Some interesting hands to look at...

1) Villain is 15/11 over a small sample. UTG sucks.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $820.60
UTG+1: $386.10
CO: $410
Button: $102
Hero: $376
BB: $436.40

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with T:diamond: 9:diamond:
UTG calls, 3 folds, Hero calls, BB raises to $15, UTG calls, Hero calls.

Flop: 9:heart: T:heart: J:diamond: ($45, 3 players)
Hero bets $36, BB calls, UTG folds.

Turn: 7:heart: ($117, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

River: J:heart: ($117, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $65, Hero raises to $260


2) Villain is 27/20 over a small sample, seems like a pretty good tag. UTG is 35/24.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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Hero ($755.30)
BB ($394)
UTG ($539.20)
MP ($400)
CO ($193.95)
Button ($313.60)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif. CO posts a blind of $4.
UTG raises to $16, 1 fold, CO (poster) calls $12, 1 fold, Hero calls $14, BB calls $12.

Flop: ($64) 3http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 5http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 2http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (4 players)
Hero bets $46, BB calls $46, UTG folds, CO folds.

Turn: ($156) Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $124, Hero ??? (He has $204 behind)


3) Villain is 24/17, decent tag, but seems a little weak-tight and easy to read.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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MP ($150.70)
CO ($305.05)
Button ($991.80)
SB ($544.10)
BB ($556.10)
Hero ($656)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif.
Hero raises to $14, 2 folds, Button calls $14, 2 folds.

Flop: ($34) Qhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, 3http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $25, Button raises to $64, Hero calls $39.

Turn: ($162) Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: ($162) 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (2 players)
Hero checks... ($578 eff. stacks)


4) Same villain, about 10 minutes later. He hasn't been 3-betting much.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

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SB ($261.60)
BB ($771.80)
UTG ($519.10)
MP ($620.40)
Hero ($991.55)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif.
2 folds, Hero raises to $14, 1 fold, BB raises to $40, Hero calls $26.

Flop: ($82) 5http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $75, BB calls $75.

Turn: ($232) 3http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $188, BB calls $188.

River: ($608) 2http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $470 (puts him exactly AI)

1-if i had a boat i would do this
2-i reraise flop because most players call too much
3-i check behind, dont think you bluff out many better hands

1, looks good because he's tight and therefore probably can read your hand, prob has an overpair with a heart since no flop raise, and you took a line for a boat (or bluff). I'd rather raise a little more on the river though.

2, yuck. pretty bad odds to call, and you probably dont fold him out enough by raising, unless he has a worse draw (not sure what lese to put him on then a 5). so I guess fold>call>>raise.

3, I have mixed thoughts on everything, but the river check seems ok after the flop and turn went like that. I tend to just 3bet the flop, and/or lead out the turn and river though.

4, umm not sure. after the flop, and with your weak-tight read it seems like a close call whether it works enough. he does look weak though (which he could use as logic to call), and at worst you spewed a little to get a bad image.

i value bet the river on hand 3. he checks behind the river with a lot of hands you are beating and that would call a value bet.