Nl 0.5-1 PP

I know I played this hand bad...

I am actually often a winner on the NL games on PP. But I definitely need advice.

For an example... the hand below...

How should I have played it??


Game #187586792 - (blinds $0.25/$0.50) No Limit Texas Hold'em -

2002/05/17-09:39:19 (CST)

Table "St. Maarten" (real money) -- Seat 6 is the button

Seat 1: Jackass. ($66.50 in chips)

Seat 2: bulldogs ($25.25 in chips)

Seat 3: sue21 ($10 in chips)

Seat 4: ScudderATC ($50 in chips)

Seat 6: buffy8 ($29 in chips)

Seat 7: jpmaverick ($55 in chips)

Seat 8: King_J ($81 in chips)

Seat 9: RollsNRolls ($65.50 in chips)

Seat 10: Husker ($11.75 in chips)

jpmaverick: Post Small Blind ($0.25)

King_J : Post Big Blind ($0.50)

sue21 : Post ($0.50)

ScudderATC: Post ($0.50)

Dealing...

Dealt to King_J [ Ks ]

Dealt to King_J [ Ts ]

RollsNRolls: Call ($0.50)

Husker : Fold

Jackass.: Fold

bulldogs: Call ($0.50)

sue21 : Check

ScudderATC: Check

buffy8 : Raise ($1)

jpmaverick: Call ($0.75)

King_J : Call ($0.50)

RollsNRolls: Call ($0.50)

bulldogs: Call ($0.50)

sue21 : Fold

ScudderATC: Call ($0.50)

*** FLOP *** : [ Td 4s Tc ]

jpmaverick: Check

King_J : Check

RollsNRolls: Check

bulldogs: Bet ($0.50)

ScudderATC: Call ($0.50)

buffy8 : Raise ($4)

jpmaverick: Fold

King_J : Call ($4)

RollsNRolls: Fold

bulldogs: Call ($3.50)

ScudderATC: Fold

*** TURN *** : [ Td 4s Tc ] [ 8h ]

King_J : Bet ($10)

bulldogs: Fold

buffy8 : Fold

King_J : Winner -- doesn't show cards

*** SUMMARY ***

Pot: $18.25 | Rake: $0.75

Board: [ Td 4s Tc 8h ]

Jackass. didn't bet (folded)

bulldogs lost $5 (folded)

sue21 lost $0.50 (folded)

ScudderATC lost $1.50 (folded)

buffy8 lost $5 (folded)

jpmaverick lost $1 (folded)

King_J bet $15, collected $28.25, net +$13.25 [ Ks Ts ] (three of a kind,

tens)

RollsNRolls lost $1 (folded)

Husker didn't bet (folded)

Why do YOU think you played it badly?

Why didn't you check to the raiser? If you don't think she would've bet you should've raised her on the flop. When you lead into into her on the turn with a pot bet like that it is pretty obvious you have a big ten. Another way to play a hand like this, is to lead on the flop with a mini bet. A lot of times someone will pop ya thinking you're on a steal, then you can reraise. If they don't raise your flop bet, go for a check-raise on the turn or river.

Not a fan of your flat call on the flop. No one ever seems to fall for this. In fact, to most players, I think a call is scarier here than a raise.

Yeah, A call there just screams "I have a ten"

But, I wanted the preflop raiser in and he actually called too, and I liked that.


But I should maybe have tried a checkraise on the turn... I dont know, but I didnt make the biggest mistake of them all, to lose the pot...=)

between losing a $10 pot and not maximizing the pot? You lost at least $10 on your play, you may have been able to break or double though her.