Standard Hands

[wuarhg]

Villain is TP-A 6/2 after 250 hands. Postflop agg arount 1.7-2. I'm having a bit of a downswing so i'm posting standard hands to see if I really am doing it right.

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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif. CO posts a blind of $3.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP3 folds, CO (poster) calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: (9.33 SB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO folds, Button calls, <font color="CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, Button calls, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: (9.16 BB) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls, UTG+2 calls.

River: (12.16 BB) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button folds, UTG+2 calls.

Final Pot: 14.16 BB

[aLOWdAkING]

Looks right to me.

[wuarhg]

I'm trying to get my blind steals up to about 25-30%. Is K8o a legitimate blind steal hand against 2 tight blinds? BB is TA-N 18/7.

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Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (4.33 SB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

Turn: (3.16 BB) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

River: (5.16 BB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero ...

Final Pot: 5.16 BB

[wuarhg]

Don't have alot of hands on villain but he seems to be LP-P. River fold O.K? I tried to cr the flop but I was ok with it being checked around so I could bet.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG <font color="purple">(Villain)</font> calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (6 SB) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, Villain checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, Button folds.

Turn: (3 BB) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Villain calls, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls, SB folds.

River: (6 BB) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Villain raises</font>, MP2 folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 9 BB

[sthief09]

I like. obviously you bet your straight

[sthief09]

this is ok. you could've bet the flop. I like your line just fine though.

[Tosh]

Hands 1 and 2 are ok and you surely bet the river in hand 2.

Hand 3 I probably bet out on the flop and play the same if the action is still the same on turn and river.

[edthayer]

Are you really considering not betting your rivered straight? You made a steal attempt, and lucked out on the river, so take advantage of it! I would recommend you bet a set here, two pair, heck, I'd even bet top pair for value in this situation. Your hand is much more powerful than these.

[beginner]

Why not call flop raise and then raise the turn? He is in earlier position, so he'll be forced to bet the turn.

[shummie]

I got the straight man. Bet! A call a raise for a split pot. Cry if you lose to Q8 or KQ.

- Jason

[wuarhg]

Yes, I actually froze on that river bet with the straight, I don't know why. Maybe it's because it's so cold here in Sweden /images/graemlins/frown.gif

Here is another TPNK hand, Villain is ofcourse LP-P.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button folds, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (3.33 SB) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP2 checks, <font color="CC3333">CO bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP2 folds, CO calls.

Turn: (3.66 BB) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls.

River: (5.66 BB) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, CO checks.

Final Pot: 5.66 BB

[prairieboy]

At the end, you're getting 9:1, I think that you'll see Jx often enough to call the river raise.

[blackaces13]

[ QUOTE ]
At the end, you're getting 9:1, I think that you'll see Jx often enough to call the river raise.

[/ QUOTE ]

Not if the read of LP-P is correct. He says he doesn't have a lot of hands with villian but that doesn't bode well.

[Fat Nicky]

I smooth call the flop raise and raise a safe card on the turn after UTG+2 bets.

[blackaces13]

*If* you would have called a bet on the river then you should have bet it IMO. He's passive so you can safely fold to a river raise and assuming he bets a flush and checks anything else you lose the same when he has a flush whether you bet or check but by betting you may get him to fold a better Q than you considering the board is so scary.

If he's so passive that he'd literally never bet the river w/o the flush then check/folding is probably better. HU I would need a pretty strong read to be certain he's not bluffing after you checked the river though.

[Fat Nicky]

I bet the river. IMO, he'll call with a lot of holdings you beat.

[Fat Nicky]

If the villain is truly passive, a fold is fine. However, you say you haven't played much with him, getting 9:1 I call here with the limited information that I have.

[wuarhg]

What kind of hands do you steal with at 3/6?

1) If the blinds are moderately tight
2) If the blinds are loose
3) If the blinds are moneybags

Does it matter how loose they are? Anyway, Any recommendations for which hands I can openraise from LMP, CO, Button? I'm trying to get my Att. to Steal Blinds up from only 15% to 25-30%.

[wuarhg]

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