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AKQJ10

07-31-2005, 08:57 PM

Maybe this is a bit excessive, but it's only six hands after we got down to four. I'm just really struggling on the button now -- I think it's mostly variance, but it feels like every decision I make is wrong.

I literally don't know what happened to my stack in these six hands. Mostly I think it was that I had a big hand (especially 4 handed) that didn't hit. Anyway, please share your critiques.

In each bold line I'll give my position and the stacks starting with mine. Where I raise, I'm putting the amount I raise to, i.e. make it ____ to go, not the amount I raise by.

Pacific $4 + $0.50 sit-and-go (20 seats), four handed action

1 SB T2812 T4080 T2730 T6287
A/images/graemlins/heart.gif 9 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Code:<hr /><pre> fold fold
r 600 fold</pre><hr />

2 Bn T3012 T3880 T2730 T6287

6 /images/graemlins/club.gif 2 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Code:<hr /><pre> fold
fold (further action omitted) </pre><hr />

Comment: I'd like to be aggressive on button, but this is too bad to play.

3 UTG T3012 T3080 T3430 T6078
J /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Code:<hr /><pre> r 600 fold fold call</pre><hr />

flop: 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif T/images/graemlins/spade.gif (pot: T1300)

Code:<hr /><pre> check
bet 600 ... fold</pre><hr />

4 BB T3712 T3080 T3430 T5678
A /images/graemlins/club.gif J/images/graemlins/spade.gif

Code:<hr /><pre> fold limp complete
r to 800 ... call fold</pre><hr />

flop: T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif

Code:<hr /><pre> bet 800 call</pre><hr />

turn: K /images/graemlins/heart.gif

Code:<hr /><pre> check ... bet 600
call</pre><hr />

river: 6 /images/graemlins/heart.gif
Code:<hr /><pre> check ... check</pre><hr />

opponent shows: K /images/graemlins/diamond.gif T /images/graemlins/heart.gif for flush

Comment: No excuse for this. Calling his bet was pretty silly -- I figured he was bluffing on the flush card so an ace, queen, or probably jack not of /images/graemlins/heart.gif would win a big pot -- so chalk up T600 to stupid play.

5 SB T1512 T3080 T5830 T5478

7 /images/graemlins/heart.gif 4 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Code:<hr /><pre> fold fold
fold (walkover)</pre><hr />

Comment: too bad to play again.

6 Bn T1412 T3180 T5830 T5478

6 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif

Code:<hr /><pre> fold
r 600 fold call</pre><hr />

Flop: 2/images/graemlins/club.gif 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif T/images/graemlins/club.gif

Code:<hr /><pre> check
b 812 (all-in) call </pre><hr />

Sorry for the formatting... hopefully the action should be pretty clear with only four.

Am I overplaying marginal hands? Failing to steal with any two where I should? Perhaps I'm not adjusting for my successful steals giving me a more aggressive table image, so that I'm sure to get called when I open-raise with any two suited? I'm just at a loss as to how to make bubble play work.

Thanks in advance.

ldavidjm

07-31-2005, 09:48 PM

That's pretty unreadable
/images/graemlins/frown.gif

AKQJ10

08-02-2005, 10:35 AM

Ack, sorry, I tried both putting code and non-code attributes in there, and neither way was as clear as my plain text. I'll try to rewrite it when I get back from AC because I really do value others' input.

I'll ask a question in words, then. Aggression on the button with 62s with the small stack after building a somewhat aggressive table image four-handed is probably not a good idea, right?

(I think the AJ hand was probably OK, just didn't hit.)

Anyway, thanks for trying.