was pretty nitty at 10/4 with a 17% steal over 400 hands.. Other villain is 19/3/1.7 over 120 hands.. Not sure if I should be value/block betting the river smallish, check/calling, or check/folding.

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    Stacks:
    UTG lacko01 ($105.10)
    UTG+1 Dnghnp100 ($34.90)
    MP1 reflector21 ($41.15)
    MP2 markux ($52.35)
    CO bigweel ($61.90)
    BTN Zamioculcas ($57.20)
    SB Hero ($63.80)
    BB Gy3pm3st3rk3 ($47.20)

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 8 players) Hero is SB
    5 folds, Zamioculcas raises to $1.50, Hero calls $1.25, Gy3pm3st3rk3 calls $1

    Flop: ($4.50, 3 players)
    Hero checks, Gy3pm3st3rk3 checks, Zamioculcas checks

    Turn: ($4.50, 3 players)
    Hero bets $3, Gy3pm3st3rk3 calls $3, Zamioculcas folds

    River: ($10.50, 2 players)
    Hero ($59.3)?


    Another big donk (58/9 over 62). Never quite sure what to do on the turn here.. I don't think I can valuebet, but at the same time he's quite bad so I don't want to fold. If he was deeper I'd probably check/call, then check/evaluate river. But given stack sizes I don't know if that's still best?

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    Stacks:
    UTG mvkremer ($58.20)
    UTG+1 Mista KGB ($71.50)
    CO vantuyl05 ($41.25)
    BTN Pelike ($12)
    SB misteryeyes ($50)
    BB Hero ($107.40)

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 6 players) Hero is BB
    2 folds, vantuyl05 calls $0.50, Pelike calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero checks

    Flop: ($1.75, 3 players)
    Hero bets $1, vantuyl05 folds, Pelike calls $1

    Turn: ($3.75, 2 players)
    Hero checks, Pelike bets $3.50, $3.5 to Hero ($105.9)?


    Sucofmodeerf is 30/25 over a small 15 hands sample. UTG is 27/12 over 40. I definitely want to valuebet the river, however not sure on sizing. I feel like if he check/shoves I'm likely behind, but I'll be getting close to 4:1 by then, so is the plan to bet/call?

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    Stacks:
    UTG josepbadbeat ($49.55)
    UTG+1 Suker777 ($69.10)
    MP1 Lizard K1ng ($56.60)
    MP2 sucofmodeerf ($50.45)
    MP3 Pelike ($7.75)
    CO misteryeyes ($50)
    BTN Hero ($138.70)
    SB mvkremer ($50)
    BB Mista KGB ($69.60)

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 9 players) Hero is BTN
    josepbadbeat raises to $1.50, 2 folds, sucofmodeerf calls $1.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.50, 2 folds

    Flop: ($5.25, 3 players)
    josepbadbeat checks, sucofmodeerf checks, Hero bets $3.50, josepbadbeat folds, sucofmodeerf calls $3.50

    Turn: ($12.25, 2 players)
    sucofmodeerf checks, Hero bets $8, sucofmodeerf calls $8

    River: ($28.25, 2 players)
    sucofmodeerf checks, Hero ($125.7)?
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    I've seen you at the tables recently, hope the grinding is going well...It's late so quickly:

    1) b/f turn. Pls don't c/c turn if you're not planning on stacking off riv
    2) lead turn
    3) fold turn
    4) I still 3B pre, but calling is fine too. As played I lead flop. I b/f this river for value
    5) b/f turn, prob c/f river unimproved if he calls
    6) This is def the most interesting hand for me. His range pre likely includes a lot of SC's & SP's, which means he could be sandbagging sets due to dryness of flop or decided to stick around with 5h6h 4h5h 6h4h which just got there. Bet/folding sucks here due to stack sizes, and since we're read-less I guess we should assume he's bad. I guess I bet/call, but I'm not opposed to showing it down


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    (1) Not sure if we get much value with a turn bet. Only worse hand I think he would consider calling would be JJ, and he still has TT/KK-AA in his range. My reasoning for check/calling was I felt there was a slim possibility he was floating with AK, or betting JJ when I checked not knowing why. But I think it's probably best to c/f turn?

    (2) Yeah for sure I should have led turn. Not sure why I didn't. What's my plan if he happens to raise? What if he calls, river plan?

    (3) Meh.. I really don't know.. He's bad so I want to think he can do this with like A9, T9, 98, etc type hands, but I guess he does show a 7 here a tremendous amount of the time.
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    1 - I'd far rather have whatever reads you had at the time... If he's unknown then I bet/bet. I don't know what a random 50nl tag plays here or what reads you had so this is hard for me to analyse...

    2 - call, c/f a lot of rivers.

    3 - meh idk, seems close. go with your gut.

    4 - ~$5. Don't c/c.

    5 - bet turn.

    6 - b/c $20 ish. Checking river is v bad.
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    QQ - i bet-fold turn here. check-call is awful cos of stack sizes.
    JJ - well, don't fold lfdo. Call turn as played.
    KK - gross spot. Big fish can see two sevens on the board. Big fish likes JJ here. Hand is fine i think.
    AK - you don't 3b cos his continuing range is too tight? I like to see his cbet stat before deciding on both flop and pre-flop. River is pretty clear gaybet for value
    79o - keep betting
    AQo - i nit-check behind here
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    QQ - I don't see why bet/folding turn is such a clear play.. What hands are we getting value from really?

    JJ - Obv not folding.. I should have bet turn, but I thought c/calling might be best.

    AK - 3betting pre is prob best, but calling obv isn't bad. I'm not really a fan of leading flop. I b/f river for $5.

    97o - I guess betting is okay, but given he's short he might shove on me a decent amount..

    AQo - I agree that it's a pretty std valuebet, and I bet $18, and he folded. I planned to call, but didn't like it.

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