A little 55... luck?

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1: Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="666666">5 folds</font>, CO calls, Hero calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks,

Flop: (4.33 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">CO bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, CO calls.

Turn: (5.16 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, CO checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, CO folds.

River: (7.16 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG calls.


Final Pot: 11.16 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 11.16 BB, between UTG and Hero.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (11.16 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG shows Ks Ts (one pair, tens).
Hero shows 5h 5d (straight, five high).
Outcome: Hero wins 11.16 BB. </font>

If I didn't hit the straight, I planned to check the river here. I wouldn't pick up any calls from a hand worse than mine nor would I get a call from a missed draw. I think betting the turn/checking the river was a better line of action than checking the turn/calling the river here.

2: Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $4.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, MP1 calls, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, CO (poster) calls, <font color="CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (16.66 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Button calls.

Turn: (12.33 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, Button calls.

River: (18.33 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls.

Final Pot: 20.33 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 20.33 BB, between Hero and Button.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (20.33 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 5d 5c (full house, fives full of aces).
Button shows Ah Th (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins 20.33 BB. </font>

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