Some Hands from Tonight's Session

Ajax410 · #1 09-25-2004, 03:35 AM

My session tonight was pretty solid - played 1400 hands and made $37 - I didn't win any hands in my first 100-200, so I was fighting from behind for the most part - I was very happy with my results. Anyway, here are a few hands I'd love to have critiqued if anyone has time...

1) Making sure this is an okay way to play AK.

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, Hero raises, BB folds, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (7 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Turn: (5 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets, MP2 folds, CO calls.

River: (7 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, CO folds.

2)Do I screw up by not re-raising the flop? I don't particularly want to give away my hand this early...I figure if I hit it I can extract extra value...is this wrong? I was also hoping to raise on the river - but the person betting ahead of me lost his nerve - maybe I should have raised on the turn?

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $0.5.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises, MP2 (poster) calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, Hero calls, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB checks, MP1 bets, MP2 folds, CO folds, Hero calls, BB calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 bets, Hero calls, BB calls.

River: (9.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, MP1 folds.

Final Pot: 11.75 BB
3) Would you play this one any differently?

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, Hero raises, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (9 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets, SB folds, MP1 folds, MP2 raises, Hero 3-bets, MP2 calls.

Turn: (7.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets, MP2 raises, Hero calls.

River: (11.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: 11.50 BB

Final Pot: 8 BB

4) Played okay?

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, Hero raises, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, CO folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero calls, MP2 calls, SB calls.

Turn: (6 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero raises, MP2 calls, SB folds, BB calls.

River: (12 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, MP2 raises, BB folds, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 16 BB

5) I'd seen this guy try to bluff a few times earlier...just wanted to call him down. Is this a bad spot to do it?

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

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

Flop: (7.50 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP1 checks, MP3 checks, Hero bets, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP3 folds, Hero calls.

River: (6 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: 6 BB

6) Should I have laid this down when I didn't flop any kind of flush draw? I'm pretty sure I'm drawing to very few outs.

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, Hero raises, UTG+2 3-bets, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls, Hero caps, UTG+2 calls, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (16 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, BB bets, Hero calls, UTG+2 raises, SB calls, BB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (12 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, UTG+2 bets, SB calls, BB calls, Hero calls.

River: (16 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero checks, UTG+2 bets, SB calls, BB calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 20 BB

7) Obviously I get lucky, but was this a terrible call off the flop?

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (6 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets, MP calls, CO folds, Button calls, Hero calls, BB folds.

Turn: (5 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, MP calls, Button raises, Hero calls, UTG calls, MP calls.

River: (13 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)

For some reason the converter isn't showing river betting - Check from me, check from player 2, Bet from button, Raise from me, call from both players.

Final Pot: 13 BB

bisonbison · #2 09-25-2004, 03:43 AM

Hand 1: I check-call the river.
Hand 2: misplayed on the first three streets. You sure screwed that "extra value" by calling the flop and turn. It involves raising.

I have a bad hand, they won't fold. I have a good hand, I don't raise. DOES NOT COMPUTE.

Hand 3: Converter screwed up, please PM me the hand.

Hand 4: Raise the flop. The pot is small, they'll already be making mistakes.

Hand 5: Converter error: please PM me the hand.

Hand 6: I don't cap preflop and then I fold the flop.

Hand 7: PM me the hand.

bisonbison · #3 09-25-2004, 04:34 AM

Ajax was awesome enough to forward the misformatted hands on to me, so I could fix the converter. So, to save him the effort:

#3:
Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, Hero raises, 2 folds, SB calls, 1 fold, MP1 calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (9 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets, SB folds, MP1 folds, MP2 raises, Hero 3-bets, MP2 calls.

Turn: (7.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets, MP2 raises, Hero calls.

River: (11.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.50 BB

#5:

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises, 2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, 2 folds.

Flop: (7.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets, CO calls, Button folds.

Turn: (4.75 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls.

River: (6.75 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, CO calls.

Final Pot: 8.75 BB

#7:

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (6 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (6 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets, MP calls, CO folds, Button calls, Hero calls, BB folds.

Turn: (5 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets, MP calls, Button raises, Hero calls, UTG calls, MP calls.

River: (13 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks, Button bets, Hero raises, MP folds, Button calls.

Final Pot: 17 BB

Jimbobobb · #4 09-25-2004, 07:05 AM

1. Unless I had a read that CO was weak on the river I'd check/call. The board doesn't show any draws, so if he's come all this way he either has something, or he's just the usual bad.

2. I'd 3-bet preflop. Then I'd raise the flop. Then I'd raise the turn.

3. Hand 3 is just unfortunate. Not sure how you could have played it any differently....folding the turn might be weak, but I think it's a consideration. Not saying it's correct, but I probably pay this guy an extra 2 BB too :-/

4. Raise the flop.

5. This looks fine, but don't understand your comment about a player being a bluffer - you were doing all the betting.

6. Just call the 3-bet pre-flop. On the flop someone in front of you is betting into a pre-flop 3-bettor. The chances of it getting raised behind you by UTG + 2 are good, and you don't have any real draws besides overcards which are probably extremely slim. The Q and A of clubs are doubly suspect. Just giving up right there is a good way to save some cash.

7. From a strict odds point of view, you're getting about the right ones on this. 2 T's, 3 4's, and we'll say 1 for a backdoor flush is a tad better than 10:1, and you're getting 9:1 immediately almost closing the action. Still, I'd fold the flop. After button raises the turn, I'd just call the river. You're splitting with another T unless they have KT aor AT, and it would be nice to split MP's extra dollar. Also KT and AT will 3-bet you.