post flop play...
I don't think I play very well post flop, I get along by trying to get big hands paid off and aggressive play on the bubble or bubble + 1. Here are a couple examples of hands that are giving me trouble.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed)
Hero (t965)
UTG (t310)
UTG+1 (t975)
MP1 (t1710)
MP2 (t735)
CO (t580)
Button (t855)
SB (t1870)
Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t30, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO calls t30, Button calls t30, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (t150) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets t75</font>, UTG+1 folds, <font color="CC3333">CO raises to t550 (All-In)</font>,
So whats my action? The all-in guy had made no impression on me so far, he'd lost a couple of medium sized pots and this was his first all in. I'd gotten a free ride in the BB and flopped top pair with a mediocre kicker. He limped pre flop, so I can't give him credit for an overpair or even two big overcards, can I? My thinking was he either got real lucky and two paired the flop, caught an OESD, or might be bluffing with an under pair. Of course a set is a possibility, as well as a complete bluff. What would you do?
Hand 2. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] I almost didn't post this hand because of the way I played it, but here we go:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (8 handed)
Hero (t900)
UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t475)
MP1 (t1785)
MP2 (t770)
CO (t695)
Button (t915)
SB (t1660)
Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t15, CO folds, Button calls t15, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (t60) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets t15</font>, Button folds, SB folds, Hero calls t15.
Turn: (t90) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP2 bets t30</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: t120
<font color="green">Main Pot: t90 (t90), won by MP2.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: t30 (t30), returned to MP2.</font>
Results in white below: <font color="white">
No showdown. MP2 wins t120. </font>
My thinking now in the cold light of day is that I should raise the turn? If so, how much? I keep thinking I'll find a better spot to be aggressive but lately those better spots are too far apart to sustain me. I need to take some of these kinds of pots down. Thanks for any advice.
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