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BWebb

08-08-2004, 08:41 PM

First real session playing NL. Comments on each hand appreciated.

Hand 1
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed)

BB ($12.80)
UTG ($16.25)
Hero ($24)
MP1 ($24.85)
MP2 ($58.08)
CO ($24)
Button ($9.37)
SB ($43.65)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.25) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $2.5, MP2 calls $2.50, BB folds, UTG folds.

Turn: ($7.25) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $5, MP2 calls $5.

River: ($17.25) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks.

Final Pot: $17.25
Main Pot: $17.25, between Hero and MP2.

Hand 2

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed)

MP2 ($12.05)
MP3 ($26.25)
Hero ($33.40)
Button ($24.10)
SB ($64.48)
BB ($24)
UTG ($24)
UTG+1 ($9.37)
MP1 ($42.90)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 calls $0.50, Hero raises to $1.5, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, MP2 calls $1, MP3 calls $1.

Flop: ($5.25) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (3 players)
MP2 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets $4, MP2 calls $4, MP3 folds.

Turn: ($13.25) J/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

River: ($13.25) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players)
MP2 bets $6.55 (All-In), Hero calls $6.55.

Final Pot: $26.35
Main Pot: $26.35, between MP2 and Hero.

Hand 3

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed)

MP1 ($37.70)
MP2 ($24.50)
CO ($52.05)
Button ($32.80)
SB ($5.50)
Hero ($24.25)
UTG ($47.97)
UTG+1 ($44.50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls $0.50, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, Hero raises to $3, UTG calls $2.50, MP2 folds, SB folds.

Flop: ($7) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $5, UTG folds.

Final Pot: $12
Main Pot: $7, won by Hero.
Pot 2: $5, returned to Hero.

BWebb

08-09-2004, 08:42 PM

Bump

ddubois

08-09-2004, 09:49 PM

River: ($17.25) A (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 checks.

I am guilty of doing this same posting faux pax myself often, but I think you might get tainted responses by revealing the fact that MP2 checked behind.

Garland

08-10-2004, 03:08 AM

Hand 1:

I like it. It has the feel that he's on a diamond draw, and you're checking the river because there's no use in betting any more. So you give him the chance to bluff bet the river, which you call. This also saves in case he slowplayed a set/two pair, which turned to a full house on the river.

Hand 2:

I like it. Not much to talk about there.

Hand 3:

Standard. You may want to play for set value, but I still liked your line. Narrow down to one and make him fold.

Now that you made that work once, perhaps you can try this move again in the "distant" future with absolute crap.

Garland

MisterKing

08-10-2004, 12:57 PM

I think you played each of the hands well. Pot-sized bets are a nice way to keep your opponents off of draws, though some people (see Rdub's article on "The Cards Speak" - http://cardsspeak.servebeer.com) argue that given the lack of stack depth on party (50x BB, instead of 100), half-pot bets are more appropriate.

Your play on the Ad Td hand was particularly well executed. Also, I'd consider betting the river on hand one, at least sometimes. In all likelyhood, your opponent has a strong diamonds draw, in which case he'd fold, or a weaker ace than you. Only hands you're worried about are AK, A4, A5, and A7. I think he'd have raised any of these at the turn. Did he end up with AQ to split the pot?