Re: I spew
Hand 1 is fine and not really a spew. Because of Villain's weak-tight tendencies, I don't think you really have any good river options, but maybe he'll look you up with ace-high anyway on this drawish board (especially if he was at the table when Hand 2 took place [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]).
Hand 2: This isn't really a spew either (there's a really good chance you have 14 outs), but Villain is unlikely to fold immediately, so you're putting yourself in a position where you are going to need to keep firing. One sort of nice thing (in terms of not getting outplayed, that is) is that even though Villain is aggro and any raise he makes later in the hand can't really be trusted, well, you have zero unimproved showdown value anyway. I mean, you're going to the river, obviously, but versus a flop 3-bet or a turn raise or a river raise, you're going to have an easy river fold if you haven't caught at least a pair by that point. If you have a low pair on the river, then things get trickier, but you have an easy check-call if Villain has taken the initiative back from you by that point, and it's only if you're still the aggressor that you have to decide between a check-call, a bet-fold, and a bet-call.
Hand 3: It's a very ragged flop and I don't think the bet is too bad, but I would probably check because (1) I have three opponents, one of which is also a preflop raiser, and (2) given the preflop action, there's a good chance someone has either a PP or a Q, and I don't think I have any folding equity versus a better hand, really. In any case, though, it is an uncomfortable situation, and it certainly isn't out of the question for you to still have the best hand.
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