Ajax410
09-25-2004, 04:30 PM
Another really good session today - only 400 hands but I made $72. I'm thinking of going up to 1/2 - I've played at higher limits and lost money, which is why I'm now playing .5/1 - (though I do have a pretty big positive bb/100 at 2/4). In addition to any help with these hands, what do you think is a reasonable bankroll to be playing 4 tables of 1/2? Thanks in advance...
1) Does anybody fear a better hand than mine here? I definitly had a bad feeling about this, but forced myself to keep betting...wrong move?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP3 calls, SB folds.
Flop: (11 SB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP3 folds, BB calls.
Turn: (7.50 BB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB caps</font>, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls.
River: (19.50 BB) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB calls, UTG+1 calls.
Final Pot: 28.50 BB
2) This was just a really fun hand...
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif.
Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.
Flop: (5 SB) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, CO folds, SB folds, BB folds.
Turn: (3.50 BB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls.
River: (11.50 BB) A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 19.50 BB
3) Here is another hand where I luck out - I semi-bluff the flop with bottom pair and a backdoor draw to the nut flush and get reraised. I feel obligated to call with the dollar amount in the pot and then turn a flush draw. Did I play this wrong? Should I have check/folded the flop?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.
Flop: (7 SB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">SB raises</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP3 calls.
Turn: (7.50 BB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP3 folds.
River: (10.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, UTG+1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls.
Final Pot: 14.50 BB
4) Posted this one as it happened today - I'm a little angry at myself for being so scared of a flush on the river...
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Hero calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB checks.
Flop: (4.50 SB) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.25 BB) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls, UTG calls.
River: (11.25 BB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks, Button checks.
Final Pot: 11.25 BB
5) Here is an instance where I felt totally confused as of what to do. With all the betting and raising I was sure that, even if I hit my draw, my flush wasn't going to take it down. At what point should I have laid this hand down?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif. UTG posts a blind of $0.5.
UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, Hero calls, CO folds, Button calls, BB calls, UTG (poster) checks.
Flop: (6 SB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, Button calls, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+2 calls.
Turn: (9.50 BB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero calls, Button folds, UTG+2 calls.
River: (15.50 BB) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero folds, UTG+2 calls.
Final Pot: 19.50 BB
6) I go for a blind steal with 86s and get called. Flop is AA6 - I have to bet this to at least represent the ace. Once he raises me, I go into check/call mode - is this wrong?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is CO with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: (6 SB) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls.
Turn: (5 BB) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (7 BB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9 BB
7) Finally, some more stubborn calling - there were a lot of hands he could have been raising with that I beat, and I didn't want to admit he didn't have one of them - is this stupid calling or not?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (8 handed)
Preflop: Hero is CO with 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero calls, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: (8 SB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, SB folds, BB folds.
Turn: (5 BB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (7 BB) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9 BB
1) Does anybody fear a better hand than mine here? I definitly had a bad feeling about this, but forced myself to keep betting...wrong move?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB completes, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP3 calls, SB folds.
Flop: (11 SB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, MP3 folds, BB calls.
Turn: (7.50 BB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB caps</font>, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls.
River: (19.50 BB) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB calls, UTG+1 calls.
Final Pot: 28.50 BB
2) This was just a really fun hand...
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif.
Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.
Flop: (5 SB) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, CO folds, SB folds, BB folds.
Turn: (3.50 BB) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls.
River: (11.50 BB) A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 caps</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 19.50 BB
3) Here is another hand where I luck out - I semi-bluff the flop with bottom pair and a backdoor draw to the nut flush and get reraised. I feel obligated to call with the dollar amount in the pot and then turn a flush draw. Did I play this wrong? Should I have check/folded the flop?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.
Flop: (7 SB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">SB raises</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP3 calls.
Turn: (7.50 BB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP3 folds.
River: (10.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, UTG+1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls.
Final Pot: 14.50 BB
4) Posted this one as it happened today - I'm a little angry at myself for being so scared of a flush on the river...
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is CO with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Hero calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB checks.
Flop: (4.50 SB) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.25 BB) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls, UTG calls.
River: (11.25 BB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks, Button checks.
Final Pot: 11.25 BB
5) Here is an instance where I felt totally confused as of what to do. With all the betting and raising I was sure that, even if I hit my draw, my flush wasn't going to take it down. At what point should I have laid this hand down?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif. UTG posts a blind of $0.5.
UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, Hero calls, CO folds, Button calls, BB calls, UTG (poster) checks.
Flop: (6 SB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(7 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, Button calls, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+2 calls.
Turn: (9.50 BB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero calls, Button folds, UTG+2 calls.
River: (15.50 BB) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero folds, UTG+2 calls.
Final Pot: 19.50 BB
6) I go for a blind steal with 86s and get called. Flop is AA6 - I have to bet this to at least represent the ace. Once he raises me, I go into check/call mode - is this wrong?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
Preflop: Hero is CO with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: (6 SB) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls.
Turn: (5 BB) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (7 BB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9 BB
7) Finally, some more stubborn calling - there were a lot of hands he could have been raising with that I beat, and I didn't want to admit he didn't have one of them - is this stupid calling or not?
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (8 handed)
Preflop: Hero is CO with 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero calls, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.
Flop: (8 SB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, SB folds, BB folds.
Turn: (5 BB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (7 BB) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9 BB