So I have eked out a 3PTBB winrate over the last 10k hands or so of 5nl. Are these hands killing me or is this good practice or am just spewing.

Villain is 10/6/3 over 284.

When I get into these situation I feel like I can read there hand. Thus, my flop bet can make them all fold since it looks like they all miss. When I get reraised I am a bit confused so I put him on a flush draw. The check on the turn proves my assumption and a push because If I am correct he folds. Or am I just retarded?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG+1 ($10)
MP1 ($9.29)
MP2 ($4.46)
MP3 ($1.87)
Hero (CO) ($5.18)
Button ($5.17)
SB ($4.90)
BB ($5.29)
UTG ($3.53)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 5, 5
1 fold, UTG+1 bets $0.20, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.20, MP3 calls $0.20, Hero calls $0.20, 1 fold, SB calls $0.18, BB calls $0.15

Flop: ($1.20) 3, 7, J (6 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets $0.85, SB raises to $1.70, 4 folds, Hero calls $0.85

Turn: ($4.60) J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3.28 (All-In), SB calls $3 (All-In)

River: ($10.60) 3 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Total pot: $10.60 | Rake: $0.50


OKAY: Logic The min raiser is 50/18/20 over 22 hands. So I am 3 betting this hand because I want to isolate. The Button is 19/19/33 over 26 hands, so I wasn't counting on him calling.

On flop: I have an opened ended straight draw. I see min bet by manics all the time so Ignore it to raise and take it on the flop, his check on the turn makes me semi confident that he was drawing so I push this hand since I have an open ended straight draw. River bet confuses me again so I push. He raises and now I know I am beat so I fold to save myself 1.85. I feel like I am retarded, but these min bets always mess me up.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG+1 ($4.10)
MP1 ($5.41)
MP2 ($5.85)
MP3 ($2)
Hero (CO) ($5)
Button ($5.66)
SB ($5.67)
BB ($1.36)
UTG ($6.87)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 6, 5
3 folds, MP2 bets $0.10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.30, Button calls $0.30, 2 folds, MP2 calls $0.20

Flop: ($0.97) K, 7, 8 (3 players)
MP2 bets $0.05, Hero raises to $0.60, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.55

Turn: ($2.17) J (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $1.10, MP2 calls $1.10

River: ($4.37) J (2 players)
MP2 bets $0.10, Hero raises to $2, MP2 raises to $3.85 (All-In), Hero folds

Total pot: $8.37 | Rake: $0.40