SnGer testing the NL waters. 600 NL Hand.

[Deuce2High]

Hey. I usually play SnGs but I like to play other games to keep my game balanced. Here is a hand that I played that I would like some comments / advice on. I feel like I may have been too agressive but I'm not sure.


$600 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, September 23, 00:30:32 EDT 2005
Table Table 36719 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: THEKINGSWEED ( $651.50 )
Seat 2: AllInLuckBox ( $604 )
Seat 4: fattystacks1 ( $582.35 )
Seat 5: Dr_BigNutz ( $1771.80 )
Seat 6: madhatter988 ( $83.60 )
Seat 7: delt484 ( $350.55 )
Seat 8: olGirlington ( $657.40 )
Seat 9: BK1971 ( $126.20 )
Seat 10: ReadyOnot21 ( $591 )
Seat 3: ho4dabiff ( $600 )
madhatter988 posts small blind [$3].
delt484 posts big blind [$6].
ho4dabiff posts big blind [$6].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to AllInLuckBox [ 9s 8s ]
olGirlington folds.
BK1971 folds.
ReadyOnot21 folds.
THEKINGSWEED folds.
AllInLuckBox calls [$6].
ho4dabiff checks.
Dr_BigNutz folds.
madhatter988 calls [$3].
delt484 raises [$14].
AllInLuckBox calls [$14].
ho4dabiff folds.
madhatter988 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7s, Jh, Qs ]
>You have options at Table 36558 Table!.
delt484 bets [$20].
AllInLuckBox raises [$75].
delt484 calls [$55].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9h ]
delt484 checks.
AllInLuckBox bets [$145].
delt484 is all-In [$255.55]
AllInLuckBox calls [$110.55].

[TomCollins]

Stick to Sit-N-Gos.

[pokerjoker]

if ur going to bet 145 u should push

[Deuce2High]

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Stick to Sit-N-Gos.

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Thanks for the quick and blunt advice. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Care to comment on any streets? I'm too determined to round out my game to let anyone constructivly criticise me away from here. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Chaostracize]

Here's a plan. If you can't think of good advice, don't give any.

If you're the first one to enter the pot, you should ALWAYS come in with a raise. You need to show strength. With suited connectors, you actually want to be in better position than you were to get the odds to justify playing the hand, but, if you're going to play it the way you're playing it, come in raising, give the BB a chance to reraise, then you can decide if you want to continue with your hand. Best case is that you buy the button and can take advantage of position throughout the hand. Limping in does not help you get information as to where you hands stands in comparison with the other hands at the table.

Any reads on him? If not I just call down with that draw or if the flop raise doesn't work check the turn. You probly have 0 fold equity here if he has a set. And very little if he has an overpair.

[TomCollins]

Raise preflop. Bet/Raise Flop. Check turn.

[Deuce2High]

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Any reads on him? If not I just call down with that draw or if the flop raise doesn't work check the turn. You probly have 0 fold equity here if he has a set. And very little if he has an overpair.

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No reads. I understand the PF raise and turn check now. I agree that they would have been the best moves, too. I almost always come in raising preflop so I'm not quite so sure what my motives were in this particular hand.

[Chaostracize]

Sounds good. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[technologic]

the turn is the main questionable street here. once you see that he called your raise on the flop, it's somewhat unlikely he's going to get away from this 200 pot with your stack remaining. you also have a great drawing hand. take a free card.

[captZEEbo1]

I don't know what you usually buy into for sngs, but I think you should be playing lower based on the fact that you are an sng player. 200 NL would probably be a little more appropriate (not based on this hand, mind you).

[Hattifnatt]

Raise preflop

Flopraise OK but I probably call here

Check behind on the turn