QQ and JJ

[Julio]

Hand 1

I kid you not: From the moment I saw this hand in the pocket, I knew I was going to end up posting this as a troubled hand lol.

Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.02/$0.04
8 players
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Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, 2 folds, Button calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, Button calls.

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (9SB, 4 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#cc0000">MP1 raises</font>, Button calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#cc0000">MP1 caps</font>, Button calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (12.5BB, 4 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#cc0000">MP1 bets</font>, Button folds, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (15.5BB, 3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks.

Final pot: 15.5BB

After MP1's first raise, I was suspicious and just wanted to call down. Then I heard a bunch of angry 2+2'ers yell at me to tell me to re-raise so I did. But I wasn't comfortable afterwards and just decided to call down.

Hand 2

Poker Stars
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.02/$0.04
8 players
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Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">Hero raises</font>, 2 folds, MP2 calls, 3 folds, BB calls.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (6.5SB, 3 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, BB calls.

Turn: K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4.75BB, 3 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, BB calls.

River: 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (7.75BB, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets</font>, Hero folds, MP2 calls.

Final pot: 9.75BB

That king on the turn was a real bitch. You could say my bet was a "value/semi-bluff" think I made the right decision to bet there? That river combined with what was on the turn convinced me to fold.