2/4 Nightly Hands: Showdowns are Hard

[The Bryce]

Couple more hands.

#1

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
5 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $371.30
CO: $384
Button: $434.50
Hero: $396
BB: $414.50

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
2 folds, Button calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $14</font>, BB folds, Button calls.

Flop: 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($32, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $22</font>, Button calls.

Turn: 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($76, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $55</font>, Button calls.

River: 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($186, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button is all-in $343.5</font>

Position is so cheap [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] Is there anything I can do here? Should I be betting more?

#2

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $405.30
CO: $1350.70
Button: $1024.10
Hero: $863.60
BB: $463.80

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls, <font color="#cc0000">CO raises to $15</font>, Button calls, Hero calls, BB folds, UTG calls.

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($64, 4 players)

Sooo... what now? Check and see?

#3

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $526.50
Hero: $400
Button: $408.50
SB: $373.30
BB: $384

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $14</font>, Button folds, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to $45</font>, BB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($94, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($94, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $60</font>, Hero calls.

Pretty standard 21/14 TAGish villain. I'm folding if he barrels again, obviously. Did I get it right?

#4

Villain here is kind of a looser goose, 35/15 etc.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $509.70
UTG+1: $482
CO: $387.60
Button: $417
SB: $527.60
Hero: $582.50

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises to $14</font>, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($42, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $30</font>, SB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($102, 2 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">Button bets $60</font>, Hero calls.

River: J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($222, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $110</font>

I was planning to fold to a third barrel. Good value bet? Good size? I'm getting about 3:1 if he pushes, so call?

[captainwacky]

hand 1 is kinda close, leaning towards a fold

I don't know what you're asking about hand 2, you should not lead there and you haven't provided any action so.....

Hand 3 is garbage

Hand 4 is OK, I kinda like to go for the c/r there because he will likely value bet AT/AK and sometimes bluff there, and im pretty sure you're ahead.

[mythrilfox]

only a clown valuebets ak on hand 4. and i doubt he has it anyway.

hand 1 i call

hand 2 i check and probably fold. dont think u have enough to continue if he leads into 3 players...

hand 3 fold

[Kristian]

Hand 1, I bet more pref and on flop, and then at least consider checking turn depending on opponent.

As played you have to fold river IMO.

[XCEO]

hand 1: if villain is a only a little good at poker he can but you on an overpair, when the 9 falls on the river that is obviously the most scary card for you and he knows it. So either he thinks that you can fold AA or he thinks you can't. I think this is a 9 most of the time, but he makes it look like a bluff. I fold.

hand 2: I check and probably call. I don't know if this is good or bad, but there are a lot of nice turncards for your hand.

hand 3: I fold the turn. I don't see many players bet like this with a worse hand than AK. But that's probably because I fold here almost always.

hand 4: I think this is okay and I call a push anytime.

[ArturiusX]

Hand 3 makes me want to puke so hard I need some of those anti puking meds, but even they might not even be enough [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[The Bryce]

Hey, he had AQ in hand 3 [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I guess he was kind of a sucky nit rather than an aggro guy or a guy who played faster / with more confidence, against whom I would be like "ya, you're a stupid tit" and fold. I'm declaring spider sense on this one (though he did spike his queen and check it down).

[JiffyPop100]

Bet the flop in hand #3. When he reraises that much preflop OOP and then checks the flop, he has AK / AQ or some other random garbage most every time.

[Evigt_Drabbad]

#1 call river (sometimes they show 9 and alot of times other crap you beat)
#2 check flop and see what happends
#3 bet flop
#4 id check river and see what he does, would be tempted to c/r

i might also add that ive only played NL 4-5 days so i might be off with my comments but they feel pretty standard to me [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]