How would you have played these hands?

[rvg72]

Any comments would be appreciated - these are not bad beats, many of these were folds, some wins, some losses but they were all hands where I wasn't sure if I was making the best (or even a decent) decision.

The hand converter is timing out on me so here are the logs from the hand history:

#Game No : 2554439938
***** Hand History for Game 2554439938 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $30 Buy-in + $3 Entry Fee Trny:14939532 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Thursday, August 18, 01:24:34 EDT 2005
Table Table 12877 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 2: Atlashrug ( $1545 )
Seat 4: Lainey99 ( $1445 )
Seat 5: rvg72 ( $610 )
Seat 6: KwaziWabbit ( $675 )
Seat 8: lovedara ( $1205 )
Seat 10: zbailey77 ( $155 )
Seat 1: tundrabear ( $670 )
Seat 9: TheJacobian ( $1695 )
Trny:14939532 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
There is no Small Blind in this hand as the Big Blind of the previous hand left the table.
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rvg72 [ Jc Ad ]
TheJacobian folds.
Atlashrug: gg
zbailey77 is all-In [155]
tundrabear folds.
Atlashrug folds.
Lainey99 folds.
rvg72 is all-In [610]

He needed to get in there with something so I figured this would be a good spot to get back up to about t900.


#Game No : 2554559600
***** Hand History for Game 2554559600 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14940226 Level:3 Blinds(25/50) - Thursday, August 18, 01:49:10 EDT 2005
Table Table 13767 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 4: bluesdoggy ( $380 )
Seat 5: mmillerwmu ( $1970 )
Seat 6: shazammafied ( $2550 )
Seat 8: rvg72 ( $1890 )
Seat 9: Smallz99 ( $1210 )
Trny:14940226 Level:3
Blinds(25/50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rvg72 [ 5s As ]
Smallz99 calls [50].
bluesdoggy folds.
mmillerwmu folds.
>You have options at Table 13810 Table!.
shazammafied calls [25].
rvg72 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ah, 3s, 7s ]
shazammafied checks.
rvg72 checks.
Smallz99 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2c ]
shazammafied checks.
rvg72 bets [125].
Smallz99 calls [125].
shazammafied folds.
** Dealing River ** [ 9d ]
rvg72 bets [250].
Smallz99 calls [250].

I guess I should have bet the flop here when I look back on it...


#Game No : 2554611544
***** Hand History for Game 2554611544 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14940226 Level:6 Blinds(100/200) - Thursday, August 18, 02:00:36 EDT 2005
Table Table 13767 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 5: mmillerwmu ( $3265 )
Seat 6: shazammafied ( $1975 )
Seat 8: rvg72 ( $1730 )
Seat 9: Smallz99 ( $1030 )
Trny:14940226 Level:6
Blinds(100/200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rvg72 [ 8s 8h ]
shazammafied folds.
rvg72 folds.

This one was a tough fold but I fealt the chances of being called were high enough that it didn't warrant going all in against two bigger stacks for 300 chips. I didn't like a raise either since it would be too tough to play this after the flop against the big stacks even with position.


#Game No : 2554619057
***** Hand History for Game 2554619057 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14940226 Level:7 Blinds(150/300) - Thursday, August 18, 02:02:19 EDT 2005
Table Table 13767 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 5: mmillerwmu ( $3945 )
Seat 6: shazammafied ( $2175 )
Seat 8: rvg72 ( $1880 )
Trny:14940226 Level:7
Blinds(150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rvg72 [ Ac Qc ]
mmillerwmu folds.
shazammafied raises [450].
rvg72 is all-In [1580]

Standard move, right? Or should I have called and looked at the flop?


#Game No : 2554471942
***** Hand History for Game 2554471942 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14939525 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Thursday, August 18, 01:30:55 EDT 2005
Table Table 13810 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: ddream ( $3090 )
Seat 2: workmytip ( $745 )
Seat 5: redraiders90 ( $1705 )
Seat 7: rvg72 ( $875 )
Seat 8: Millerish69 ( $345 )
Seat 10: dshong76 ( $1240 )
Trny:14939525 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rvg72 [ 4s 4h ]
workmytip: ty nh
workmytip folds.
dshong76: thx
redraiders90 calls [100].
rvg72 folds.


#Game No : 2554518324
***** Hand History for Game 2554518324 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14939525 Level:6 Blinds(100/200) - Thursday, August 18, 01:40:26 EDT 2005
Table Table 13810 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: ddream ( $3025 )
Seat 2: workmytip ( $1080 )
Seat 7: rvg72 ( $1750 )
Seat 8: Millerish69 ( $580 )
Seat 10: dshong76 ( $1565 )
Trny:14939525 Level:6
Blinds(100/200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rvg72 [ Td Ac ]
>You have options at Table 14888 Table!.
ddream folds.
workmytip calls [200].
rvg72 folds.

