Some hands on .5/1

Knoopers · #1 05-18-2007, 02:54 PM

Hi

Here are some hands i played today and I'm not sure if i
played them very poorly or if i should go on playing them this way

Hand 1:

PokerStars 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A

, K

.
[color=#666666]2 folds, UTG+2 calls, [color=#666666]6 folds, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) Q

, 9

, K

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets, [color=#CC3333]UTG+2 raises, [color=#CC3333]Hero 3-bets, [color=#CC3333]UTG+2 caps, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) A

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets, [color=#CC3333]UTG+2 raises, Hero calls.

River: (10.25 BB) 3

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]UTG+2 bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 12.25 BB

Hand 2

PokerStars 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K

, J

.
[color=#666666]1 fold, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises, [color=#666666]5 folds, Button calls, [color=#666666]2 folds.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 3

, 5

, 2

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets, [color=#CC3333]Button raises, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 4.25 BB

I thought he was trying to bluff me here,because with all Overpairs,except 1010 and JJ he would have raised me pf.

So should i reraise again or was the fold ok?

Hand 3

PokerStars 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A

, A

.
[color=#666666]1 fold, [color=#CC3333]UTG+1 raises, [color=#666666]5 folds, [color=#CC3333]Hero 3-bets, [color=#666666]2 folds, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) 7

, T

, 5

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
UTG+1 checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) Q

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
UTG+1 checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets, [color=#CC3333]UTG+1 raises, [color=#CC3333]Hero 3-bets, UTG+1 calls.

River: (10.75 BB) 6

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
UTG+1 checks, [color=#CC3333]Hero bets, UTG+1 calls $0.75 (All-In).

Final Pot: 12.50 BB

Everytime my Aces are facing large bets I am not sure how to react because sometimes my opponents only overplay their top pair.

So thank you for your help

akak · #2 05-18-2007, 02:58 PM

one hand per thread please

bozlax · #3 05-18-2007, 03:05 PM

One, one hand at a time, please.

Two, select "2+2 forums" as your conversion output.

Three, LOOK at the preview before posting and make sure that your post doesn't look like it just got [censored] out by an ASCII machine. That'll lead you back to #2 if it does.

As to the hands: Why didn't you bet the river in hand 1? In hand 2, if you c-bet the flop, you have to call the raise and see the turn. Hand 3, your opponent is short-stacked so it doesn't really matter what you do as long as you don't fold.

Fantam · #4 05-18-2007, 03:13 PM

Need to tidy up your post.

Hand 1: Doesnt look too bad. I might have check called from the turn after UTG+2 capped the flop.

Hand 2: Fold preflop. As played, I would probably have called the flop raise, but check/folded the turn unimproved.

Hand 3: Doesnt look too bad as UTG+1 looks as though he might be stacking off. I would probably have called down from UTG's turn check raise though.

Thomas Newton · #5 05-18-2007, 03:15 PM

And you need to set the format of your converter to 2+2.

They look pretty standard but a bit difficult without some reads - maybe you could edit, add a comment regard reads/action in previous hands, and you'll get some comments for sure.

nomadtla · #6 05-18-2007, 03:26 PM

Ok a few pointers.

1-One hand per thread is usually the rule unless it is several hands to give the readers a read on a particular player at the table, or (more offten) it will be several hands with the same situation like all of them are turn raises when hero has top pair mid kicker.

2-when converting plaease convert for 2+2 format
[ QUOTE ]
(Format: FlopTurnRiver)

[/ QUOTE ]
These are set for FTR which has a different system than us so the collors don't show up right

3- preview your posts before you make them. This would have brought the format problem to you attention before we saw it.

As for the hands themselves
Hand 1: He may have out floped you or hit something on the turn. I like the flop 3-bet but after the cap I think I check/call down.

Hand 2: This is way to early to be raising a hand like KJo preflop. I would muck KJo from here personally. On the flop you only have unimproved overs and a backdoor flush draw. Since you bet (which I would do) I think a call is in order. Though he couls have 66-TT, or 2 overs that are better than you, or a suited ace that paired it's kicker, he has a lot of possible hands just based on these actions. But this is why I don't like raising the weak offsuit broadways from this early. We have a hand that can be in a lot of trouble or a hand that may just need to pair. But we are out of position and have no real info on what our guy has by how he played.

Hand 3: Given the fact that UTG ended up all in by the end of the hand I am guessing he was just trying to stack off. You have to pay attention to that. Players with short stacks (less then 8 BB) tend to play different. Most go crazy trying to double or bust. But some go super tight trying to get back what they've lost. I think you played this hand fine. If he had enough and raised the river I would just call. I know you got beat by the way you say things. My money is that he slowplayed a flopped set or made an ugly 2 pair on the turn. Either way you played it fine and honestly the way he played it saved you money.

Welcome to the micros

Christian_Peters · #7 05-18-2007, 05:30 PM

Hands look good. You play them well.

The only thing I question is playing the KJo EP.

Knoopers · #8 05-18-2007, 05:49 PM

Wow thank you for these many replies even though i posted them the wrong way.
I think your posts will help me to improve my play,thank you again!