Few hands of my today's session

[Harri59]

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $99.00
BB: $65.95
Hero (UTG): $124.10
CO: $97.10
BTN: $149.45

Preflop: Hero is dealt K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 Players)
<font color="red">Hero raises to $4.00</font>, CO folds, BTN calls $4.00, 2 folds

Flop: ($9.50) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $6.00</font>, <font color="red">BTN raises to $17.00</font>, Hero calls $11.00

Turn: ($43.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($43.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Pot Size: $43.50 ($2 Rake)


I wanted to check/call the river, do you think a bet was better? If yes why and which amount?



Here, vilain is 19/13, he looks as a standard TAG and didn't make any bad move since I am at the table.
oker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $43.00
BB: $82.55
Hero (UTG): $111.65
MP: $99.50
CO: $89.30
BTN: $91.50

Preflop: Hero is dealt J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (6 Players)
<font color="red">Hero raises to $4.00</font>, MP calls $4.00, 4 folds

Flop: ($9.50) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $6.00</font>, MP calls $6.00

Turn: ($21.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $14.00</font>, MP calls $14.00

River: ($49.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">MP bets $25.00</font>, Hero calls $25.00

Pot Size: $99.50 ($3 Rake)



Kind advices please, I just switched today to cash game

[Harri59]

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[theplux]

I don't like first hand. Bet a bit more on flop. Reraise him please and yes call ai... at least bet the turn! That was some weakkkk play.

Second I would check turn. But its vilain dependant.

[restless]

Hand 1 - Hard to say without a read. The board has a few draws and with the blank turn I could lead again. It really depends though on how i expect villain to react to a donk bet. If I have no idea how he would react, I don't like donking.

When he checks the turn behind i'd say that it is usually a sign of weakness and since your hand is underrepped i would typically make 1/2 - 2/3 pot size bet on the river. ~25 i think is fine. If he raises you just have to trust your instincts. Against unknowns I'm not really looking to win / lose stacks with these kind of hands. Even if you miss some value i think it is perfectly fine to take a somewhat passive route until you know what to do. That's probably just me though and i'm sure you'll get a few "ZOMG poooosh FTW" answers as well [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

(By the way, you should probably not show villains last action, since it unavoidably affects everyones perception of villains hand strength. including my answer here.)

Hand 2 - perfectly fine imo. you'll catch a busted draw or a frisky AT often enough. (depending on your own image of course)

[restless]

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I don't like first hand. Bet a bit more on flop.


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[censored], forgot about that one. I agree that the flop bet was too small. make it closer to pot on a board like this. it's not at all unlikely that you induced a bluff with that smallish bet.

[Harri59]

ok guys, thanks a lot for your answer.
What was the bestplay between push the flop on hand 1 and just call and bet 2/3 pot on the turn?

[FastPlaySlow]

1st hand: Lead the turn, bet the river.

2nd hand: std.