SSQ Day 666: Wha Happened?

[SomethingClever]

After cutting my session short last night to prevent tilt, I played about an hour at lunch today. Was up 25ish BB after maybe 180 hands, and then I hit a pretty awful stretch and, I think, tilted a bit. How do these look?

Hand 1. Overplayed, considering the limp rr?

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Preflop: Hero is BB with K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP1 calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP1 calls.

Turn: (7.25 BB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: (11.25 BB) 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.25 BB


Hand 2. Standard?

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Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button folds, MP1 calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP1 calls.

River: (10.75 BB) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 12.75 BB


Hand 3. Let me have it.

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds.

Turn: (3.50 BB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: (7.50 BB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.50 BB


Hand 4. The 3-bet preflop was a misclick. What do I do from there?

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (4.75 BB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

River: (4.75 BB) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 5.75 BB


Hand 5. I am bad at HUSH play.

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises</font>, BB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets</font>, BB calls, Hero folds.

River: (8.25 BB) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, MP checks.

Final Pot: 8.25 BB

[dfscott]

I've started turning my 2/4 game around, but I definitely still have holes, so take this advice with a grain of salt (and feel free to comment on my advice as well, since I learn as much from that as from posting my own hands).

Hand 1:
I usually won't cap with AKo, only with AKs. Flop is worrisome, since he bet into you on an Ace-high flop, but I would 3-bet as well. However, the stop-and-go looks like better than top pair to me -- I call down from there as well and expect to see AA.

Hand 2:
Maybe I'm weak, but the turn raise indicates better than TP for me unless I have a read otherwise. I call the raise and check/call the river, although I think your line could've worked as well if you'd taken the free SD.

Hand 3:
This is a little scary, since tons of overcards can ruin your day, but acting next to last, if you think your flop bet can fold out some people (rare at 2/4) or buy the button (more likely), I think it's ok. The rest of the hand, I play the same way.

Hand 4:
The 3-bet is not terrible -- with TT I'd 3-bet, so it's not that bad with 9's and it lets you isolate.

I bet the turn and fold to a check-raise. I then take the free SD if I get it. I'm 50-50 on whether I'd fold to a river bet, but I'd probably make a crying call.

Hand 5:
I fold this in EP. Once you come in for a raise and are raised on the flop, I call and fold the turn inimproved as you did.

[SomethingClever]

[ QUOTE ]
I fold this in EP. Once you come in for a raise and are raised on the flop, I call and fold the turn inimproved as you did.

[/ QUOTE ]

I only play ATo as an open raise from late position, but the table was 5-handed when this happened. I think the rule of thumb at a short table is to pretend that the first 4 or 5 people have folded, so that's what I'd do if that was the case.

TY for the comments on each hand.

[dfscott]

[ QUOTE ]
I only play ATo as an open raise from late position, but the table was 5-handed when this happened. I think the rule of thumb at a short table is to pretend that the first 4 or 5 people have folded, so that's what I'd do if that was the case.

[/ QUOTE ]

Ah, I missed that, I use that same rule of thumb as well.

I retract my comments on that hand -- I play the whole hand the same.

[Danenania]

Hand 1: I would not 3-bet his flop raise but simply call down. He either has AA or something nutty. If it's something nutty let him keep firing.

Hand 2: I wouldn't 3-bet the turn at 2/4 where most players are very passive. Save this for a more aggressive game and just call down here.

Hand 3: Easy turn fold unless you have a read.

Hand 4: The preflop 3-bet is actually standard for me when I can get it heads-up. I would bet this turn since the A might scare him as much as it scares you. If he raises, fold. If he calls, check/fold the river.

Hand 5: Perfect.