Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

Hey guys I need some input about this hand. I am trying to not be a fish anymore. Please tell me what you think.....
I reposted this b/c it was in the wrong forum before.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (5 handed) converter

SB ($1.63)
BB ($2)
UTG ($3.63)
Hero ($0.88)
Button ($2.36)

Preflop: Hero is MP with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.07</font>, Button calls $0.07, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls $0.05.

Flop: ($0.22) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.02</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.06</font>, Button calls $0.06, BB calls $0.04.

Turn: ($0.40) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.1</font>, Button calls $0.10, BB calls $0.10.

River: ($0.70) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.2</font>, Button calls $0.20, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $1.4</font>, Hero folds, Button folds.

Final Pot: $2.50

Re: Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

This is still the wrong forum.

Re: Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

Eeegah speaks wisdom, little grasshopper. Seek out the No-Limit forum, for there will you find enlightenment.

Re: Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

thanks guys

Re: Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

your flop raise was 1/4th pot. your turn bet was also 1/4th pot. your river bet was also about 1/4th the pot.

why are you underbetting so much?

Re: Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

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your flop raise was 1/4th pot. your turn bet was also 1/4th pot. your river bet was also about 1/4th the pot.

why are you underbetting so much?

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I noticed that too, but didn't say anything since this isn't an NL forum. But you're right - a 1/4 pot bet isn't going to drive out anyone who has connected with the board, and that's what you want to do when you flop TPGK with possible straight draws - get other people out of the hand, or at least give them incorrect odds to chase their draws.

But this isn't an NL forum, so I'll shut up now.

Re: Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

Bet the pot on the flop, then bet the pot on the turn, then you won't have some donk catching trips on the river and shoving it up your stack.

Re: Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

call the river

Re: Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

*grunch*


OK first thing is you did not raise enough preflop for the penny stakes game ($.10 is better IMO), and you REALLY didn't raise enough on the flop given the potential straight draw on the board. There was already $.24 in the pot and you only raise another $.04, giving Button almost 5-to-1 and BB then gets better than 8-to-1 when the action gets back to him. You need to raise at least half the pot.

So now let's look at the turn. Hmm well it looks like if someone had 86 they just got there. But, it doesn't matter because the action is checked to you and you bet a small fraction of the pot again, giving everyone else great odds to draw against you.

I can't really comment on the river because by the time you get there you really cannot put your opponent on a hand since you didn't really test them properly on previous streets. I agree with the fold, though.

Re: Still Shaking about this hand guys, help needed.
 

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This is still the wrong forum.

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I absolutely agree with this line.