My First $1/2 Hands...tell me what you think

[xGoreDudex]

Not moving up to $1/2 full-time but wanted to take a shot
just to feel it out.

FIRST HAND...no reads obviously

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif. CO posts a blind of $1.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, CO (poster) checks, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, CO folds, SB folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (5 BB) T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 caps</font>, Hero calls.

River: (13 BB) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 17 BB

Figure this is more or less straight forward...
I had a 2+2'er sweating me and he agreed with this line.
Any objections would love to hear...next hand a little more interesting....


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Preflop: Hero is BB with 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (3 SB) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 folds, SB calls.

Turn: (2.50 BB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

River: (4.50 BB) J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

Final Pot: 6.50 BB

Believe this was played decently as well, so yeah, understandable theirs an adjustment when moving up to $1/2, I by no means am going up full-time, just figured a shot was worth while and wanting some comments.

G.

[milesdyson]

basic, standard. why was the second hand supposed to be interesting?

took another glance and hand 1 could be a river c/call.

[Bradyams]

Both hands look perfect to me.

[istewart]

Hand 2 is incredibly standard /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

Hand 1: First three streets are good IMO. Not sure whether to bet/call or check/call on the river. I think check/call might be best, although you would like to get value if he has J9 (which I'm not sure he does).

I think bet/call is probably good. His two hands at this point are J9 and a Tx, IMO, and x is just not likely enough to be a Q given the flop action IMO.

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Both hands look perfect to me.

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[bottomset]

I doubt he's raising J9 on the river ever, and you no longer beat AT, KT, JT, or T9 just chop, there is only 1 8left in the deck so thats very unlikely, only a maniac is raising a Q on this river .. so you chop or lose when raised

check call

if the board didn't double pair, bet/call looks better