A few hands to help me on my way...

[sethypooh21]

Hand 1

UTG is decent, but a bit passive on the flop and beyond.

Ultimate Bet 2/4 Hold'em (5 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="CC3333">UTG raises</font>, MP folds, Button folds, SB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (6 SB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks.

Turn: (3 BB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG raises</font>, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG calls.

River: (9 BB) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls.

Final Pot: 11 BB

Hand 2 - same utg player, I think my flop bet was terrible (check raise or check call better?). Should I bet the blank on the turn, and can I bet the blank on the river?

Ultimate Bet 2/4 Hold'em (6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls, MP calls, CO calls, Button folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, MP folds, CO folds, SB folds.

Turn: (3.50 BB) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks.

River: (3.50 BB) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks.

Final Pot: 3.50 BB

Hand 3 - Why I hate raising with lil pockets

I'm utg, same slightly passive though reasonable player is utg + 1

Ultimate Bet 2/4 Hold'em (6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP raises</font>, BB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP bets</font>, BB calls, Hero folds.



All right, let me have it /images/graemlins/grin.gif

Cheers,
SP

[Schneids]

Hand 1 -- Turn 3-bet is bad. More often than not an UTG raiser who checks the flop here has a monster. Call the raise and hope you hit on the river. Also, PF call is marginal at best.

Hand 2 -- Five players on an A-high semi-coordinated flop, it's not likely you're going to take it down so semi-bluffing loses some of its value. However, getting the pot HU is a huge victory. There's some merit to continue firing. After the turn gets checked through I think you can consider betting the river as it appears UTG is on a missed draw himself (I think UTG would have bet any other hand for value on the turn given what we've seen of UTG in your first hand).

Hand 3 -- Fold on the flop. Peel one off if you hold the 8d and fold the turn without improvement. If you held QdQs on the flop instead I think 3-betting has some strong merit.