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    Default Just Jacks (pretty standard, but meh)

    Opponent is BabyHoss, a Taggy multit-tabler. We're playing multiple tables together and we've reached a point in our relationship where he knows I open lighter than him and he might have started playing back at me. The couple times we've mixed it up post-flop has been me calling him down and picking him off once, then sucking out another. Neither was a very big pot.

    $1/$2 No Limit Holdem
    PokerStars
    4 players
    Converted at weaktight.com

    Stacks:
    CO ($236.05)
    Hero ($209.90)
    SB ($390.75)
    BB ($45.00)

    Pre-flop: ($3, 4 players) Hero is BTN
    CO raises to $6, Hero calls $6, 2 folds

    Flop: ($15, 2 players)
    CO bets $11, Hero calls $11

    Turn: ($37, 2 players)
    CO bets $28, Hero raises to $60

    I just sat down, but I suspect my opponent is very loose and calls too much

    $1/$2 No Limit Holdem
    PokerStars
    6 players
    Converted at weaktight.com

    Stacks:
    Hero ($192.00)
    UTG+1 ($392.75)
    CO ($196.15)
    BTN ($37.00)
    SB ($197.00)
    BB ($242.05)

    Pre-flop: ($3, 6 players) Hero is UTG
    Hero raises to $6, 1 fold, CO calls $6, 3 folds

    Flop: ($15, 2 players)
    Hero bets $10, CO calls $10

    Turn: ($35, 2 players)
    Hero bets $20, CO calls $20

    River: ($75, 2 players)
    Hero bets $30, CO calls $30


    Opponent is 19/14 and has yet to 3-bet over 50 hands. I think he's kinda nitty and passive.


    $1/$2 No Limit Holdem
    PokerStars
    4 players
    Converted at weaktight.com

    Stacks:
    CO ($96.75)
    Hero ($200.00)
    SB ($207.00)
    BB ($194.00)

    Pre-flop: ($3, 4 players) Hero is BTN
    1 fold, Hero raises to $6, SB calls $5, 1 fold

    Flop: ($14, 2 players)
    SB bets $11, Hero calls $11

    Turn: ($36, 2 players)
    SB bets $22, Hero raises to $68, SB calls $46

    River: ($172, 2 players)
    SB checks, Hero checks
  2. #2
    Hand 1 - I don't think he calls the turn raise with anything worse. Against a solid player, I fold AT on the turn there, so I like your line as a bluff but not for value. I'd rather just call down.

    Hands 2 and 3 I like.
    Hand 3 looks like villain has a PP lower than yours a ton.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JL
    Hand 1 - I don't think he calls the turn raise with anything worse. Against a solid player, I fold AT on the turn there, so I like your line as a bluff but not for value. I'd rather just call down.
    I wasn't estatic about seeing a river card and playing guessing games facing a $60 river bet. My other thought was that I had a good hand that I could have raised pre-flop or on the flop. As much as I like watching TAggs spew off money, I don't want to turn myself into a total station that misses too much value.
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    Hand 1: Are you calling a shove?
    I know guessing games are frustrating, but if villain is any good he's likely 3betting / folding a lot of his overcard range preflop, leaving you in a WA/WB situation which makes c/cing the best idea here anyways.

    Hand 3: looks great! getting max value out of whiffed overpair by delaying the raise until the turn but the river is a huge scare card.

    Hand 2 I haven't decided on yet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alibi
    Hand 1: Are you calling a shove?
    If he shoves a worse hand, good for him.
  6. #6
    i love hand 1

    hand 2 i think you re both overrepping and underrepping your hand (maybe this isn t a bad thing). It looks like you're either going for a cheap showdown (which I don't think you necessarily should be given history) or repping a monster, which you obv don t have

    hand 3 seems like it could include a half-pot riv bet to me
    when the vpip's are high and the value bets are like razors, who can be safe?
  7. #7
    Hand 1. Hmm...seems reallyreally good.
    Hand 2. I like as well, not sure on the math, but with CS-ish reads it can't be bad imo.
    Hand 3. You play good. I really like the thoughts behind hand 1 and 3.

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