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    Default Some hands for Review

    Hand 1

    Villain is 24/18 reg with a 38% steal from BTN and 8% fold to 3bet here (sample size of 12). Fold to flop cbet in 3bet pot is 21%.

    Not sure if I should just continue barreling turn or check/raise. Barreling is a bit more standard, however given his low fold to 3bet, and low fold to cbet, seems I would get more value from his numerous floats by check/raising. Although I rep little by doing so.

    If I bet turn, am I shoving most every river? Given his betsizing on turn, do I just shove? Or smaller raise?


    $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Holdem
    5 Players
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    Stacks:
    UTG ($12.92) 26bb
    CO ($53.61) 107bb
    BTN ($53.65) 107bb
    Hero (SB) ($56.97) 114bb
    BB ($121) 242bb

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is SB
    2 folds, BTN raises to $1, Hero raises to $4, 1 fold, BTN calls $3

    Flop: ($8.50, 2 players)
    Hero bets $4.16, BTN calls $4.16

    Turn: ($16.82, 2 players)
    Hero checks, BTN bets $7, $7 to Hero ($48.81)?

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    Hand 2

    Villain is 27/22. Opening 40% from CO, folding to 3bets 33% (3) of the time. Fold to cbet of 25% (4) in 3bet pots, and 0% (5) in regular raised pots.

    Fire 2 and give up here? Does his range contain enough 66-TT hands that will fold turn versus the Ax that isn't? Or is firing turn bad?


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    Stacks:
    UTG ($37.10) 74bb
    CO ($61.98) 124bb
    Hero (BTN) ($56.15) 112bb
    SB ($58.05) 116bb
    BB ($97.65) 195bb

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is BTN
    1 fold, CO raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $4.50, 2 folds, CO calls $3

    Flop: ($9.75, 2 players)
    CO checks, Hero bets $4, CO calls $4

    Turn: ($17.75, 2 players)
    CO checks, Hero bets $11.37

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    Hand 3

    Same villain from Hand 2. Raise cbet of 60% over 5 instances.
    3bet fine given blocker, and the fact that most hands he is repping by raising would have 3bet preflop a large portion of the time?


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    Stacks:
    UTG ($58.03) 116bb
    CO ($40.03) 80bb
    BTN ($120.35) 241bb
    Hero (SB) ($56.65) 113bb
    BB ($60.29) 121bb

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is SB
    3 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, BB calls $1

    Flop: ($3.25, 2 players)
    Hero bets $2, BB raises to $6, Hero raises to $15

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    Hand 4

    41% steal from BTN, 33% fold to 3bet here.

    Given his low fold to 3bet stat, should I still be 3betting this hand? Or comprise my 3betting range of a wider value range (K9s, Q9s, A9s, etc) instead?

    Postflop line fine?


    $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Holdem
    4 Players
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    Stacks:
    CO ($10) 40bb
    BTN ($44.61) 178bb
    Hero (SB) ($26.67) 107bb
    BB ($17.33) 69bb

    Pre-Flop: ($0.35, 4 players) Hero is SB
    1 fold, BTN raises to $0.70, Hero raises to $2.60, 1 fold, BTN calls $1.90

    Flop: ($5.55, 2 players)
    Hero bets $3.38, BTN calls $3.38

    Turn: ($12.31, 2 players)
    Hero checks, BTN bets $3, Hero goes all-in $20.69

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    Hand 5

    Villain is 24/20. 9.7% overall 3b, 8% versus CO IP. Raise flop of 0% over 7 instances.

    Bet/folding turn seems super nitty, but I really don't see him raising worse hands. Although, 33,44,77,65s probably raise flop some % of the time. Maybe not as frequently given it's 3way, and the other villain is kind of a fish.

    I feel I'm looking at a range of basically no worse value hands and little to no bluffs. So either strong semi-bluff hands, or nut hands I'm crushed against. Although if I'm bet/folding hands this strong then he has a shitload of turn fold equity by raising since I'm also betting turn with like 88-JJ.


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    Stacks:
    UTG ($11.87) 24bb
    UTG+1 ($50) 100bb
    Hero (CO) ($71.08) 142bb
    BTN ($50.59) 101bb
    SB ($58.30) 117bb
    BB ($63.90) 128bb

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 6 players) Hero is CO
    2 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, BTN calls $1.50, 1 fold, BB calls $1

    Flop: ($4.75, 3 players)
    BB checks, Hero bets $3.16, BTN calls $3.16, BB folds

    Turn: ($11.07, 2 players)
    Hero bets $7.38, BTN raises to $17.26, Hero folds

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    Hand 6

    Villain is 69/47. I've seem him play quite poorly a bit earlier (bluffed off on a terrible board).

