DESPERATE - LINE CHECKS NEEDED

DefiNe · #1 04-18-2007, 01:11 PM

Hand 1

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $102.50
UTG+1: $123.80
CO: $115.80
Button: $126.40
SB: $86.19
Hero: $99.00

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $4, 3 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($8.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $6.5, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($21.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $15.5, UTG+1 calls.

River: A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($52.5, 2 players)
Hero is all-in $74, UTG+1 calls.

Final pot: $200.5

Villain is a bad player running 23/10/2, not a whole lot more to say about him.

Hand 2

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $84.53
CO: $179.95
Button: $202.75
SB: $86.49
Hero: $148.15

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG calls, CO calls, 2 folds, 2 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($3.5, 3 players)
Hero bets $2.5, UTG folds, CO raises to $8, Hero calls.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($19.5, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $12, Hero raises to $59, CO calls.

River: K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($137.5, 2 players)
Hero is all-in $81.15, CO calls.

Final pot: $299.8

Villain is a 15/7/2 who was running more like 18/12/2 when the hand happened

Hand 3

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
4 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $219.60
Button: $118.52
SB: $105.88
Hero: $98.25

Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, Button raises to $4, SB calls, Hero raises to $15, Button calls, SB calls.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($47, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $33, Button raises all-in $102.52, SB folds, Hero calls all-in $50.25.
Uncalled bets: $19.27 returned to Button.

Turn: Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($213.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $213.5)

River: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($213.5, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $213.5)

Final pot: $213.5

Villain is a lagfish extraordinaire running 39/24/2

Hand 4

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players

Stack sizes:
Hero: $101.50
CO: $124.80
Button: $93.85
SB: $65.22
BB: $97.25

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is UTG with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Hero raises to $3.5, CO calls, 3 folds.

Flop: K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($8.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $6.5, CO calls.

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($21.5, 2 players)
Hero bets $14.5, CO calls.

River: J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($50.5, 2 players)
Hero is all-in $77, CO calls.
Final pot: $204.5

villain is running 28/5/1, the bet on the turn was actually a misclick but I'd take the criticisms on either line with or without the misclick.

Hand 5

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $101.05
UTG+1: $82.59
Hero: $101.50
Button: $88.98
SB: $326.50
BB: $196.25

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $4, Hero raises to $13.5, Button folds, SB raises all-in $326.5, 2 folds, Hero

calls all-in $88.
Uncalled bets: $225 returned to SB.

Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($10, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $208)

Turn: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($10, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $208)

River: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($10, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $208)

Final pot: $10

Unknown.

Unknown Soldier · #2 04-18-2007, 01:17 PM

1-3 std, unlucky

4 i wouldnt usually bet the turn, don't think he's folding a K

5, meh I think this is fine against an unknown folding wouldnt be bad either.

MasterLJ · #3 04-18-2007, 01:18 PM

Hand 1, bet more on the flop, bet more on the turn making your river push easier.

Hand 2 very very very very nice, especially raise amount on the turn.

Hand 3 is solid

Hand 4 is pretty solid post-flop, pretty bad pre-flop.

Hand 5 is pretty high variance and you are at the lowest part of the range that a standard player would do this. 3-bet more btw. If you have a read this is fine, but most of the time folding is best.

DefiNe · #4 04-18-2007, 01:24 PM

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Hand 1, bet more on the flop, bet more on the turn making your river push easier.

Hand 2 very very very very nice, especially raise amount on the turn.

Hand 3 is solid

Hand 4 is pretty solid post-flop, pretty bad pre-flop.

Hand 5 is pretty high variance and you are at the lowest part of the range that a standard player would do this. 3-bet more btw. If you have a read this is fine, but most of the time folding is best.

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ok thanks man I respect your comments

with regards to the T8s pre-flop, I had stats on the people behind me all having high fold to cont. bet %s among other things

and in Hand 5 I forgot to mention I had a possible tilt-image, which kinda got me to call.

edit - in Hand 5, that's a pot sized re-raise; what do you recommend and why?

MasterLJ · #5 04-18-2007, 01:28 PM

Don't ever use the pot button =P.

As with everything in poker, knowing "why" is the crucial element of the equation.

You want to 3-bet harder for a few reasons:

1. Cut down on implied odds
2. Make your squeezes more believable
3. Potentially fold better hands (you hold AK villain has 77 for instance)
4. For value

As a general SSNL observation I've noticed that when you raise strong, people are much less inclined to bluff you pre-flop.

For instance, 2 limpers before you and you are on the button with a marginal hand like 77 or KQ. Assuming $100NL, if you make it $6, the blinds are going to fold a multitude of hands. Same with 3-bets. I've noticed that when I repop huge with a 3-bet, most players won't shove AK over me because of the strength I have shown (not always though).

ikestoys · #6 04-18-2007, 01:46 PM

if you keep playing like this you will be fine

TwistedEcho · #7 04-18-2007, 01:51 PM

Hand 1 - pot turn so river push is smaller bet, obv shove river

Hand 2 - fine

Hand 3 - I bet more on flop, but standard

Hand 4 - its 5 handed, preflop is fine! ignore the hating nits. Postflop is good too

Hand 5 - Seems fine, i often just mash the pot button, but since you have position and a good hand you don't need to raise it that much harder, making it 3-4x his range is fine either way. I get allin here preflop vs most players, stats on him help.

Based on these hands you play well

Jojje_2k · #8 04-18-2007, 01:53 PM

Why do you guys want to raise more in hand 5?

MasterLJ · #9 04-18-2007, 01:54 PM

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Why do you guys want to raise more in hand 5?

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Don't ever use the pot button =P.

As with everything in poker, knowing "why" is the crucial element of the equation.

You want to 3-bet harder for a few reasons:

1. Cut down on implied odds
2. Make your squeezes more believable
3. Potentially fold better hands (you hold AK villain has 77 for instance)
4. For value

As a general SSNL observation I've noticed that when you raise strong, people are much less inclined to bluff you pre-flop.

For instance, 2 limpers before you and you are on the button with a marginal hand like 77 or KQ. Assuming $100NL, if you make it $6, the blinds are going to fold a multitude of hands. Same with 3-bets. I've noticed that when I repop huge with a 3-bet, most players won't shove AK over me because of the strength I have shown (not always though).

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TwistedEcho · #10 04-18-2007, 01:56 PM

MasterLJ - we have position, we dont need to raise that much bigger. In fact my 10/20 friends who look over my hands actually kept commenting that betting pot IP was a bit big, and they usually do 3x.