0.01/0.02 NL5 - Extracting with the nuts

RJ78 · #1 11-16-2007, 05:38 PM

No reads on any players.

Hand 1:
No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed)

Hero ($5.11)
UTG ($4.05)
MP1 ($4.05)
MP2 ($5.12)
CO ($4.75)
Button ($3.07)
SB ($2.75)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.02, MP1 calls $0.02, 4 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($0.07) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets $0.04, UTG calls $0.04, MP1 calls $0.04.

I considered check-raising or slowplaying, but decided that a. I didn't want to risk it getting checked around and b. I wanted to build a pot.

Turn: ($0.19) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets $0.15, UTG calls $0.15, MP1 raises to $0.5, Hero calls $0.35, UTG calls $0.35.

I didn't think a full house was too likely. I figured they either had a 7 or they were bluffing the paired board. I figured that by just calling the raise, I'd likely be able to get my value bet called on the river.

River: ($1.69) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets $0.8, UTG folds, MP1 calls $0.80.

I figured a 1/2 pot value bet would likely get called after I just called the raise on the turn. Think I could have gotten away with a larger value bet?

Final Pot: $3.29

Hand 2:
No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed)

Hero ($6.91)
CO ($2.98)
Button ($5.11)
SB ($4.73)
BB ($1.19)
UTG ($0.96)
UTG+1 ($3.07)
MP1 ($2.74)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, CO calls $0.08, 3 folds.

Flop: ($0.19) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks.

I figure a c-bet will get a fold unless they have the fourth A and I was hoping that a check would induce a bluff bet that I can just smooth call. No such luck.

Turn: ($0.19) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $0.06, CO raises to $0.12, Hero calls $0.06.

I made a very small bet hoping to portray weakness and induce a raise. Perhaps I should have be a little bit bigger than I did though? Should I have raised the min-raise? Like hand 1, I figured a call would likely get a call from my river value bet.

River: ($0.43) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $0.2, CO raises to $0.4, Hero raises to $0.6, CO calls $0.20.

Normally I don't like to min-raise, but this opponent obviously does...I didn't want to scare them out of the pot with a bigger raise and I was also hoping they would 4-bet my min-3-bet.

Final Pot: $1.63

Thoughts?

Thanks,
RJ78