Two hands for your pleasure

[kiemo]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (3 handed)

SB was down to 255 in chips just about 4 hands ago and is riding a pretty amazing wave of luck


SB (t6280)
BB (t2955)
Hero (t4265)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t500</font>, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls t300,

Flop: (t850) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t600</font>, BB calls t600.

Turn: (t2050) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets t1830 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t1830.

River: (t5710) Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>


Questions on this hand.
1. With the OESD what is a good semi-bluff bet amount?
2. Is it right to call the all in on turn, I think my opponent here would've check-reraised me with anything decent on the flop.

<font color="white">He shows T8o and we chop. Grrr. </font>


Button (t6155)
SB (t3018)
Hero (t4327)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, Hero checks,

Flop: (t350) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t200</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t1400</font>, <font color="CC3333">SB raises to t2793</font>, Hero calls t1393.

Turn: (t5936) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>

River: (t5936) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>


This is a hard play for me to figure out. His all-in basically stunned me. I think my reraise was a bit too much and really I only wanted to go to 800, but the slider got away from me (lame excuse).

[MHarris]

Hand 1: The semi-bluff amount I'd take a shot with here is T1000 (pot-sized). Calling the all-in bet here is a huge mistake. You're a huge dog here, maybe drawing dead. Save your chips.

Hand 2: You have a lousy kicker. Min-raise the flop. Your opponent will probably lay down his junk, and re-raise with a strong hand. If your opponent calls and checks the turn, check behind. Sometimes with the play you made here you'll be fortunate and run into 97, A8, A6, 87, etc. However, the rest of the time you'll see QJ, QT, 86, Q8, Q6, etc. Min-raising will cost you the least money while remaining somewhat profitable, which is the best I'd hope for with a hand like this.

Hope this helps,
Mike