    Always pretty confused on the turn here in similar situations. I feel that he's calling with enough worse on the flop that we are still usually good on the turn. But that a bet here doesn't really get value from much worse, and leaves me check/folding the river often if he calls turn with any hand that picked up equity and bluffs river.

    I ended up check/calling turn, as I felt it gets the most value from his floats, of which I felt was numerous. Idk, really need to better understand these situations.


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    2 Players
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    Stacks:
    BTN ($78.24) 156bb
    Hero (BB) ($50) 100bb

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 2 players) Hero is BB
    BTN raises to $1, Hero raises to $3, BTN calls $2

    Flop: ($6.75, 2 players)
    Hero bets $3.50, BTN calls $3.50

    Turn: ($13.75, 2 players)
    Hero checks, BTN bets $6.50, Hero calls $6.50

    River: ($26.75, 2 players)
    Hero checks, BTN checks

    ----------------

    Hand 7

    Villain is 24/20. 62% steal from BTN. Fold to 3b of 60% (5). Fold to cbet of 30% overall. 0% out of 2 instances in 3b pots

    Betting flop with the intention of barreling any T/J/Q/K/A turn. Although not sure if I should barrel, or check/raise here. Both seem appealing.

    Shove any T-A river? Should I have sized it differently to leave a larger river shove ($4.50 on flop?)?


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    Stacks:
    UTG ($50) 100bb
    CO ($27.84) 56bb
    BTN ($55.98) 112bb
    Hero (SB) ($50.44) 101bb
    BB ($16.25) 33bb

    Pre-Flop: ($0.75, 5 players) Hero is SB
    2 folds, BTN raises to $1.33, Hero raises to $4.99, 1 fold, BTN calls $3.66

    Flop: ($10.73, 2 players)
    Hero bets $6.98, BTN calls $6.98

    Turn: ($24.69, 2 players)
    Hero bets $14.79, BTN calls $14.79

    River: ($54.27, 2 players)
    Hero goes all-in $23.68,

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    Thanks for any feedback/criticisms. Sorry I posted so many in a single thread, but it just always seems easier than creating multiple threads, especially when some of these hands probably aren't too interesting.
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    1. b/f turn > c/c > c/r. you are wa/wb when you check and villain bets

    2. standard two barrel spot, I'd only fire three if you know he will fold AT and other weak Ax

    3. I like it a lot

    4. this is a good three barrel spot as well as villain has a lot of pair+draw hands in his range. bet a little under half pot and shove any river that isn't a Q/J/7

    5. easy b/f in today's nitty 50nl games

    6. I think I'd c/f turn, maybe b/f small if you think he won't raise to get value from his floats with one club.

    7. on a paired flop with these stack sizes I'd usually cbet half pot on the flop. villain isn't changing his calling range when you bet the flop bigger, plus it lowers your fold equity when you hit that gin river
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vi-Zer0Skill View Post
    1. b/f turn > c/c > c/r. you are wa/wb when you check and villain bets

    I definitely do typically bet/fold turn. My only reasoning for thinking about check/raising is because of his low fold to cbet %, leaving him with more floats that usual, that I felt check/raising against would be best.

    Also, I think a fair number of players bet/fold marginal hands on the turn here that they probably shouldn't. Bet/folding the turn with Tx, underpairs, etc to protect his equity, and potentially bluff the river. Hands that he might call the turn with, and win at showdown (unless I shove river), but will bet/fold turn.

    Obviously I don't really rep much though.


    4. this is a good three barrel spot as well as villain has a lot of pair+draw hands in his range. bet a little under half pot and shove any river that isn't a Q/J/7

    Yeah was torn between your line or check/raising. Still not exactly sure which is best.


    6. I think I'd c/f turn, maybe b/f small if you think he won't raise to get value from his floats with one club.

    If we assume he's floating flop often, as I suspect this player is, wouldn't I be check/folding the turn or river very frequently? Any club, overs, etc. Effectively making his frequent flop floats correct?


    7. on a paired flop with these stack sizes I'd usually cbet half pot on the flop. villain isn't changing his calling range when you bet the flop bigger, plus it lowers your fold equity when you hit that gin river

    Yeah should have went smaller on flop. Didn't realize my sizing was large at the time. Left me with much less than I would have liked for shoving the river.
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    yeah hand #6 I looked at for the longest, couldn't decide what I'd do. hopefully someone else will be able to comment on it!
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    1. Bet turn, check or jam river. Def fold as played.
    2. I'd check.
    3. Fold pre, check flop.
    4. Def bet turn, as played I'd call but would never have checked so w/e.
    5. Flop bet seems terrible. I'd c/f turn now assuming competent v.
    6. c/f turn
    7. Prefer flat pre and yeah less on the flop.


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