Worth going over the top here?


#Game No : 2554551846
***** Hand History for Game 2554551846 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14939525 Level:7 Blinds(150/300) - Thursday, August 18, 01:47:33 EDT 2005
Table Table 13810 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 1: ddream ( $3790 )
Seat 2: workmytip ( $1620 )
Seat 7: rvg72 ( $2590 )
Trny:14939525 Level:7
Blinds(150/300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rvg72 [ 6s 5h ]
ddream folds.
workmytip raises [450].
>You have options at Table 14888 Table!.
rvg72 folds.

min raise from small blind - should I play this? A while ago this was an insta-push but often enough I find that I'm up against a big hand that was hoping for the push back.

#Game No : 2554559808
***** Hand History for Game 2554559808 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14939525 Level:8 Blinds(200/400) - Thursday, August 18, 01:49:13 EDT 2005
Table Table 13810 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 3
Seat 1: ddream ( $4290 )
Seat 2: workmytip ( $1970 )
Seat 7: rvg72 ( $1740 )
Trny:14939525 Level:8
Blinds(200/400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rvg72 [ Th 2d ]
workmytip folds.
rvg72 is all-In [1540]

At this point, with my stack, just about anything is a push, correct?

Thanks,

rvg

[tigerite]

1 Fine
2 Bet the flop, I love check raising, but with only one left to act, here I'd bet out.
3 I think you have to push there
4 Completely standard
5 Tough one but yes, probably a fold
6 That one's a lot closer to a push, depends on reads on workmytip
7 Seems fine
8 Very borderline

[bmxreed36]

This is how I would play these hands and by no means does that make them correct. I'd also like to hear feedback on a couple of these. But here goes:
1. looks fine
2. i'd play about the same until the river. do you really think he'll call 250 with a worse hand? i'd either bet small for a cheap showdown or check-call a small-medium bet.
3. i would push. the shortstack is not short enough to simply wait out, you need to keep your stack up and 8's are much too good to fold on the button here.
4. looks fine
5. i'd probably fold too. a little bit higher of a pair and i may push it.
6. i would push. i love pushing after a limp or two, just that much more in the pot. has he been limping often?
7. 65 is too weak to come back here. i hate players who do this but i let them do it a couple times and come back when i have anything half decent. but i don't think a move with 65 is necessary.
8. i would usually fold unless i have a very tight image and the big blind has also been very tight. you have the button next hand so i'd push about anything then as the shorter stack will be in the big blind and maybe more likely to fold than this hand with the big stack there.

once again, these are just my opinions so take what you will from them.

[rvg72]

[ QUOTE ]

3. i would push. the shortstack is not short enough to simply wait out, you need to keep your stack up and 8's are much too good to fold on the button here.


[/ QUOTE ]

My problem with pushing was the minimal amount gained and what I fealt was a reasonably likely call the big stack would make if he had an ace or a couple of face cards. I wasn't at all worried about the small blind calling (unless he had a very premium hand). This was the toughest decision of the night for me and going all-in is probably still slightly +$EV over folding even with the parameters I mentioned...

Funny thing though - maybe it was my spidey senses:

#Game No : 2554611544
***** Hand History for Game 2554611544 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:14940226 Level:6 Blinds(100/200) - Thursday, August 18, 02:00:36 EDT 2005
Table Table 13767 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 5: mmillerwmu ( $3265 )
Seat 6: shazammafied ( $1975 )
Seat 8: rvg72 ( $1730 )
Seat 9: Smallz99 ( $1030 )
Trny:14940226 Level:6
Blinds(100/200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to rvg72 [ 8s 8h ]
shazammafied folds.
rvg72 folds.
Smallz99 calls [100].
mmillerwmu raises [200].
Smallz99 calls [200].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4d, 3c, 7h ]
Smallz99 checks.
mmillerwmu bets [200].
Smallz99 calls [200].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ]
Smallz99 checks.
mmillerwmu bets [200].
Smallz99 is all-In [430]
mmillerwmu calls [230].
** Dealing River ** [ Ks ]
mmillerwmu shows [ Kd, Kc ] three of a kind, kings.
Smallz99 shows [ As, Ah ] a pair of aces.
mmillerwmu wins 2060 chips from the main pot with three of a kind, kings.
Smallz99 finished in fourth place.