Hi all - please comment on the hands below:
Hand 1: I thought I might have the best of it and bet the pot. Got checkraised and folded. How much should I have bet to "test" my hand?
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (6 handed)
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UTG (t1398)
MP (t837)
Hero (t1280)
Button (t2010)
SB (t1280)
BB (t1195)
Preflop: Hero is CO with 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, MP folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t120</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls t90.
Flop: (t255) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players) </font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t255</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises to t1075 (All-In)</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t1585
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: t765 (t765), won by BB.</font>
<font color="#990066">Pot 2: t820 (t820), overbet by BB.</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
No showdown. BB wins t1585. </font>
Hand 2: I have only slightly more than 2BB left, but my stack is not much less than a couple of the other players. Was this push correct, given the earlier call?
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (5 handed)
UTG (t1403)
Hero (t980)
Button (t1907)
SB (t1655)
BB (t2055)
Preflop: Hero TEHero%%%%%5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t200, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t980 (All-In)</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls t780.
Flop: (t2260) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in) </font>
Turn: (t2260) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in) </font>
River: (t2260) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players, 1 all-in) </font>
Final Pot: t2260
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: t2260 (t2260), between UTG and Hero.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by UTG (t2260).</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG shows 7s 7h (straight, nine high).
Hero shows 5d 5h (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: UTG wins t2260. </font>
Hand 3: Was SB getting correct odds to call the preflop raise, or is he an idiot that I should add to my buddy list? I suspect the latter...
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed)
SB (t685)
BB (t975)
UTG (t560)
UTG+1 (t1090)
MP1 (t2180)
Hero (t580)
MP3 (t1040)
CO (t475)
Button (t415)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, MP3 calls t150, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Button raises to t415 (All-In)</font>, SB calls t400, BB folds, Hero calls t265, MP3 calls t265.
Flop: (t1690) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players, 1 all-in) </font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t165 (All-In)</font>, MP3 calls t165, SB calls t165.
Turn: (t2185) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players, 2 all-in) </font>
SB checks, MP3 checks.
River: (t2185) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players, 2 all-in) </font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets t105 (All-In)</font>, MP3 folds.
Final Pot: t2290
<font color="#990066">Main Pot: t1690 (t1690), between SB, Hero and Button.</font> > <font color="white">Pot won by SB (t1690).</font>
<font color="#990066">Pot 2: t495 (t495), won by SB.</font>
<font color="#990066">Pot 3: t105 (t105), overbet by SB.</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
SB shows 6c 6s (three of a kind, sixes).
Hero shows Kd Ac (one pair, kings).
Button shows Jd Qs (high card, king).
Outcome: SB wins t2290. </font>