11-30-2005, 06:42 AM
Party NL $50 6-max. I just recently moved up after beating NL $25 6-max for 15bb/100 over 15k hands.
First hand: I just recently sat down, and had 30 hands on villain from datamining, he's 91 VPIP/33 PFR/5.2 PFA. I generally had the feeling during this hand like he was trying to take advantage of the fact that I (as far as he knew) had no read on him. Is flat-calling his re-re-raise a donk move? This isn't something I do often, but against someone as LAGgy as him I figured it might help me extract more postflop. Alas, scary board. His flop bet screamed "I want a cheap turn" so I pretended he checked...turn play is probably what I'm most unsure of.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) internettexasholdem.com (http://www.internettexasholdem.com)
SB ($134.70)
BB ($29.75)
UTG ($51.48)
MP ($93.05)
CO ($58.80)
Hero ($49)
Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls $1, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $7</font>, CO folds, Hero calls $3.
Flop: ($15.75) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $8</font>, UTG calls $7.50.
Turn: ($31.75) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $20</font>, UTG calls $36.48 (All-In), Hero calls $14 (All-In).
River: ($102.23) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: $102.23
Second hand:
Same situation, different table; just sat down, had villain at 40/10/2.5. The whole thing felt somewhat perplexing; flop raise could be a free card or set, but then why did he make such a small turn bet? I think it's an easy call with the Ac; if I'm club-less, do I fold there? I also think it's an easy river call since he gave me 4.5:1.
Of course, there's also a million spots throughout the hand I could have raised (mainly, I'm thinking re-raise flop to $16-$20, fold to a push?); I felt donk-ish check-calling it down, but I kinda felt like a deer in headlights.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) internettexasholdem.com (http://www.internettexasholdem.com)
Button ($83.80)
Hero ($49.50)
BB ($91.60)
UTG ($67.35)
MP ($45.50)
CO ($69.35)
Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif. Hero posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Button calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero (poster) raises to $1.75</font>, BB calls $1.50, Button calls $1.50.
Flop: ($6) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $8</font>, Button folds, Hero calls $4.
Turn: ($22) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $7</font>, Hero calls $7.
River: ($36) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $10</font>, Hero calls $10.
Final Pot: $56
There are a decent amount of times I find myself in twilight zone-ish spots against strange players like this, so I'd appreciate opinions on my lines here.
First hand: I just recently sat down, and had 30 hands on villain from datamining, he's 91 VPIP/33 PFR/5.2 PFA. I generally had the feeling during this hand like he was trying to take advantage of the fact that I (as far as he knew) had no read on him. Is flat-calling his re-re-raise a donk move? This isn't something I do often, but against someone as LAGgy as him I figured it might help me extract more postflop. Alas, scary board. His flop bet screamed "I want a cheap turn" so I pretended he checked...turn play is probably what I'm most unsure of.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) internettexasholdem.com (http://www.internettexasholdem.com)
SB ($134.70)
BB ($29.75)
UTG ($51.48)
MP ($93.05)
CO ($58.80)
Hero ($49)
Preflop: Hero is Button with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls $1, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $7</font>, CO folds, Hero calls $3.
Flop: ($15.75) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $8</font>, UTG calls $7.50.
Turn: ($31.75) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $20</font>, UTG calls $36.48 (All-In), Hero calls $14 (All-In).
River: ($102.23) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: $102.23
Second hand:
Same situation, different table; just sat down, had villain at 40/10/2.5. The whole thing felt somewhat perplexing; flop raise could be a free card or set, but then why did he make such a small turn bet? I think it's an easy call with the Ac; if I'm club-less, do I fold there? I also think it's an easy river call since he gave me 4.5:1.
Of course, there's also a million spots throughout the hand I could have raised (mainly, I'm thinking re-raise flop to $16-$20, fold to a push?); I felt donk-ish check-calling it down, but I kinda felt like a deer in headlights.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) internettexasholdem.com (http://www.internettexasholdem.com)
Button ($83.80)
Hero ($49.50)
BB ($91.60)
UTG ($67.35)
MP ($45.50)
CO ($69.35)
Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif. Hero posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Button calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero (poster) raises to $1.75</font>, BB calls $1.50, Button calls $1.50.
Flop: ($6) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $8</font>, Button folds, Hero calls $4.
Turn: ($22) J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $7</font>, Hero calls $7.
River: ($36) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $10</font>, Hero calls $10.
Final Pot: $56
There are a decent amount of times I find myself in twilight zone-ish spots against strange players like this, so I'd appreciate opinions on my lines here.