A few hands I played live...

[henrikrh]

Ok, been a long time gone from poker, coming back to NL 10/20 live game (1.5/3 USD approx). 9-handed. The game is average, some weak players, some decent, lots of limping, some straddling, the weakness is mainly pre-flop.

HAND 1
I have around 2200 in the SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

4 limpers in front and I limp as well, BB checks.

Flop 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

I check, BB min-bets 20, one fold, CO calls (has 2500 stack), I call. BB is a bit donkish and has probably hit a single pair, CO has either top pair or Ax imo.

Turn 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

BB checks, I know he has [censored] now, CO bets 100 into the 160 pot, and I am now sure he has the crap straight with a lone ace, there is an off-chance it is A6 though. I decide I can take the pot here (my image is tight) and reraise, 300 on top, meaning he has to call 300 for a 660 pot. He does so, confirming imo that he has the ace.

River is K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

I bet out 800 into the 960 pot. He calls and shows an ace, before i even muck my hand people are telling him how beat he is. I muck, people are surprised. This was the first time I saw him make a calling-stationish play.


Obviously the hand was played far from well by me, where do you guys think my main mistakes were?


Later...

I have 400 (20bb). UTG straddels, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, 2 folds

I have 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

I know all the limpers have junk that cannot call a raise, for sure. The pot is 270, I push for 400. Button wakes up with queens, acts for ages, basically slowrolling, calls and felts me.

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Overall I played badly tonight and had crappy cards to boot.


Here's a very broad question, and probably a crappy one...

You are in the CO, a very loose game preflop, 4 limpers to you. Do you limp...

1) TJs
2) 45s
3) 97s
4) 77, 88, 99, TT, JJ
5) Axs
6) Kxs


I feel like everything I learned about poker long ago was very specific, and now I am playing with far too many shades of grey, justifying things with implied odds here but not there as if at random. I need some setting straight, and some damn cards, cause this game is awful juicy if my head is in the right place.

Thanks.