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maldini
01-28-2005, 04:35 PM
3 hands with PP to follow. i love small PP have huge +EV with them. i will play them from any position and a variety of ways but have ran into some bad pots lately. could i have saved money on these?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP3 ($16.90)
CO ($23.75)
Button ($32.30)
Hero ($26.35)
BB ($9.85)
UTG ($9.75)
UTG+1 ($28.95)
MP1 ($14.65)
MP2 ($13.80)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.25) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets $0.75</font>, CO folds, Button calls $0.75, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.25</font>, BB folds, MP1 calls $1.50, Button folds.

Turn: ($6.50) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, MP1 calls $6.

River: ($18.50) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, MP1 calls $6.

Final Pot: $30.50

blocking bet on the end. check/fold the river or fire away? surely he's not drawing to a flush. maybe he had other strength too?

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CO ($9.45)
Button ($5.90)
Hero ($8.10)
BB ($3)
UTG ($4.80)
UTG+1 ($10.05)
MP1 ($3.60)
MP2 ($9.45)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls $0.10, UTG+1 calls $0.10, MP1 calls $0.10, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to $0.6</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls $0.55, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.50.

Flop: ($2.10) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $1</font>, Hero calls $1, MP1 calls $1.

Turn: ($5.10) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets $1</font>, Hero calls $1, MP1 folds.

River: ($7.10) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP2 checks.

Final Pot: $7.10

does anyone lead out with the gutter? too many opponents i think. should i call the turn? seem to be pricing me in.

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CO ($8)
Button ($8.55)
SB ($9.75)
BB ($4)
UTG ($0.80)
Hero ($9.30)
MP1 ($5.75)
MP2 ($4.10)
MP3 ($5.70)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif. CO posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.10, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to $0.2</font>, CO (poster) calls $0.10, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls $0.15, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $0.10.

Flop: ($0.90) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.75</font>, MP3 folds, CO calls $0.75, SB folds.

Turn: ($2.40) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, CO calls $2.

River: ($6.40) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $5.05</font>, Hero calls $2.05.

Final Pot: $16.50

what am i doing here? i'm probably pissed about suck outs and cant believe somebody flopped a flush. i tend to fire away when it seems unfair that i can be out flopped multiple times in a short period. childish i know, but what can you say? with more people in the hand i'd be much more careful here.

anyway at all that 3 barrels is not too much? check/fold when i dont hit?

morglum_s
01-28-2005, 07:20 PM
I don't understand the bet at the end of hand 1. If he was drawing, sure seems like a scary board. I am very new to NL but my instinct would be to push on the flop or turn. Why would this be a bad play?

maldini
01-28-2005, 08:04 PM
a put out a blocking bet on the river. essentially its to minimize the likelyhood of a bluff if i check. somewhat deceptive b/c it can look like your trying to sell a strong hand for what you think you can get him to call with. if he bets after i check here it will invariably be larger than my blocking bet and put me to a tough decision. (not to tough on this hand but maybe tougher on other hands.)

does that make sense?