NL 25 a couple hands from todays session

[Semtex]

Woo what a crappy day. I really think finishing with 666 dollars for October on Halloween cursed me.

In this hand villain is an MTing reg. I'm pretty sure he knows I am capable of 3 betting fairly light in this spot. Should I check here?

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BB ($70.25)
UTG ($33.20)
Button ($35.70)
Hero ($22.10)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $1</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $2.

Flop: ($6.25) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> Hero ???



Hand 2. I had no reads on villain here, but in the hands I saw him play after he seemed like a reasonable TAG. Should I have bet the turn? Check raise AI? If I do call the turn, do I check/fold river?

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UTG+1 ($23.60)
MP1 ($23.45)
MP2 ($25.45)
CO ($4.45)
Button ($32.90)
SB ($24.10)
BB ($43.50)
Hero ($28.80)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls $1, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: ($2.35) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, MP2 calls $2.

Turn: ($6.35) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $6.5</font>, Hero ???

[sharkscopeaholic]

Hand 2 is a very difficutlt spot and its the reason i went back to sng's. Or maybe im just a donkament idiot. The six didnt improve his hand unless he had 66. I think i fold here but then agian im a donkament player. NO reason to lose a 100+bb with a pair.

[Effen]

I'd bet/3bet the flop on hand 1, there's almost nothing he could continue with if he's a tight MT'ing reg. He's the button, his raising range is way wider than your 3betting range, regardless of how light you 3ball.

Hand 2 I don't like the turn check but since you did I think you have to shove over -- too many players float until they can take it away and you don't have enough behind to raise/fold. 25NL players don't typically "pot for value".