First stab at $22, hands for consideration. [Archive]

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propaganda

07-31-2005, 01:05 AM

Greetings all,
I had a good night at the $11's, so I figured I'd try a $22. Made a few bone-headed moves, but managed to win. I'd just like some of your opinions about how poorly/well some of these hands were played.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

saw flop|saw showdown

CO (t1015)
Button (t890)
SB (t785)
Hero (t800)
UTG (t785)
UTG+1 (t770)
UTG+2 (t680)
MP1 (t800)
MP2 (t785)
MP3 (t690)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t30, UTG+2 calls t30, 3 folds, CO calls t30, 2 folds, Hero calls t15.

Flop: (t130) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif (4 players)
Hero bets t100, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls t100, CO calls t100.

Turn: (t430) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif (3 players)
Hero bets t150, UTG+2 calls t150, CO calls t150.

River: (t880) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players)
Hero bets t250, UTG+2 folds, CO calls t250.

Final Pot: t1380

propaganda

07-31-2005, 01:07 AM

I may have gotten a little overzealous here. Perhaps should have played more slowly.

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saw flop|saw showdown

UTG+1 (t615)
MP1 (t775)
Hero (t1640)
MP3 (t955)
CO (t1465)
Button (t335)
SB (t770)
BB (t755)
UTG (t690)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls t15, 2 folds, Hero raises to t75, 5 folds, UTG calls t60.

Flop: (t175) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets t85, UTG raises to t170, Hero raises to t1565 (All-In), UTG folds.

Final Pot: t1910

propaganda

07-31-2005, 01:10 AM

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saw flop|saw showdown

Button (t995)
SB (t935)
Hero (t1955)
UTG (t1480)
UTG+1 (t435)
MP1 (t865)
MP2 (t455)
CO (t880)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t50, 4 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t150) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks.

Turn: (t150) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t100, UTG+1 folds, SB folds.

Final Pot: t250

bmxreed36

07-31-2005, 01:14 AM

First hand--first of all, i fold preflop but given that you called, leading out at the flop is not too bad but on the turn, i would check. They both called on the flop, the 4 is unlikely to scare them if they do have something, you still have nothing and you may get a free card. However, it looks like it worked out.
Second hand--looks fine. There are plenty of people in the 22's who will go broke on the first level with top pair or a draw and even something utterly ridiculous. It was a draw heavy flop also and protecting your hand seems reasonable.

propaganda

07-31-2005, 01:16 AM

Was I out of line with queens here?

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saw flop|saw showdown

SB (t1395)
Hero (t3580)
UTG (t1925)
Button (t1100)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG raises to t600, Button calls t600, 1 fold, Hero raises to t2000, UTG folds, Button calls t500 (All-In).

Flop: (t3850) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t3850) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t3850) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t3850

bmxreed36

07-31-2005, 01:16 AM

Seems good especially if you know the UTG to not be either tricky or loose. That's about the best turn card for you to bet on too.

bmxreed36

07-31-2005, 01:19 AM

With your stack, this is very standard I believe. So am I playing all your hands for you while I sit out after my little 14 OOTM streak? (that probably doesn't give you confidence in my advice)

propaganda

07-31-2005, 01:20 AM

Should I have laid this down when challenged. People did give me really wide berth after this one. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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saw flop|saw showdown

Button (t1245)
Hero (t5430)
BB (t1325)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
1 fold, Hero raises to t600, BB raises to t1325 (All-In), Hero calls t725.

Flop: (t2650) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t2650) T/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t2650) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: t2650

By the way, I lost this one. Don't know why bisonbison didn't put it in.

bmxreed36

07-31-2005, 01:23 AM

Don't minraise here. Please. Either push or fold with these stacks. Here, I could do either basically depending on how push-happy I've been and how tight the BB is. Given the minraise, its a call.

propaganda

07-31-2005, 01:24 AM

[ QUOTE ]
With your stack, this is very standard I believe. So am I playing all your hands for you while I sit out after my little 14 OOTM streak? (that probably doesn't give you confidence in my advice)

[/ QUOTE ]

Hey, thanks a lot for looking these over for me (and replying so quickly). I hope your downswing turns around soon.
--propaganda

propaganda

07-31-2005, 04:22 PM

Giving this the old bump to see if I can get a few more responses for some other takes on my play (and so I don't look like too much of an ass for posting so much on my own thread /images/graemlins/blush.gif).
--propaganda

rydazzle

07-31-2005, 04:46 PM

insta-call PF. nice flop, semi-bluff is marginal in this situation. turn bet I dont like, I check/call hoping for a free /images/graemlins/heart.gif.