Playing AK...right fold

I have been playing online for about 3 months, and did really well to start off, built $300 into a few grand, but have been slowly pissing it away...time to start seeking advice from this site. Have a look at the following hands, and maybe there is something I need to be doing much differently...table is relatively tight, except LurkerDrop seems to frequently come over the top, don't know much about PAINTSIDE at this point yet...

PokerStars Game #2830643613: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2005/10/17 - 23:55:34 (ET)
Table 'Castalia III' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: hoser14 ($102.90 in chips)
Seat 2: LurkerDrop ($361.75 in chips)
Seat 3: PAINTSIDE ($101.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Aloeman ($90.90 in chips)
Seat 5: DLM26 ($153.95 in chips)
Seat 6: aragon ($200 in chips)
Seat 7: theczone ($209.35 in chips)
Seat 8: crime002000 ($196.65 in chips)
Seat 9: Billy B0B ($98.75 in chips)
hoser14: posts small blind $1
LurkerDrop: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crime002000 [Ad Kd]
PAINTSIDE: raises $4 to $6
Aloeman: folds
DLM26: folds
aragon: folds
theczone: folds
crime002000: raises $6 to $12
Billy B0B: folds
hoser14: folds
LurkerDrop: calls $10
PAINTSIDE: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [Td Qh 7h]
LurkerDrop: checks
PAINTSIDE: bets $16
crime002000: calls $16
LurkerDrop: raises $34 to $50
PAINTSIDE: raises $39.20 to $89.20 and is all-in

What's the call above here? I think its an easy fold...

How about this one...don't think I can puch him out preflop after seeing what he eventually had, but was it played properly? Table was generally passive...

PokerStars Game #2830976999: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2005/10/18 - 00:36:59 (ET)
Table 'Alphard' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: LT.Blood ($74 in chips)
Seat 3: siouxfalls ($98.80 in chips)
Seat 5: VTShocker05 ($114.65 in chips)
Seat 6: crime002000 ($227.70 in chips)
Seat 7: sheep8 ($191.85 in chips)
Seat 8: acesfulltens ($91.20 in chips)
Seat 9: Diesel 3234 ($85.40 in chips)
sheep8: posts small blind $1
acesfulltens: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crime002000 [Kd Kh]
Diesel 3234: folds
LT.Blood: folds
siouxfalls: calls $2
VTShocker05: folds
crime002000: raises $6 to $8
sheep8: raises $6 to $14
CincyPhreak has returned
CincyPhreak leaves the table
acesfulltens: folds
siouxfalls: folds
crime002000: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [4h Jh Qc]
sheep8: checks
crime002000: checks
*** TURN *** [4h Jh Qc] [Ac]
sheep8: checks
crime002000: bets $10
sheep8: calls $10
*** RIVER *** [4h Jh Qc Ac] [7d]
sheep8: bets $10
crime002000: calls $10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sheep8: shows [Ks As] (a pair of Aces)
crime002000: shows [Kd Kh] (a pair of Kings)
Chazzmojito joins the table at seat #4
sheep8 collected $69 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $72 | Rake $3
Board [4h Jh Qc Ac 7d]
Seat 2: LT.Blood folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: siouxfalls folded before Flop
Seat 5: VTShocker05 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: crime002000 (button) showed [Kd Kh] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: sheep8 (small blind) showed [Ks As] and won ($69) with a pair of Aces

Is the one below a bad beat? Was getting overbet all the time by Lurker on OK hands, but then whe I finally get something to get my money in...should I not have pushed here?

