couple sucky hands

[inferno]

I have a couple of hands im not sure about, here they are

1)
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
Hand Converter Tool from DeucesCracked.com

CO: $107.00
Button: $102.10
SB: $100.00
BB: $102.40
UTG: $101.50
MP: $111.10

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="#FF0000">Hero raises to $3</font>, MP calls $3, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds.

Flop: ($7.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#FF0000">MP bets $5</font>, Hero calls $5.

Turn: ($17.50) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP checks.

River: ($17.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#FF0000">Hero bets $10</font>, MP calls $10.

Final Pot: $37.50

2)
a blind battle

Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 4 players
Hand Converter Tool from DeucesCracked.com

Button: $119.70
SB: $103.05
BB: $32.10
CO: $64.65

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
CO folds, Button folds, Hero calls $0.50, <font color="#FF0000">BB raises to $3</font>, Hero calls $2.

Flop: ($6.00) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#FF0000">BB bets $3</font>, Hero calls $3.

Turn: ($12.00) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#FF0000">BB bets $3</font>, Hero calls $3.

River: ($18.00) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#FF0000">Hero bets $10</font>, <font color="#FF0000">BB raises to $23.10 (all in)</font>, Hero calls $13.10.

Final Pot: $64.20

[djshawk]

Hand 1 bet the flop, if he calls you are likely beat but more often than not you'll take it down here.

Hand 2 I'd probably fold preflop, but if I'm playing then raise, calling doesn't achieve anything.

Also maybe consider raising more preflop, to 3.5-4BB rather than just 3.

[AZK]

1) bet flop, river is bad
2) raise/fold pre, lead the flop, river is fine.

[DeathDonkey]

[ QUOTE ]
1) bet flop, river is bad
2) raise/fold pre, lead the flop, river is fine.

[/ QUOTE ]

Yep. The river play in hand 1 is really really bad. He clearly has an ace or nothing here so check/fold is good and if you want him to fold the ace checkraise is the way to do it, not bet (if you were hoping to fold a weak ace with your bet here).

-DeathDonkey