5/10. It seems like I'm always going broke with overpairs lately

xcrack999 · #1 09-20-2007, 11:32 PM

I feel like I have to play for stacks with overpairs on drawy boards to protect my bluffs and double barrels with mediocre hands. Obviously, that reasoning isn't working out for me lately, so here's 2 hands.

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $5/$10 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

SB: $1,087.00
BB: $1,423.70
Hero (UTG): $1,000.00
MP: $1,169.00
CO: $1,299.45
BTN: $1,214.00

Reads: Villain is 32/12/2. Kind of fishy and takes strange lines.

Preflop: Hero is dealt Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (6 Players)
Hero raises to $35.00, MP folds, CO calls $35.00, 2 folds, BB calls $25.00

Flop: ($110) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets $100.00, CO calls $100.00, BB folds

Turn: ($310) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
Hero bets $250.00, CO raises all-in to $1,164.45

Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $5/$10 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

SB: $1,022.00
BB: $1,037.00
Hero (UTG): $1,154.00
MP: $1,118.00
CO: $408.00
BTN: $1,882.50

Reads: Villain is 25/17/4.

Preflop: Hero is dealt K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (6 Players)
Hero raises to $35.00, 3 folds, SB calls $30.00, BB folds

Flop: ($80) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $70.00, SB calls $70.00

Turn: ($220) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
SB checks, Hero bets $178.00, SB raises to $500.00