nova
07-08-2005, 12:41 PM
Hi guys, looking for some thoughts in regards to a few hands from a tournament last night. Will have some notes on each hand to try to put them in perspective, but would like to get everyone's take on a few of them. Thanks in advance
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Hero (t1375)
UTG (t1925)
MP (t575)
CO (t1055)
Button (t1595)
SB (t1475)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t100</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t50.
Flop: (t225) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t125</font>, CO calls t125.
Turn: (t475) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t250</font>, CO calls t250.
River: (t975) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets t580 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t1555
Notes on this hand: My table image was solid going in, playing very few pots but won a coinflip earlier on of two overcards versus an underpair hence the size of my chip stack. I figured I could close betting with a middle pair, and obviously missed the flop. Fired two barrels at it trying to pick it up and figured I was beat (CO showed AJ offsuit, so bad read on my part). Should I have fired only one shot?
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Hero (t875)
MP (t1925)
CO (t575)
Button (t1405)
SB (t1420)
BB (t1800)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t200</font>, MP calls t200, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t200, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.
Flop: (t675) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets t100</font>, Button folds, Hero calls t100.
Turn: (t875) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP checks.
River: (t875) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP checks.
Final Pot: t875
Notes on this hand: Image was the same as earlier, have played maybe 1 hand tops since the first hand. After seeing two calls after an out of position raise I wasn't sure what I had. No reraise so I figured on Middle Pair or big cards for a draw. Check / call I wasn't thrilled about, I didn't want to run a check / raise with no piece of it. Opponent had A10o
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Hero (t1350)
BB (t1625)
UTG (t575)
MP (t1405)
CO (t1395)
Button (t1650)
Preflop: Hero is SB with 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls t100, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (t300) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t225</font>, CO folds, Hero calls t225.
Turn: (t750) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.
River: (t750) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t150</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t900
Notes on this hand: I was figuring to close betting and see a flop (cost only 50). I probably should have NOT called on the turn with just a gutshot straight draw. I'm not feeling the whole 'fold preflop' here, but am not happy about the call on the turn.
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Hero (t1025)
UTG (t2250)
MP (t1655)
Button (t745)
SB (t2325)
Preflop: Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t300</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1025 (All-In)</font>, UTG folds.
Final Pot: t1400
Raiser who put it up to 300 had been on several steal attempts earlier from my reads. Was this too aggressive of a move? I had not put my chips at risk until this point.
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Hero (t800)
UTG (t1655)
Button (t4275)
SB (t1270)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t400</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800 (All-In)</font>, SB calls t400.
Flop: (t1600) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Turn: (t1600) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
River: (t1600) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: t1600
This was my last pot: 25% of my chips were in the pot with my BB, figured it was push with any 2...I wasn't able to move first with any authority, so I really wasn't sure what my options were otherwise. If I fold, I have a stack of 600, and then post a 100 dollar small blind, putting my stack at 500...less than 3BB. 2 hands earlier there was a min-raise when I had K5o, and after thinking of pushing (my stack was 1000) I folded and raiser showed AKo.
Thanks for the thoughts guys, was on a self imposed break and per the suggestion of people here to put up some hands to analyze, I'd like some opinions. Thanks!
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Hero (t1375)
UTG (t1925)
MP (t575)
CO (t1055)
Button (t1595)
SB (t1475)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t100</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t50.
Flop: (t225) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t125</font>, CO calls t125.
Turn: (t475) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t250</font>, CO calls t250.
River: (t975) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets t580 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t1555
Notes on this hand: My table image was solid going in, playing very few pots but won a coinflip earlier on of two overcards versus an underpair hence the size of my chip stack. I figured I could close betting with a middle pair, and obviously missed the flop. Fired two barrels at it trying to pick it up and figured I was beat (CO showed AJ offsuit, so bad read on my part). Should I have fired only one shot?
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Hero (t875)
MP (t1925)
CO (t575)
Button (t1405)
SB (t1420)
BB (t1800)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t200</font>, MP calls t200, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls t200, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.
Flop: (t675) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP bets t100</font>, Button folds, Hero calls t100.
Turn: (t875) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP checks.
River: (t875) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP checks.
Final Pot: t875
Notes on this hand: Image was the same as earlier, have played maybe 1 hand tops since the first hand. After seeing two calls after an out of position raise I wasn't sure what I had. No reraise so I figured on Middle Pair or big cards for a draw. Check / call I wasn't thrilled about, I didn't want to run a check / raise with no piece of it. Opponent had A10o
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Hero (t1350)
BB (t1625)
UTG (t575)
MP (t1405)
CO (t1395)
Button (t1650)
Preflop: Hero is SB with 4/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls t100, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.
Flop: (t300) A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t225</font>, CO folds, Hero calls t225.
Turn: (t750) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, BB checks.
River: (t750) 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets t150</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t900
Notes on this hand: I was figuring to close betting and see a flop (cost only 50). I probably should have NOT called on the turn with just a gutshot straight draw. I'm not feeling the whole 'fold preflop' here, but am not happy about the call on the turn.
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Hero (t1025)
UTG (t2250)
MP (t1655)
Button (t745)
SB (t2325)
Preflop: Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t300</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1025 (All-In)</font>, UTG folds.
Final Pot: t1400
Raiser who put it up to 300 had been on several steal attempts earlier from my reads. Was this too aggressive of a move? I had not put my chips at risk until this point.
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Hero (t800)
UTG (t1655)
Button (t4275)
SB (t1270)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to t400</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800 (All-In)</font>, SB calls t400.
Flop: (t1600) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Turn: (t1600) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
River: (t1600) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: t1600
This was my last pot: 25% of my chips were in the pot with my BB, figured it was push with any 2...I wasn't able to move first with any authority, so I really wasn't sure what my options were otherwise. If I fold, I have a stack of 600, and then post a 100 dollar small blind, putting my stack at 500...less than 3BB. 2 hands earlier there was a min-raise when I had K5o, and after thinking of pushing (my stack was 1000) I folded and raiser showed AKo.
Thanks for the thoughts guys, was on a self imposed break and per the suggestion of people here to put up some hands to analyze, I'd like some opinions. Thanks!