Afraid of the $55s? Don't be.

[jcm4ccc]

You can criticize me for slowplaying the 1st 2 hands. Nevertheless, these three hands occurred on three different tables within 15 minutes of each other:

Hand 1

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

UTG (t985)
UTG+1 (t985)
MP1 (t1215)
MP2 (t2025)
MP3 (t990)
CO (t885)
Button (t975)
SB (t955)
Hero (t985)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG calls t15, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls t15, MP3 calls t15, CO calls t15, Button calls t15, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t105) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t60</font>, UTG calls t60, MP2 calls t60, MP3 folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t350</font>, Button folds, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t640</font>, UTG folds, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t870 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t230.

Turn: (t1965) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t1965) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1965

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Td Js (straight, ace high).
CO has 2s Ac (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins t1965. </font>

Hand #2

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (7 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button (t820)
SB (t500)
BB (t2125)
UTG (t1095)
MP1 (t3275)
MP2 (t1255)
Hero (t930)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero calls t30, Button calls t30, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets t30</font>, BB folds, Hero calls t30, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t60</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t470 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t900 (All-In)</font>, Button calls t730 (All-In).

Turn: (t2280) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 3 all-in)</font>

River: (t2280) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 3 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t2280

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
SB has Js 7s (one pair, sevens).
Hero has 3s 3d (three of a kind, threes).
Button has Kh Jh (high card, ace).
Outcome: Hero wins t2280. </font>

Hand #3

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

BB (t1120)
UTG (t1655)
UTG+1 (t975)
UTG+2 (t1465)
MP1 (t620)
MP2 (t935)
MP3 (t920)
CO (t785)
Button (t610)
Hero (t915)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, CO calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t70</font>, BB calls t40, CO calls t40.

Flop: (t210) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t75</font>, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t325</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t715 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t390.

Turn: (t1640) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t1640) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1640

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Ac As (one pair, aces).
CO has Kh 2h (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins t1640. </font>

[45suited]

Holy crap. I had no idea that there would be players that bad on the 55s. That looked like typical fishy play on the 11s.

[embersonfire]

I've seen better play for matchsticks

[BDarch]

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Hand #3

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

BB (t1120)
UTG (t1655)
UTG+1 (t975)
UTG+2 (t1465)
MP1 (t620)
MP2 (t935)
MP3 (t920)
CO (t785)
Button (t610)
Hero (t915)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, CO calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t70</font>, BB calls t40, CO calls t40.

Flop: (t210) 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t75</font>, BB folds, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t325</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t715 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls t390.

Turn: (t1640) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t1640) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1640

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Ac As (one pair, aces).
CO has Kh 2h (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins t1640. </font>

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You should raise more here preflop

[freemoney]

thank you, announce your hand OOP so cheaply, its almost as bad as your 77 hand, almost.

[jcm4ccc]

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thank you, announce your hand OOP so cheaply, its almost as bad as your 77 hand, almost.

[/ QUOTE ] Oh please. One caller with pocket aces, and only the BB left to call? I think your exaggerating the importance of raising 90 rather than 70 chips.

[freemoney]

if you are gonna make it 70 dont raise at unless opponent is an idiot in that case he will call more so raise more.