A couple of kinda sick rivers with decent hands

[DavidC]

Hand 1:

UTG is tight passive. FWIW I think the pot is big enough to justify a flop raise.

The turn and river action is a little confusing. Should I be calling here, or trying to get value with 2pr. He could have a number of hands at this point, but it's a little thin to raise here. If I raise and he three-bets, I'm willing to fold to a three-bet.

Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.50./$1
8 players
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Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is MP1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises</font>, MP2 folds, CO calls, 3 folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (9.5SB, 4 players)
<font color="#cc0000">UTG bets</font>, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls, CO calls.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6.25BB, 3 players)
UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets</font>, CO calls, UTG calls.

River: A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (9.25BB, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">UTG bets</font>, hero?

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Hand 2:

My stats on villain for today at like loose and somewhat aggro over 56 hands. Not sure what his lifetime stats are (FU PT!). I'm aware that QJ hits, but also that this guy's been calling the whole way and could have had KdXd or K9, KT, etc. etc. However, because he's aggro, I can't fold to a three-bet here. Any thoughts on my decision here?

Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.50./$1
10 players
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Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
4 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls, Button folds, SB calls, BB checks.

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5SB, 5 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets</font>, BB folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4.5BB, 4 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

River: K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (12.5BB, 4 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 bets</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 3-bets</font>, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: 21.5BB

[Gib]

H1: I hope u were planning on raising the turn if UTG lead again. I prefer raising the flop, charge CO for his GS.

As for the river there's a pretty good chance CO is on a GS draw therefore u might as well raise rather than go for the overcall.

H2: Very easy flop raise for a free card play.

[Aaron_]

For hand 1, the flop presents a perfect opportunity to protect your top pair by raising and pushing out CO's 6 outer or worse (pair chasing two pair). I'd raise on the river and call a 3-bet... I'm guessing his A8 just improved.

[BigBadBabar]

hand one raise flop
raise river

hand two raise flop is okay
raise river call a 3bet is also okay