Hold em or Fold em?

[JustToast]

50NL 6-max.

Early at table, Villain is slightly loose, slightly aggressive, has not been out of line.

Hero has 51.55
Villain has 74.86

Hero is dealt A /images/graemlins/spade.gif5 /images/graemlins/spade.gif and limps, 4 to the flop.

($2.00) Flop: 3 /images/graemlins/heart.gif2 /images/graemlins/spade.gif7 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif
Villain bets $1, Hero calls, OtherGuy calls

($5.00) Turn: 4 /images/graemlins/heart.gif
Villain bets $3, hero raises to $8, OtherGuy folds, villain calls

($21.00) River: 7 /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Villain bets $20, hero pukes and calls

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50NL 6-max

Hero has 49.75
Villain has 43

Hero is dealt J /images/graemlins/spade.gif J /images/graemlins/diamond.gif. Loosey raises to $2, Villain caller, hero calls

(6.75) Flop: 5 /images/graemlins/heart.gif9 /images/graemlins/club.gif9 /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Loosey bets $3, Villain calls $3, Hero raises to $12, Villain calls

(33.75) Turn: 3 /images/graemlins/heart.gif
Hero bets $15, Villain pushes, Hero folds

Bah.

[amoeba]

first hand I would have called too.

second hand, I call the flop bet as its fairly drawless and I'm either way ahead or way behind.

[GrunchCan]

In hand 1, is calling the flop getting 3:1 ok?

[amoeba]

your ace might be good.

its marginal but the call isn't bad.

[JustToast]

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In hand 1, is calling the flop getting 3:1 ok?

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I had the impression he liked his hand, so peeled one off. Current pot odds were definately against you're right.