Villain in these hands was new to the table but racked up stats of 73/32/8 after 22 hands. He wasn't making huge overbets or anything, but, as his stats indicate, he was betting and raising a
lot. And while I really enjoy playing against guys like that in limit (so long as the table isn't full of them), they still make me uncomfortable at a NL table.
In the first hand, I thought I was probably ahead on the flop (although who really knows), but I decided to immediately go for pot control (and bluff induction) because of that king. In the second hand, when I bet the flop, I was considering a bet/3-bet-all-in play, but I hadn't really decided yet, and then Villain didn't raise anyway and I felt lost.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed)
Hand History Converter Tool from
FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)
Hero ($19.05)
MP ($9.40)
Button ($36.40)
SB ($19.40)
BB ($24.65)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, SB calls $0.90, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>.
Flop: ($2.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.
Turn: ($2.25) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $1.5</font>, Hero calls $1.50.
River: ($5.25) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $2.25</font>, Hero calls $2.25.
Final Pot: $9.75
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed)
Hand History Converter Tool from
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Hero ($25)
BB ($9.75)
UTG ($36.40)
MP ($23.95)
Button ($24.30)
Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, MP calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.25</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, MP calls $1.
Flop: ($2.75) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2.5</font>, MP calls $2.50.
Turn: ($7.75) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets $3.5</font>, Hero calls $3.50.
River: ($14.75) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets $6.5</font>, Hero calls $6.50.
Final Pot: $27.75
Thoughts? Suggestions?