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Old 10-31-2007, 04:58 PM
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Default Re: uNL Hand Reading Practice

Cool idea AJ. I suck at this and need to get better.

Hand 1
PF: 20/16 in a button steal situation, this could be almost any reasonable hand, from suited connectors 67 above to any pair, to any broadway. Unknown smooth calls so we really don't know anything much about his range yet.
Flop: Unknown BB c/c's hero's standard cbet on a fairly scary but drawy board. This probably indicates a strong draw or good A or Q for villain, doesn't really tell us anything about hero's hand except PF wasn't a misclick.
Turn: Hero fires a 2nd barrel for more than 3/4 pot and gets c/r by villain. The first bet is pretty standard for a strong hand trying to protect against a now very drawy board. Villain could be raising w/ a variety of combo draws or 2 pair hands. Hero's overpush indicates something very strong, either AQ at the worst or a strong combo draw or set.
Villain: AKhh, TJhh or cc, 77, 99, AQ, A7, A9
Hero: AA, QQ, 77, 99, AKhh, AQ, A9, A7

Hand 2
PF:Hero flats PFR on the button. Probably not a dominated hand like AT/AJ, more likely a SC or middle PP playing for set value.
Flop:Hero bets, possibly FD, SD, or set of 5's/4's.
Turn:SB's most likely holding is an A here and Hero continues to bet. I'd say his most likely holding at this point is a set, since w/ the draws he would likely take the free card.
River:SB wakes up w/ the 2, which completes the wheel draw, and hero pushes. Hard to say if Hero is putting him on 2pair and value betting his set or if he does indeed have the nut straight w/ 68.

Hand 3
PF/Flop:Hero raises limper and makes standard cbet. Could be any reasonable hand from SC's, PP's, to broadways.
Turn:Checked through, indicating hero does not have a made hand or is slowplaying a flush.
River:Hero calls a large bet instead of raising. Most likely holding is a strong ace like AK/AJ with concerns that villain holds the flush.

Hand 4:
PF:UTG raise indicates narrow range, AT+, KQs and PP's.
Flop:Standard cbet
Turn:Checks through on a very drawy board. Hero likely has missed w/ a PP or has AK/AQ/AJ.
River:Hero value bets. I'd say he's beating a pair of jacks here, so probably AK/AQ. KQ would probably have bet the turn.

Hand 5
PF:Hero raise/calls here, probably something playing for set value but not strong enough to push.
Flop:Most likely 77 or JJ I would think.

Hand 6
PF:Smooth call multiway probably indicates a SC here, as hero would raise PP's and strong broadways.
Flop:Hero makes a PSR on a drawy flop. Probably hit the straight w/ 79 and is trying to protect against draws, although 2pair w/ T8 or a strong SF draw is possible w/ 9Jdd.
Turn:Hero continues to play strongly when the board pairs. This is probably either a full house or made straight.
River:Hero pushes for value, probably a boat imo.

Hand 7
PF/Flop:Hero makes an open raise from button and a standard cbet. Could be any reasonable hand.
Turn:6s brings lots of draws and villain bets. Hero's flat call indicates a hand but nothing montsrous worth protecting. Probably an overpair or TPTK.
River:River card changes nothing, so if hero was ahead he still is, and just calls. I'd say villain has a busted draw here pretty often, and rarely a made straight afraid of the paired board.

Hand 8
PF:UTG raise indicates tight range as in hand 4.
Flop: Hero misclicks and forgets to cbet on a HU drawy board. I would find this suspicious and put hero on a monster here, like JJ.
Turn:Hero c/c. I'd say most likely holdings are AKss or KQss.
River:Hero misses and hand is checked through. Villain probably wins w/ AJ here.

Hand 9 Hero takes a very strong line. I'd say this is JJ or QQ always.

Hand 10
PF/Flop:Standard CO steal situation.
Turn:Hero's strong line here can only be the nut straight.

Hand 11
PF:Hero flat calls an EP raise, so range is probably similar to hand 2, either a mid PP or SC, probably not an easily dominated broadway type hand.
Flop:Hero could have AQ, but I'd say lower sets or a FD are much more likely.
Turn:Hero is on 66 or 33

Hand 12:
PF/Flop:Standard CO steal situation, wide range.
Turn:Hero checks through here. Could be air, AT/KT, or a PP 66/88/99. Not something big worth protecting against draws.
River: Hero just calls the blocker. Probably something like AT or a small PP.
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