NL50, two draws I decided to get aggro with

[hra146]

I know we are supposed to only post one hhs per post, but these were so similiar and maybe its interesting to discuss whether you could play them differently.


no1:

villain was semi-loose, semi-aggressive. Standard NL50 "I have kind of a clue what Im doing" player

I put him on one pair Kings

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Button ($47.70)
SB ($82.50)
BB ($51.60)
Hero ($61.45)
MP ($47.35)
CO ($42.05)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls $2, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>.

Flop: ($4.75) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $7</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $25.75</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $47.05 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls $14.30.


The reason I left myself with 14$ is that I dont exactly think that pushing allin gives you extra FE. I feel most oppponents are more wary when they face a PSB, even if it leaves the other guy with just a few cents. (But thats just my personal opinion, doesnt really matter here)




No2:


Same type of villain as in No1. "solid" would be wrong but he isnt a retard either.


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Hero ($50)
BB ($7.25)
UTG ($50)
MP ($34.40)
CO ($117.75)
Button ($59.70)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $1.5</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $1.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: ($3.50) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $9</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $20</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $57.5 (All-In)</font>, CO calls $28.50.



For general discussion:

I feel like I never make enough of my opponents when I flat call their bets in order to hit my draw. Im very weak when it comes to playing draws and I feel like its a big leak in my game. So lately I decided to become more aggressive with monster/combodraws and be VERY conservative about the others (but ill discuss this some other time)



All comments appreciated.

[jmgambler]

They both look fine to me........ I guess this is a weakness in my game just going to the felt with big combo draws.

Maybe when I am less aggro, I am losing money "waiting" for the draws to hit which 90% of the time kills the action.
I am greedy save for the obvious 1st hand... I normally like my "felting" combo draws to even bigger e.g

K/images/graemlins/spade.gif Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif on a flop of J/images/graemlins/spade.gif T/images/graemlins/heart.gif 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif

[Paul Thomson]

So standard.

Hand 2) you have more equity than the villain and want more money to go intot the pot.

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hand1 has more EV than 2 because of the 3 A outs, both were well played, NH's.

[hra146]

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hand1 has more EV than 2 because of the 3 A outs, both were well played, NH's.

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thats a comment I hoped for.

I thought alot about hand two since AhKh would have me crushed. Didnt enjoy shoving there but okay. I guess its fine.

[Machavelli]

Hand one is okay. You have a pretty large draw but I'd be more likely to do this kind of a move in position.

Hand 2 is entirely standard. Open ended straight flush draws = get as much money in as fast as possible.