Learn from my mistakes part 2

[kslghost]

Classic violation of small hand small pot.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $80.39
UTG+1: $153.64
CO: $196.70
Hero: $192.25
SB: $99
BB: $289.94

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG calls, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $5</font>, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($15.5, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets $20</font>, UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $50</font>, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises to $80</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($175.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($175.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

Results:
Final pot: $175.5

This is possibly one of the worst hands I've ever played, and couldn't believe what I was doing WHILE I was doing it. For some reason, I love pairs of jacks because I never think another person has AJ or better or something along that line.

Even worse, this villain was a TAG/nit!

I raised preflop because first limper was something like 80/20 and I wanted to isolate.

On the flop, I thought he was trying to steal it away, so I make a pretty donkish raise (as I'm giving good odds to a flush draw anyways). When he minraises me back, I'm thinking "Crap what the hell am I doing betting 50 here? And since he minraised, I felt I had to call (again, some sort of horrible decision, esp against this nitty villain).

I'm just lucky I got this free showdown.

<font color="blue"> Edit: On second notice, this guy was quite LAG preflop, but relatively tight and aggressive post flop. It's still a clear error. </font>

[ilya]

I do this after seeing Villain limp 22 UTG and call an (admittedly kinda crazy) player's 20xbb shove preflop...not closing the action.

Just a gross gross hand. I don't know what I was thinking making that check-raise and setting up a 1/2-stack pot for the turn when I'm OOP. Well, I guess I do know what I was thinking: I wanted to push out hands like T8 and, if possible, bigger flush draws. I was worried that if I just bet I could end up with a couple calls and not have a good idea of where I was if a third flush card came off.

I'm really not sure what the best line on the flop is actually...
On the turn I think I should've just slowed down...I think there's a good chance I get a free card cos he often has a weak made hand. I don't think bigger flush draws make up a big part of his range at this point, and I don't gain as much now if I can push them out since I'm now beating them.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button ($74.05)
Hero ($47.70)
BB ($48.55)
UTG ($85.33)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, Hero (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.5</font>, UTG calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $8</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, Button calls $6.

Turn: ($19) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero pots, Villain raises all-in, Hero calls.

River: K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: ~$95

Villain wins with 86o, no club.

[kitaristi0]

So ugly.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $210.80
UTG+1: $66.05
CO: $140.40
Button: $103.60
SB: $346.40
Hero: $100

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
4 folds, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to $3</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($6, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $3</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $9</font>, SB calls.

Turn: T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($24, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($24, 2 players)
SB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $16</font>, SB calls.

Results:
Final pot: $56

[kslghost]

At least you don't play the board.