How's my line?

[FlopTurnThenRivered]

PokerStars Game #5533716199: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/07/12 - 06:36:51 (ET)
Table 'Octans III' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: buyingthepot ($14.60 in chips)
Seat 2: Fritze ($14.15 in chips)
Seat 3: insammity ($21.20 in chips)
Seat 4: larssonist7 ($11.15 in chips)
Seat 5: tester45 ($10.05 in chips)
Seat 6: Y'knoMySteez ($10.15 in chips)
Seat 7: skoolyrat ($9.90 in chips)
Seat 8: Jnr Boom ($21.25 in chips)
Seat 9: SandbergFan ($2.90 in chips)
buyingthepot said, "not to mention he kept the pot small till you hit...perfectly outplaying you"
buyingthepot said, "lmao"
skoolyrat: posts small blind $0.05
Jnr Boom: posts big blind $0.10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Y'knoMySteez [5s 5d]
larssonist7 said, "i hit it on 4th"
SandbergFan: folds
larssonist7 said, "not the river"
buyingthepot said, "yeah moron....the pot was small until after you hit"
larssonist7 said, "yeah and its really outplaying raising with k4 and getting lucky"
buyingthepot said, "thats what i said"
buyingthepot: folds
Fritze: folds
insammity: folds
larssonist7 said, "the pot was small til the river when i had already hit moron"
larssonist7: folds
tester45: folds
buyingthepot said, "postflop baby"
Y'knoMySteez: calls $0.10
skoolyrat: folds
Jnr Boom: raises $0.30 to $0.40
Y'knoMySteez: calls $0.30
*** FLOP *** [5h 6h 2c]
larssonist7 said, "i called off my chips with a boat, you did with ak and no pair and no draw"
buyingthepot said, "he reeled you in like a blue gill"
Jnr Boom: bets $0.40
Y'knoMySteez: calls $0.40
*** TURN *** [5h 6h 2c] [Ks]
Jnr Boom: checks
buyingthepot said, "and i was right and you were wrong"
Y'knoMySteez: bets $0.20
Jnr Boom: calls $0.20
*** RIVER *** [5h 6h 2c Ks] [6d]
buyingthepot said, "thx for pointing that out"
Jnr Boom: bets $1.20
Y'knoMySteez: raises $1.20 to $2.40
SandbergFan said, "I think you guys should justplay heads up and get it over with"
Jnr Boom: calls $1.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Y'knoMySteez: shows [5s 5d] (a full house, Fives full of Sixes)
larssonist7 said, "sounds goot to me"
Jnr Boom: mucks hand
Y'knoMySteez collected $6.55 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.85 | Rake $0.30
Board [5h 6h 2c Ks 6d]
Seat 1: buyingthepot folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Fritze folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: insammity folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: larssonist7 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: tester45 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Y'knoMySteez (button) showed [5s 5d] and won ($6.55) with a full house, Fives full of Sixes
Seat 7: skoolyrat (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: Jnr Boom (big blind) mucked [Jc Ah]
Seat 9: SandbergFan folded before Flop (didn't bet)


I think I played this pretty well, but I can tell the people who read these boards are a little more experienced than myself, and hopefully someone has some input. I thought I played this pretty well, though.

[Halv]

Use a HH-converter. No one needs to see these morons lecturing each other in the chat, lol .

On the hand, you really need to try and get more chips in the middle at some point. For me this usually means raise the flop, bet the turn harder and push the river.

[arkana]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG+1 ($14.60)
MP1 ($14.15)
MP2 ($21.20)
MP3 ($11.15)
CO ($10.05)
Hero ($10.15)
SB ($9.90)
BB ($21.25)
UTG ($2.90)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5, 5.
6 folds, Hero calls $0.10, 1 fold, BB raises to $0.4, Hero calls $0.30.

Flop: ($0.85) 5, 6, 2 (2 players)
BB bets $0.4, Hero calls $0.40.

Turn: ($1.65) K (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.2, BB calls $0.20.

River: ($2.05) 6 (2 players)
BB bets $1.2, Hero raises to $2.4, BB calls $1.20.

Final Pot: $6.85

Smooth calling on the flop is risky considering there is a possible flush draw, even if BB doesnt have the flush draw another heart could kill your action. You have to bet more on the turn, pot is $1.65 and you bet $0.2 - thats like 1/8th of the pot. I would bet at least $1 here but most likely more ($1.20-$1.65). Dont be afraid of betting strong with your big hands, they wont fold. In this specific hand the villain didnt have a strong hand so he might have folded to a strong bet but you will be leaving a lot of money on the table all the other times he has a flush draw, overpair, top pair etc. Bet your strong hands strong and give yourself the chance to win big pots.

[FlopTurnThenRivered]

Personally I suppose I just liked the deceptive small bet on the turn, that induced the bluff on the river. I'm not so sure he would have made any large raises, and I milked it alright. If I was confident he had a calling hand I would have pushed a little harder.

But you are right, I do have to get more chips in the middle somewhere along the line.

[Irisheyes]

Make a decent bet on the turn and a decent raise on the river. Low stakes guys love to call, so make some bets for them.

[jackvance]

Apart from betting the turn properly, I'd go allin as played on the river. You really have to make sure you get paid big when you make a hand.

[a500lbgorilla]

The day you learn to bet stronger is the day you learn to win more.

I think turn action and specifically river action make me wanna gag.

Don't ever minraise. Don't try to induce bluffs.

[FlopTurnThenRivered]

Cool, I'm learning a lot posting some of my hands on here, thanks guys.