Running like **** please check some hands

GLmaestro · #1 12-06-2006, 12:19 AM

These are some hands from my latest session, im sorry if some are standard but it seems I just can't win right now.

Im running at 30/26

Hand 1
Villain is a TAG 20/13/2.81
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $328.10
Hero: $1536.95
CO: $141
Button: $133.70
SB: $682.05
BB: $608.85

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG+1 with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG folds, Hero raises to $14, 3 folds, BB calls.

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($30, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $24, BB calls.

Turn: Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($78, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $69, BB raises to $285, Hero raises all-in $1498.95, BB calls all-in $285.85.
Uncalled bets: $928.1 returned to Hero.

River: A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($1219.7, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $1219.7)

Results:
Final pot: $1219.7

Standard?

Hand 2

Villain here is also a typical TAG, on the flop after he bet I thought for a while, and raised. He took some time before calling.
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $755.60
UTG+1: $581.70
CO: $726.50
Button: $950.25
SB: $400
Hero: $537.70

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG raises to $14, 4 folds, Hero raises to $44, UTG calls.

Flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($90, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $50, Hero raises to $170, UTG calls.

Turn: T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($430, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.

River: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($430, 2 players)
Hero is all-in $323.7

Thoughts?

Hand 3

No read on villain. Obviously I wen't for a turn c/r and as it failed I decided to check river.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $462.40
CO: $1650.40
Button: $678.40
Hero: $412
BB: $762.80

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG raises to $16, 2 folds, Hero raises to $56, BB folds, UTG calls.

Flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($116, 2 players)
Hero bets $78, UTG calls.

Turn: 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($272, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($272, 2 players)
Hero checks

Hand 4

Villain is a loose probably losing player (like 38/12). FWIW he insta insta minraised flop, which made me thinking I could push him off a weak hand.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $441.30
Hero: $569.60
Button: $372.40
SB: $400
BB: $358.90

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, Hero raises to $14, Button calls, 2 folds.

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($34, 2 players)
Hero bets $24, Button raises to $48, Hero raises to $174, Button raises all-in $358.4, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $184.4 returned to Button.

Results:
Final pot: $382

Comments are appreciated, thanks.

GLmaestro · #2 12-06-2006, 12:21 AM

Maybe should change the title to playing like [censored] btw

DaBusiness · #3 12-06-2006, 12:34 AM

Hand 1- you're probably beat but it would take a very disciplined player to fold that. I probably put him on 98 and go broke with it too [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Hand 2 - I'm not a big fan of the 3 bet preflop

Hand 3 - I bet the river normally

Hand 4 - Annoying as the min raise is, i find its too costly playing back at those sort of raises.

Jeff W · #4 12-06-2006, 12:41 AM

Hand 1, yeah.

Hand 2, Terrible spewing.

Hand 3, turn c/r is bad. bet river.

Hand 4, see hand 2.

Bigfoot · #5 12-06-2006, 01:10 AM

Hand 1 is spew IMO I would just fold to his turn checkraise without reads. Your hand can't take that much heat and 98 is the only really likely two pair.

Hand 2 sucks IMO. Once he calls the flop he's willing to felt here a lot. Checking turn and pushing river makes it that much more likely he'll call you IMO since either he decided on the flop you dont have a queen or he has one himself.

Hand 3 is whatever. The way you got there checking or betting both have merits.

Hand 4 if you're raising raise less. It should have the same effect and it costs you less money. Make it like $140 or whatever. That board is super, super dry. He either has some sort of good hand that is calling/shoving or a weak hand that is folding anwyay.

Phresh · #6 12-06-2006, 02:12 AM

1) Sure. Most people would raise the flop the big hands, but some might call the flop to jack up turn. The double check is odd, though. I wish I could fold that, but I can't, I'm a station these days. 89-Q9.

2) Horrible spewing. I CB so much that going for a check-raise after being PFR with a monster is pointless. On a QQ2 board with a Q, you're just going to shut out anything that'd call down, IMO. After he calls the CR, you're shutting down. The river bet is bad, do you think you can rep a flush? He called flop CR and RRPF, why would he fold that riv?

3) I'm not check-raising turn. This is WA/WB and check-raising sucks. I like check-call turn and when he checks behind and the 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] falls I will probably block it.

4) [ QUOTE ]
Villain is a loose probably losing player (like 38/12). FWIW he insta insta minraised flop, which made me thinking I could push him off a weak hand.

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There is a reason he is a losing loose player, bro, and it's not because he makes folds. You're spewing all over the place. Pick better spots to bluff.

GLmaestro · #7 12-06-2006, 07:46 AM

Thanks for the input guys.

Hand 1, I was very close to fold it since 67/JT are so likely but I guess it's not a real leak. He showed JT btw

Hand 2 I agree is def spew and I hate it, as someone mentioned his flop call means he will almost always felt it

Hand 3 is definitely not standard, I just thought that betting this turn would fold out all the hands I beat. On the river he instapushed, and I called. Spew?

Hand 4 yep I guess it's not that good against that kind of player

Wow I suck [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

john kane · #8 12-06-2006, 08:40 AM

imo

hand 1 standard

hand 2 give up once he calls flop

hand 3 no need to check raise an already escalated pot. you can bet 2/3 pot on turn and river and have most of his stack anyway.

hand 4 ive learnt recently no to bother 3 bet bluffing people, it really doesnt work. bet and raise as a bluff lots, but 3 betting so rarely works and is costly.

john kane · #9 12-06-2006, 08:41 AM

oh and btw i hadnt read any of the responses.

cts · #10 12-06-2006, 08:58 AM

Hand 1: ouch sure looks like JT but meh I wouldn't fold, hope he turned a fd + gutter or somethin :/

Hand 2: ewwww. I'd bet the flop and be done with it. Your line is so damn weird AK will probably look you up.

Hand 3: I'd open shove river. I think you almost always have the best hand but that he will check behind pretty often.

Hand 4: I just give it up on the flop almost always.