Opinion on about 3 hand histories please

[theredpill]

Going to post some hand histories from tonight. I played a totally different game tonight. Nearly night and day. I can do that since I have multiple personality disorder. I'm kidding.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.5 BB (6 max, 4 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG ($150.25)
Button ($6.92)
SB ($20.75)
Hero ($30.03)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($1.75) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, Button checks.

Turn: ($1.75) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, UTG calls $2, Button folds.

River: ($5.75) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $6</font>, Hero calls $3.

Final Pot: $17.75

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SB ($156)
BB ($7.25)
UTG ($8.8)
Hero ($26)
Button ($5.55)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls $1.50, UTG calls $1.50.

Flop: ($6.25) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $5.25 (All-In)</font>, UTG folds, Hero calls $1.25.

Turn: ($16.75) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: ($16.75) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $16.75

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BB ($44.75)
UTG ($25.3)
MP ($23.25)
CO ($11.5)
Hero ($26.7)
SB ($35.85)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls $0.50, MP folds, CO calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.50) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $4</font>, UTG folds, CO folds, Hero calls $4, SB calls $2.

Turn: ($14.50) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $22.2 (All-In)</font>, SB folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: $36.70

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Some pots I won and wondered if I could have made more and some were plain losers. I appreciate any replies. I will definitely read responses and digest opinions. Thanks.

[theredpill]

Well, the middle hand with 7 7 on a Q J X board. THat was dumb for a lot of reasons. First of all, I knew beforehand that that particular guy liked to check his middle and top pairs . Even without this info, a Q J board is a scarey board. I guess I should have checked. That set me back about $ 7 or $ 8 and if I had not misplayed that, I would be up about $ 5.

[mythrilfox]

Hands 1 and 2 are fine. 1 you're afraid of the flush, 2 you have no control over since he is so completely short-stacked. If he checks with A high and you check behind he's pushing on the turn and there's nothing you can do about it. Might as well keep up the aggression.

I hate 3 though. Your all-in bet on the turn is not getting worse hands to call or better hands to fold. I'd probably 3-bet it on the flop, say to 10. Then if you still get played with try to check it down cause you're most likely behind.

[soah]

On hand 3 he is protecting what is very likely the best hand. Reraising the flop would certainly have been a good play but sometimes I'll just call there to let them bet into me again on the turn. Unfortunately it didn't work out this time.

[theredpill]

Yeah that is what I was looking for on hand 3. They ended up checking to me. I'm actually surprised no one called me since the pot was almost $15 and with my bet it was about $25 .

I saw a guy tonight hit everything. It was nuts. He flopped 4 of a kind Aces and bet it !!!! AND he got a caller on it if you can believe that. Wierd.

[theredpill]

RESULTS

DONT READ IF YOU WANT TO BE OBJECTIVE

Hand 1 -- UTG had 9 7 of hearts for a flush beating me.

Hand 2 -- He had a pair of Jacks, beating me.

Hand 3 -- I won with no contest on the turn.