problem with playing big pairs

BetweenTheLines · #1 07-30-2007, 10:49 AM

Hi guys I am new in this forum and hope I can get some help.
I have some problems playing big pairs,sometimes I play them
too strong sometimes I play them too weak. 2 hands from my last session:

Hand1:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP ($29.95)
Hero ($34.95)
Button ($18.30)
SB ($27.45)
BB ($68.30)
UTG ($12.70)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J

, J

.
[color=#666666]1 fold, [color=#CC3333]MP raises to $1, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $3, Button calls $3, [color=#666666]2 folds, MP folds.

Flop: ($7.35) T

, 5

, 8

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $4, [color=#CC3333]Button raises to $15.3 (All-In), Hero calls $11.30.

Turn: ($0) 3

[color=#0000FF](2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($0) Q

[color=#0000FF](2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $37.95

Hand2:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($26.40)
BB ($60.60)
UTG ($20)
MP ($22.85)
Button ($40.75)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A

, A

.
[color=#666666]1 fold, [color=#CC3333]MP raises to $0.85, [color=#666666]1 fold, [color=#CC3333]Hero raises to $2.9, [color=#666666]1 fold, MP calls $1.95.

Flop: ($5.95) 2

, T

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
[color=#CC3333]Hero bets $3.75, MP calls $3.75.

Turn: ($13.45) 9

[color=#0000FF](2 players)
Hero checks, [color=#CC3333]MP bets $16.3 (All-In), Hero calls $16.30.

River: ($0) K

[color=#0000FF](2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $46.05

I forgot: Villain1 is a 34/12/0,5 Villain2 is a:48/32/1,8
(small samplesize)

swainy · #2 07-30-2007, 11:05 AM

Hand 1: tough spot. the villain cold called your re-raise. He's unlikely to be doing that with SC's so u can probably discount a low flush. Ace high flush is possible, perhaps AKs, but i would put him on the lone Ace of spades. set of tens is possible.
I would call his all in raise on the flop.

Hand 2: again, he has called your re-raise. Can't give credit for a ten here, unless he is loose enough to call a 3-bet with ATs, but since you have two of the aces, he is unlikely to have that. I'd guess he had JJ, QQ, 99, 88, maybe KK. Again, I call.

Spurious · #3 07-30-2007, 11:32 AM

Hand 1:
Make it 4 PF
Bet more on the flop, sth like 5.50.
You got a marginal overpair and the 4th nutflush draw. I think the call is ok, you are getting 2.4:1 here. Although folding is good, too.

Hand 2:
Raise more pf, sth like 3.25-3.5
Bet more on the flop, around 4.5 is good imo
i dont know what your plan was on the flop.
did you want to stack him or were you afraid of the T?
I'd personally fire around 10$ on the turn and call a push obv.
As played is fine.

#4 07-30-2007, 12:48 PM

Make your 3bets preflop a little bigger to cut down implied odds. Also, I personnaly like to bet more on the flop 2/3 or 3/4 pot. Rest of the hand is pretty standart. If you lost, meh coolers.

BetweenTheLines · #5 07-30-2007, 01:11 PM

thank you guys for the responses, ok I will make my preflop
reraises a little bigger,till now I used the pot button for
the reraises and I normally bet 2/3 to 3/4 on the flop,
I thought that in reraised pot it is usual to make the cbets
a little bit smaller. thx