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DamnRiver

04-30-2004, 12:32 PM

4 hands from last night. 2 tables each with a Whale-sized fish. By the end of my 2 hour session I was up 75BB thanks to them.

Hand #1 - UTG+1 is a king fish, loose and highly aggressive. Should I cap the flop? Put UTG+1 on a hand.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero 3-bets, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+1 caps, Hero calls, Button calls.

Flop: (13.50 SB) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif (3 players) 
UTG+1 bets, Hero raises, Button folds, UTG+1 3-bets, Hero calls.

Thinking he's got a Kx or a pocket pair.

Turn: (9.75 BB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players) 
UTG+1 bets, Hero calls.

Hmmmmm, I have 12 nut outs if he's not holding Axh or Qxh and 6 more outs if he doesn't have AA, QQ, Kx...

River: (11.75 BB) Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players) 
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 13.75 BB
Main Pot: 13.75 BB, between Hero and UTG+1. > Pot won by Hero (13.75 BB).

Results in white below: 
UTG+1 shows 9s 2s (one pair, nines).
Hero shows Jh Th (straight, king high).
Outcome: Hero wins 13.75 BB. 

Hand #2: Same table - How was my play on this? I think I had a foot on the brake and the gas...comments? (added note that MP1 raised flop as soon as my bet was posted)

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 7/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif (4 players) 
SB checks, Hero bets, MP1 raises, Button folds, SB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (4 BB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 players) 
Hero bets, MP1 raises, Hero calls.

River: (8 BB) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 players) 
Hero checks, MP1 bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10 BB
Main Pot: 10 BB, between MP1 and Hero. > Pot won by Hero (10 BB).

Results in white below: 
Hero shows 7s Js (flush, ace high).
MP1 shows Qh Ah (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 10 BB. 

Hand #3: Comment on my play. Table is mostly loose/aggressive. CO just sat down.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif. CO posts a blind of $1.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, Hero raises, CO (poster) calls, Button folds, SB calls, BB folds, UTG calls.

I raised here to narrow the field. I don't like playing this hand with a large number in. Comments?

Flop: (9 SB) 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif (4 players) 
SB checks, UTG bets, Hero raises, CO calls, SB folds, UTG calls.

Turn: (7.50 BB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif (3 players) 
UTG bets, Hero raises, CO calls, UTG calls.

Ok, I've given him two opportunities to raise me and he's passed. I'm in the lead.

River: (13.50 BB) 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players) 
UTG checks, Hero bets, CO calls, UTG folds.

Final Pot: 15.50 BB
Main Pot: 15.50 BB, between Hero and CO. > Pot won by Hero (15.50 BB).

Results in white below: 
Hero shows Ac Th (one pair, tens).
CO shows 7d Td (one pair, tens).
Outcome: Hero wins 15.50 BB. 

Hand #4: I think I went weak on the turn here. Comments.

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif.
Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button raises, SB folds, BB calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif (5 players) 
BB checks, Hero bets, MP2 raises, MP3 calls, Button calls, BB folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (9.25 BB) 4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (4 players) 
Hero checks, MP2 bets, MP3 calls, Button folds, Hero calls.

River: (12.25 BB) 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif (3 players) 
Hero checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks.

Final Pot: 12.25 BB
Main Pot: 12.25 BB, between MP3, Hero and MP2. > Split: Hero (6.12 BB), MP2 (6.12 BB).

Results in white below: 
Hero shows Ah Jc (two pair, aces and eights).
MP2 shows Jd Ac (two pair, aces and eights).
MP3 shows 5d 5h (two pair, eights and fives).
Outcome: Hero wins 6.12 BB. MP2 wins 6.12 BB.

chief444

04-30-2004, 01:52 PM

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Hand #1 - UTG+1 is a king fish, loose and highly aggressive. Should I cap the flop?

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I would have.

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Hand #2: Same table - How was my play on this? I think I had a foot on the brake and the gas...comments?

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I think you should have removed your foot from the brake and put both feet on the gas. You flopped the 3rd nut hand and finished with the same. I see no reason to think you aren't ahead here.

Hand 3 I think your play was fine. Some will argue that it was a loose pf raise. I wouldn't disagree that it is but will sometimes raise here myself.

Hand 4 I would normally come in raising pf. I wouldn't always but at a table full of "whale-sized fish" as you put it I would.

tech

04-30-2004, 01:53 PM

Nice hands. On hand 2, I would have 3-bet either the flop or the turn. If he caps I start to worry about a bigger flush, but until then I assume I am ahead.

afs

04-30-2004, 03:58 PM

Nice hands. I like all of these, apart from 2 things. The second (slowing down on hand four) you know, and the first I might be very wrong about --

Is it right to be raising hand 1? You very well might have the best hand pre-flop -- then again, you very well might not. I assume the raise is to get it heads up, and JTs just doesn't play all that well heads up, even against a complete & utter maniac. Of course, postflop is beautiful.

Am I completely off base?

DamnRiver

04-30-2004, 04:22 PM

Clarification, table was not full of whale sized fish...just one player. This girl would raise whenever she received 2 cards. At one point she was up to $160...The table cleaned that out...she bought in again with another $50 and I left as we cleaned that out too. It was a sight to see. She would raise the river with nothing! This wasn't once in a while either..it was ALL the time. Simply amazing.

kiemo

04-30-2004, 04:36 PM

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Hand #2:

Flop:
SB checks, Hero bets, MP1 raises, Button folds, SB folds, Hero calls.

Turn:
Hero bets, MP1 raises, Hero calls.

Hand #3:

Flop:
SB checks, UTG bets, Hero raises, CO calls, SB folds, UTG calls.

Turn:
UTG bets, Hero raises, CO calls, UTG calls.

Ok, I've given him two opportunities to raise me and he's passed. I'm in the lead.

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So in hand 2 MP1 gave you two opportunities to raise him, do you believe he is in the lead? And if so why do you call a bet on the river?