pushing on the flop ok here ??
B&M 300$ Buy In ($2-$5 blinds)
Hero and villain both have 600$ stacks.
Table ultra loose. I raised 20$ with AK and got called by 4 people. Raised 50$ with QQ and got called by 2 people.
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Hand 1:
Hero is Ah-Ac on the BB.
UTG limps, MP1 limps, MP3 limps, CO raises to 15, Hero reraises to 95, CO calls.
Flop: Qd-5d-3d
Hero ??
In actual circumstances, I pushed. Villain folded.
Q 1: But was it the correct move ? I was risking 500$ to win 220$.
However, my reasoning was that if i bet 200$ in a 220$ pot, then if villain calls and a diamond hits, even if villain doesnt have the diamond, i cant bet and i cant call for remaining 300$. Better to take it down now. than bet 200$ and get commited and then see a diamond hit the turn.
But that will be like praying that he doesnt have Ad-Kd or QQ. Because only those 3 hands can call a 100$ preflop raise.
I find myself pushing on the flop too much in these situations. need some advice.
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Hand 2:
Villain has Hero covered. Hero has 250$ behind. Villain about 400$
Hero is JJ on the button.
MP1 limps, mP3 limps, CO limps, Hero raises to 25, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.
Flop: 6c-8c-10d
MP3 bets 50, Hero raises 225 all in, MP3 calls.
Question 2: Hand 2 happened before hand 1 and i didnt know that the raise of 25$ would be called by 3 people or else i wouldve just raised to 40. However, there is 150$ in the pot and i am risking 225$ provided i am not drawing dead already to a set or flopped straight. this was my first hand i played at the table and i buy in short (200$ at a 300$ buyin) and looking to double up and then play conservatively.
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all advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you FTR.