PokerStars Game #2831293043: Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2005/10/18 - 01:20:44 (ET)
Table 'Castalia III' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: dalton21 ($47.75 in chips)
Seat 2: LurkerDrop ($683.30 in chips)
Seat 3: jbarrett1019 ($47 in chips)
Seat 4: protect2coll ($126.20 in chips)
Seat 5: OnionMan100 ($75.45 in chips)
Seat 6: aragon ($214.05 in chips)
Seat 7: theczone ($281.55 in chips)
Seat 8: crime002000 ($71.85 in chips)
Seat 9: Billy B0B ($169.25 in chips)
Billy B0B: posts small blind $1
dalton21: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to crime002000 [3c 3s]
LurkerDrop: calls $2
jbarrett1019: folds
protect2coll: folds
OnionMan100: raises $2 to $4
aragon: folds
theczone: folds
crime002000: calls $4
Billy B0B: folds
dalton21: calls $2
LurkerDrop: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [3d 6c 9h]
dalton21: checks
LurkerDrop: checks
OnionMan100: bets $10
crime002000: raises $57.85 to $67.85 and is all-in
dalton21: folds
LurkerDrop: raises $57.85 to $125.70
OnionMan100: calls $61.45 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [3d 6c 9h] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [3d 6c 9h 6d] [Qc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
LurkerDrop: shows [9s 6s] (a full house, Sixes full of Nines)
OnionMan100: mucks hand
LurkerDrop collected $7.20 from side pot
crime002000: shows [3c 3s] (a full house, Threes full of Sixes)
LurkerDrop collected $217.55 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $227.75 Main pot $217.55. Side pot $7.20. | Rake $3
Board [3d 6c 9h 6d Qc]
Seat 1: dalton21 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: LurkerDrop showed [9s 6s] and won ($224.75) with a full house, Sixes full of Nines
Seat 3: jbarrett1019 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: protect2coll folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: OnionMan100 mucked [Jd Jh]

First hand, I don't think I'd even call the original flop bet for $16, not with 3 people in that pot. I just fold it there. And when that guy reraises behind you, its an easy fold.


Second hand, you MUST bet those kings aggressively on the flop. Don't slowplay them.


Third hand, I think its an OK play, you want the two pair to call you when you have a set. Most of the time the guy won't fill up. You played your set aggressively got your money in when you were ahead and the guy out drew you, it happens..

First one, I think is a good fold. Not even sure I would call the flop bet to be honest with a couple of your outs tainted by the flush draw.

Second one, why did you check on the flop? I think this is where you lost it. With two hearts and JQ on the board, I would fire out and be happy to take it down here.

Third one is just brutal. That's a bad beat to me.

Still, welcome to FTR!

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Originally Posted by Staresy

First one, I think is a good fold. Not even sure I would call the flop bet to be honest with a couple of your outs tainted by the flush draw.

Second one, why did you check on the flop? I think this is where you lost it. With two hearts and JQ on the board, I would fire out and be happy to take it down here.

Third one is just brutal. That's a bad beat to me.

Still, welcome to FTR!

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Turned out the guy on the first hand had KQc, and an A hit the turn, but still a good fold at the time I guess...

In hand 2 my thinking to check KK on the flop was that his RR preflop had me convinced he was playing JJ/QQ and hit it on one of the two...perhaps just a misread.

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Originally Posted by crime002000

In hand 2 my thinking to check KK on the flop was that his RR preflop had me convinced he was playing JJ/QQ and hit it on one of the two...perhaps just a misread.

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You could have reraised preflop, to attempt to get more info, and then definitely make a continuation bet on the flop, If he hit a set he'll reraise or smooth call, and when you see that A on the turn, you check and re-evalute your position.

hand one, don't piss away that 16 bucks on the flop, what came on the turn is irrelevant.

hand two, WTF? BET! I'm reraising preflop most of the time, and betting that flop hard every time.

hand three, clearly a bad beat.
Holdem Hi: 903 enumerated boards containing 6c 3d 9h
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
9s 6s 150 16.61 753 83.39 0 0.00 0.166
3s 3c 672 74.42 231 25.58 0 0.00 0.744
Jd Jh 81 8.97 822 91.03 0 0.00 0.090

Hand 1 - Just fold the flop 3way. Somebody got a piece and that price is too expensive.

Hand 2 - Reraise PF hard. Then bet at least 2/3pot on the flop. He drops to one of those bets and you take the hand. You can't assume he has QQ or JJ. A healthy bet will tell you.

Hand 3 - bad beat. Good AI if you thought you'd be called.

In general I'm not crazy about reraising an UTG raiser with AK. I'll do it sometimes but in position I often like to just see a flop.

If you're slowly pissing your money away, it may be time to either a) take a break or b) move down in stakes until you discover where the leaks are. Spend more time studying, reading, and posting here. Bonus whore somewhere if you're going to play to give you a cushion.

Hand 1: Fold to bet on flop.

Hand 2: Re-raise pre-flop. Checking the flop was a big mistake.

Hand 3: If you had a larger stack you could have protected your hand better. Even if you get action you'll end up making more money.