my first HH post

riddles78 · #1 02-22-2006, 10:12 AM

I'm suffering a crisis of confidence at the moment with a 85BB downswing. Ok i know is not much in the grand scheme of things but it still hurts. I've moved up to the 3/6 full ring game at Party and feel like i'm floundering a bit. I'm going to move back down to 2/4 for a bit but could i please have some opinions on these hands?

HAND 1

No real stats on the villan in this one

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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, 1 fold, Hero calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button raises, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (12.33 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 players)
BB bets, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds.

Turn: (7.66 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, MP3 folds, BB 3-bets, Hero caps, BB calls.

River: (15.66 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets, Hero raises, BB calls.

Final Pot: 19.66 BB

HAND 2

Villan is 22/8

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
7 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (2 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero calls.

Turn: (3 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, Hero calls.

River: (9 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 11 BB

HAND 3

villan is a 13/8 tightarse in this one

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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises, MP3 3-bets, 4 folds, Hero caps, MP3 calls.

Flop: (9.33 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, MP3 raises, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.66 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets, Hero calls.

River: (8.66 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.66 BB

HAND 4

button is 20/3, mp3 is 40/5

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Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
5 folds, MP3 calls, 1 fold, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, MP3 calls, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, MP3 caps, Button calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (8 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets, Button calls, Hero calls.

River: (11 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, MP3 caps, Button calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 23 BB

HAND 5

villan is 17/12

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, Hero raises, 4 folds, SB calls, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (7 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets, UTG+1 folds, Hero raises, SB calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

River: (7.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.50 BB

psuasskicker · #2 02-22-2006, 10:21 AM

Hey riddles. Don't sweat the 85 bets. Stings, yeah, but like you said, not all that much. Last year I had a downturn of over 300 bets. It happens...

Hand 1:
PF - I think you should be raising this, but a limp isn't terrible.
I think the rest of the hand is okay, but I do think this is worth hitting on the flop rather than waiting for the turn. Don't really want to let a gut shot hang around and steal what's likely going to become a reasonable size pot. The board isn't overly coordinated, but a 4 or 6 coming off really sticks the value of your hand in the crapper. Well, not that bad, but it does damage it a good bit. If you're beat in this hand, tough break.

Hand 2 looks fine. That said, I don't mind letting him just keep betting into me, so I don't mind just calling on the turn. No real reason to build a large pot, and if he's got a bad hand he'll probably just give it up. I'm trying to balance when to let guys just keep betting into me with hands they'll fold to aggression vs. driving the betting. I'm thinking in situations like these, it's probably better to let him drive the betting. i.e. After he three-bets you on the flop, call every street he bets, bet every street he checks.

Hand 3 looks fine.

Hand 4:
PF - Not really a hand worth completing with no one in the pot. This should be a fold.
Post flop is fine. You've got a huge flop and played it as such, and pumped your draw when it hit. Second nuts isn't a hand I overly mind getting capped in this situation though it wouldn't shock me if it lost.

I like how you played hand 5 a lot.

- C -

James. · #3 02-22-2006, 01:33 PM

post one hand at a time for better analysis. i can't read all of these.

James. · #4 02-22-2006, 01:34 PM

i would have raised the flop on hand 1 though.

Sandberg · #5 02-22-2006, 02:04 PM

Hand 1: When the BB three bets you, you probably need to consider the possibility that he has 64. Just call and call the river. I like the decision to call the flop. I hope you were planning on raising a raise from the button on this flop.

Hand 2: Blind war. Cap the flop. After that, I play this the way you did.

Hand 3: Tough one but I think you might be able to fold the turn after being three bet preflop and on the flop. What is villain's 3-bet range here? Preflop, I think AA-TT, AK and maybe AQ. But when he three bets you on the flop, you have to put him on AA-QQ or AK. This doesn't seem like the type of player to overplay AQ this way. I think you are beat enough to just call the three bet on the flop and then fold UI on the turn.

Hand 4: Against only one player here, your over aggressive river player is warranted. Against two however.. button seems solid. What is he raising with here? Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]? Perhaps but you can't forget your other opponent who immedietely bet out and is still active in this hand. I say just call the button's raise and hope you don't get popped behind.

Hand 5: Classic WA/WB hand. Given the villain's stats that you are showing us (what is his aggression number), I don't mind the call down. I suspect he had a king.