Switch from 50/1 to 1/2

[tsnguy]

I just moved up from .50/1 to 1/2 mostly to get into some bigger action. My bank roll is over $600 from playing the lower limits so I feel it's time to take a shot. Here are some hands I played that I think were interesting.

Hand # 1 - PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (6 handed)

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

Flop: (8 SB) T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, UTG calls, Button calls.

Turn: (6 BB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG folds, Button calls.

River: (10 BB) 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

Final Pot: 12 BB

- I liked my check raise here... but wonder if I should have led with a bet then raised if it came back.


Hand #2 - PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (6 handed)

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

Flop: (3.50 SB) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">MP bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG folds, MP calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP calls.

River: (5.75 BB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP folds.

Final Pot: 10.75 BB


Hand # 3 - PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, MP calls, CO folds, Button folds, Hero completes, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, MP calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, MP folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: (9 BB) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB calls.

Final Pot: 15 BB

Hnad # 4 - PokerStars 1/2 Hold'em (2 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif. Button posts a blind of $1.
<font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button (poster) 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (6 SB) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (4 BB) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button calls.

River: (8 BB) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

Final Pot: 10 BB

Any thoughts and honest criticism is appreciated.

tsnguy

[MycroftX]

read this thread (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&amp;Number=1306416&amp;page=4&amp;view=c ollapsed&amp;sb=5&amp;o=14&amp;fpart=1)

[SA Goon]

why raise with j8o and then call a re-raise?

i disagree with all of that hand.

[Nick Royale]

It was HU. And I like the play, but I rarely play shorthanded. He obviously has no king, so I guess you took it. I guess you would fold if he had 3-betted you? Next time, cut the hand after your checkraise on the turn.