Hi folks

[giraffeboy77]

Hi guys, hows it going, been lurking for a couple of months around 2p2, finally decided to post. I've been playing online casually for a couple of years, pretty much entirely MTTs and SNGs, getting more and more hooked /images/graemlins/smile.gif

The start of this month I decided to give cash games a go, so I deposited $50 in a new site, finally bought Poker Tracker and jumped into NL20. (I'm not too fussed about a few reloads if it comes to it). So far I've been lucky and I'm up about $100, and learning from you guys I can hopefully do even better and maybe move up a couple of levels.

Anyway just wanted to share a couple of hands with you and get your thoughts...

(BTW can you convert HHs from PT for this site as its saying not a recognized format when I try?)

First one, not sure if is this a horrible donkey move or not, please advise.

Villian here has stats of 21.25/ 6.55/ 1.46 over 3.5k hands if thats any help.

** Comet [Hold 'em] (0.10|0.20 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money

- markfrench sitting in seat 2 with $18.85 [Dealer]
- GoldWhale17 sitting in seat 3 with $6.19
- DAVID1975 sitting in seat 4 with $18.94
- YODA_IAMYES sitting in seat 5 with $12.79
- Bryan_furry0 sitting in seat 6 with $21.78
- giraffeboy77 sitting in seat 7 with $20.88
- mr_brondby sitting in seat 8 with $13.39
- Zignzag sitting in seat 10 with $20.79

GoldWhale17 posted the small blind - $0.10
DAVID1975 posted the big blind - $0.20
** Dealing card to giraffeboy77: K /images/graemlins/diamond.gif Q /images/graemlins/diamond.gif
YODA_IAMYES folded
Bryan_furry0 called - $0.20
giraffeboy77 raised - $1.00
mr_brondby called - $1.00
Zignzag folded
markfrench folded
GoldWhale17 folded
DAVID1975 folded
Bryan_furry0 called - $1.00

** Dealing the flop: 2 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 10 /images/graemlins/club.gif Jack /images/graemlins/diamond.gif
Bryan_furry0 bet - $3.30
giraffeboy77 went all-in - $19.88

I figured that a smaller raise, say $10 would commit me on the turn anyway if called, and by raising I could take it now.

Second hand was around 20 mins after the first hand, on my second table. Villain has 32.97/ 3.2/ 0.41 in 600 hands.

** Game ID 836679212 starting - 2007-09-25 01:52:53
** Majesty [Hold 'em] (0.10|0.20 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money

- blueboy10 sitting in seat 1 with $16.47
- giraffeboy77 sitting in seat 3 with $23.72
- GoldWhale17 sitting in seat 5 with $14.70 [Dealer]
- CardFace sitting in seat 6 with $15.32
- Mostin sitting in seat 7 with $11.13
- roddyrolls sitting in seat 8 with $24.42
- YODA_IAMYES sitting in seat 9 with $40.08
- DAVID1975 sitting in seat 10 with $27.45

CardFace posted the small blind - $0.10
Mostin posted the big blind - $0.20
** Dealing card to giraffeboy77: A /images/graemlins/spade.gif A /images/graemlins/club.gif
roddyrolls folded
YODA_IAMYES called - $0.20
DAVID1975 folded
blueboy10 called - $0.20
giraffeboy77 raised - $1.00
GoldWhale17 folded
CardFace folded
Mostin folded
YODA_IAMYES called - $1.00
blueboy10 called - $1.00

** Dealing the flop: J /images/graemlins/spade.gif 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif A /images/graemlins/heart.gif
YODA_IAMYES checked
blueboy10 checked
giraffeboy77 checked

** Dealing the turn: 6 /images/graemlins/club.gif
YODA_IAMYES checked
blueboy10 checked
giraffeboy77 bet - $2.00
YODA_IAMYES called - $2.00
blueboy10 folded

** Dealing the river: 7 /images/graemlins/heart.gif
YODA_IAMYES went all-in - $37.08
giraffeboy77 (after a [censored] long time) folded
YODA_IAMYES mucks:
YODA_IAMYES wins $44.03 from the main pot

Apologies for the long post, any help much appreciated.

[cooker3]

Hand 1 is standard, mega draw like this you get it all in and be happy.

Hand 2, please for the love of god bet that flop. There are a load of draws out there which you have given a free card too. This is not a good flop to slowplay on!
As played, a fold looks good on the river, overbets like this usually mean the nuts.

[Lego05]

I don't know of any converter that works for Comet...never even heard of Comet actually. I'd look for one though if you're gonna play there. It'd really help as far as getting feedback here is concerned.


Now yea hand 1 looks good. Standard.

Hand 2: You should be betting most flops after you raise pre-flop (like 99.99% of them when it's headsup, less 3way, etc.). So just bet the flop here and build a pot. It's normal cause you always do it. Yea fold on the river is good I guess....that's a massive overbet on the flush card and he did check flop and check call turn. Really gotta bet the flop here.

[Keyser.]

hand 1 is fine.

2 is pretty bad. That's like the best flop ever for you (not just b/c of top set but b/c of soooo many worse hands that call). Most aces don't ever fold, and there are tons of SDs and FDs that will peel. Really really gotta bet. build a pot

[giraffeboy77]

Cheers for the feedback guys, I took a lot of heat from a couple of guys for the first hand after I hit an A on the turn and stacked him, things like "that was a dumb late tourney move" etc. and wondered if that was really the case.

The second one yeah I was slowplaying and felt like throwing up on the river lol. Lesson to be learned I think.

Thanks again.

Edit - BTW Comet is just the table name, Ladbrokes is the site I play on.

[Perk76]

Please dont slow play. Hand 2 you need to bet the flop there while there are a ton of hands that will call.

Hand 1 I like to 3bet a pot sized raise rather than push. Push looks exactly like what you have. 3betting is the same result, but may have some fold equity. I mean if you had a set here you wouldnt just push. IMO

[nosmith]

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(BTW can you convert HHs from PT for this site as its saying not a recognized format when I try?)



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This should convert hand histories for ladbrokes poker

www.learnhowtoplaypokerfree.com/convert/convert.cgi (http://www.learnhowtoplaypokerfree.com/convert/convert.cgi)

Hand History converter

[scallop]

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Please dont slow play. Hand 2 you need to bet the flop there while there are a ton of hands that will call.

Hand 1 I like to 3bet a pot sized raise rather than push. Push looks exactly like what you have. 3betting is the same result, but may have some fold equity. I mean if you had a set here you wouldnt just push. IMO

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Im pretty sure our Equity in this hand is massive vs his range, so If he knows what we have he will make a mistake byt calling with alot of his hands, and it's a mistake he will make alot more than say calling w KK on a T42 rainbow when we have TT.