AA getting c/r, hand reviews

[catalyst]

Hey guys, couple hands I played today that I would appreciate some input on, all criticisms and advice welcome.

Hand #1
$1/$2 Blinds No Limit Hold'em

Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 10: xxx( $193.37 )
Seat 1: xxx( $151.47 )
Seat 2: xxx( $127.05 )
Seat 3: xxx( $141.02 )
Seat 4: villain( $188.75 )
Seat 5: hero( $198.48 )
xxx posts small blind [$1].
xxx posts big blind [$2].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hero [ A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ]
xxx folds.
villain calls [$2].
hero raises [$11].
xxx folds.
xxx folds.
xxx folds.
villain calls [$9].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ]
villain checks.
hero bets [$13].
villain calls [$13].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ]
villain checks.
hero bets [$40].
villain raises [$80].
hero raises [$134.48].


Hand #2
$2/$4 Blinds No Limit Hold'em

Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 10: xxx( $657.2 )
Seat 3: hero( $410 )
Seat 4: xxx( $306 )
Seat 5: xxx( $933.37 )
Seat 6: villain( $585.32 )
Seat 7: xxx( $349.29 )
hero posts small blind [$2].
xxx posts big blind [$4].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hero[ 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ]
xxx folds.
villain calls [$4].
xxx folds.
xxx calls [$4].
hero calls [$2].
xxx checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 10 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 10 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ]
hero bets [$11].
xxx folds.
villain calls [$11].
xxx folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ]
hero bets [$26].
villain calls [$26].
** Dealing River ** [ 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ]
hero bets [$40].

No real reads on either player. Please note on hand 1 I did not pot flop, what are your thoughts on this, in addition to the obv turn actions. Hand 2 I put villain on a draw, and assumed a 1/2 pot bet would take it down (do you recommend giving up on this hand, betting a smaller amount of the pot (but not tempting him to raise with air)?)

Thanks guys

[Dory]

Please use a hand converter. And only post one hand per thread.

Hand 1) I think that you should bet more on the flop.
Also depending on what your read of the villain is I would sometimes check the turn behind. This allows you to lose less if you are behind and perhaps snap off a river bluff from a hand that would have folded to a turn bet.
Once you are raised on the turn it seems unlikely that one pair is good. Although with a read you may think that villain would play an overpair this way in which case your line is ok.

Hand 2 Fold preflop.
I don't like the flop lead OOP into 2 opponents and I would also slow down once my flop bet was called.
On the river I think that it is completely read dependent. If you think he was on a draw, a bet of about $50 should get a fold, but from the action I just don't think you are going to get a fold too often. I would give up.

[bazookajoe]

Hand 1- I think he boated up. He's definitely repping the boat or straight, and on this board I would really think hard about staying in the hand. A turn check-min raise is probably better than one pair. I fold.

Hand 2- if he's on a draw, I think he calls for 1/2 pot with Ace of Spades or Ace of hearts. I don't think you're going to get any hand that beats you to lay down on this board. 7 and Ten just boated, and a king will call a 1/2 pot bet. I would check/fold the river to any reasonable bet.