How bad do i play?

[NinaWilliams]

Hand#1

5 handed. sb is loose before the flop, but competant after.

Preflop
folded the the sb who limps, i raise A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] in the bb, sb calls.

Flop A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
sb bets, i raise, sb calls.

Turn J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
sb bets, i call

River 6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
sb bets, i call

Hand#2

4 handed. Sb plays almost every hand preflop and tries to bluff virtually every pot. BB is unknown.

Preflop I raise A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] UTG, sb calls, bb calls.

Flop K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Sb checks, bb bets, i call, sb calls

Turn A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
sb bets, bb calls, i call

River 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
sb bets, bb calls, i call.

Sorry if this is standard, but after my last session im seriously doubting my ability to play poker.

[27offsooot]

I usually wait for a decent card to raise the turn in hand 1, but raising the flop is also fine. The rest of the hand seems ok.

In hand 2, fold the flop. GS+ 1 OC + drawy board and not closing the action. If sb is capable of bluff/ semi-bluff-3-betting then i like ur turn and river, if not, then i would raise the turn and fold to a three bet. U pretty much always have bb beat, but sb's donk is fairly strong here, although given ur description, perhaps u can raiseand call a three bet, need a little more read.

[iluzion]

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I usually wait for a decent card to raise the turn in hand 1, but raising the flop is also fine. The rest of the hand seems ok.

In hand 2, fold the flop. GS+ 1 OC + drawy board and not closing the action. If sb is capable of bluff/ semi-bluff-3-betting then i like ur turn and river, if not, then i would raise the turn and fold to a three bet. U pretty much always have bb beat, but sb's donk is fairly strong here, although given ur description, perhaps u can raiseand call a three bet, need a little more read.

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This all sounds pretty good to me, except I don't like calling on the river in hand #1. I would say a raise is better than a call there, but I rather fold. I might be wrong but thats me.

In hand #2 I think you definitly have to fold the flop, theres alot of turn cards that are gonna kill your hand, and help at the same time. Ah and Jh both give you a hand, but with SB check/calling and and unknown BB betting, could very well mean your hand is beat. Though if you call the flop, I don't think I call the donkbet from SB. Had it been BB leading again, I would raise, hoping to see SB fold and BB give me a free showdown, fold to a 3bet there of course.


I've been not playing much for a while, so I'm prolly rusty and this could be wrong. Someone please correct me if it is.