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[dfscott]

Two 99 hands for review...

I normally love 99, but I was lost on these two.

Hand 1:

UTG+1 is loose/passive

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (8 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="666666">3 folds</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (5.50 SB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (2.75 BB) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (4.75 BB) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 6.75 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 6.75 BB, between Hero and UTG+1.</font>

Hand 2:

No reads here...


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Preflop: Hero is CO with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif. Hero posts a blind of $2.
UTG calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero (poster) raises</font>, Button calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls, UTG calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button folds, BB calls, UTG calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (7.25 BB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, MP1 folds.

River: (9.25 BB) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 9.25 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 9.25 BB, between Hero and UTG.</font>

[challenger84]

Hand 1: bet the flop

Hand 2: I play it the same way, I think you should have played hand 1 this way.

[lil']

Hand 1 - Ugh. Bet the flop, please.

Hand 2 - I'm always torn about these river value bets against 1 opponent when a 2nd random overcard appears. There's no reason to think the J on the river changes anything, and yet it does create new ways to lose. A lot of the time I bet anyway.

[daveymck]

I think here he is more times up against a busted flush draw who folds anyway, the times the other guy calls/raises he is more likely beat. Its not so much the J I am worried about but the overcard on the flop.

In the past I would definatley just checked, now I would bet more often but I think it may be more player dependant.

[TripleH68]

Hand 1: You are getting excellent return if he folds to your flop bet with PP or bottom pair. Then you will have position to check the turn if you think you are beat and he will call down...

Hand 2: Good.