September's Limit Hold Em Lesson

sweetjazz · #1 09-03-2007, 06:56 AM

This month's lesson, part I: It's a bad idea to put 10 BB into the pot after the flop when you're drawing dead.

Full Tilt Poker 5/10 Hold'em (2 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Button posts a blind of $5.
Hero raises, Button (poster) calls.

Flop: (3.50 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Button checks, Hero bets, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, Button caps, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Button bets, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, Hero caps, Button calls.

River: (16.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Button bets, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, Hero caps, Button calls.

Final Pot: 26.75 BB

Results in white below: 
Hero has Tc 8s (full house, eights full of tens).
Button has 9d 7h (straight, jack high).
Outcome: Hero wins 26.75 BB. 

This month's lesson, part II: Try not to get married to six high.

Full Tilt Poker 5/10 Hold'em (2 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Preflop: Hero is Button with 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $5.
BB raises, Hero (poster) 3-bets, BB calls.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.

River: (5.75 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero caps, BB calls.

Final Pot: 15.75 BB

Results in white below: 
BB has 2d 6s (three of a kind, sixes).
Hero has 4h 4s (full house, fours full of sixes).
Outcome: Hero wins 15.75 BB. 

This month's lesson, part III: Try not to botch playing AK on every street.

Full Tilt Poker 5/10 Hold'em (2 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $5.
BB raises, Hero (poster) calls.

Flop: (3.50 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

Turn: (1.75 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, Hero raises, BB 3-bets, Hero caps, BB calls.

River: (11.75 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls.

Final Pot: 13.75 BB

Results in white below: 
BB has As Kc (two pair, aces and fives).
Hero has 5c 9d (full house, fives full of nines).
Outcome: Hero wins 13.75 BB.

skillgambler · #2 09-03-2007, 07:52 AM

push flop last hand

push flop second hand

push flop first hand

[x]hero minbets a whole lot

Craggoo · #3 09-03-2007, 08:43 AM

[x] poo flinging thread

good_gamble · #4 09-03-2007, 09:21 AM

Villian isn't drawing dead in 1st hand
/ strategy

CybrPunk · #5 09-03-2007, 10:23 AM

[x] One thing

hoyasaxa · #6 09-03-2007, 11:21 AM

all i see here is fling fling, fling fling fling, fling fling fling fling

sweetjazz · #7 09-03-2007, 01:39 PM

Y'all are just jealous you can't handle the swongs of HU LHE.