This one\'s probably obvious...
 

But I'm mulling over a small downswing so I better make sure I'm not tilting or whatever. Villain's a sLAP--29/8/1.19 after some 70-odd hands. He's not terrible but not great either--rather loose with the PF cold calls, not that it matters for this hand. I've seen him limp ATo and KQo before FWIW.

PokerStars 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, Hero...

Okay, so what's this raising a brick crap? A set of Queens, AQo or even a set of 7s are possible as a slowplay, or I could have him dominated. We 3-bettin' this?

Re: This one\'s probably obvious...
 

Not me. He's raising fully aware that you've a hand. He's crazy to think you'll fold. I call and bet a club free river.

Re: This one\'s probably obvious...
 

If the 2 helped him then we are behind so I am calling here and check/calling the river unimproved. We are not ahead often enough to 3-bet this IMO.

Hand 2
 

Ooh, this one's even better. Villain is similar to the last one, but much more aggro postflop--25/15/2.20. I have every reason to believe he'd go for an open raise with whatever he's got.

PokerStars 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls.

Flop: (7 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: (8.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 14.50 BB

Too agro here?

Edit: oh yeah forgot to add, villain bought in for $265.50 so at least he's one tabling and paying attention OH YEAH HOW'S THAT FOR A READ

Re: This one\'s probably obvious...
 

I'm on the downside also so I think I just call then check/call river. But sometimes I think I'm a candy*** too.

Re: This one\'s probably obvious...
 

hand1: call down and get ready to see AQ a lot.

Re: This one\'s probably obvious...
 

Grunch.

I'm not 3 betting here. It looks like a slowplayed AQ to me. He's only sLAP so he isn't raising pure trash in EP and I don't see him raising here as a bluff, I'd guess top pair or better (and probably better). I think the better question is call down or fold as opposed to 3 bet. The call down is offering us 9.75:2 (accounting for rake and assuming he bets the river). We need to be good just over 20% of the time to make it the right play. I think it's close but I'll call down without a better read.

Re: This one\'s probably obvious...
 

3betting sucks

Re: Hand 2
 

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Edit: oh yeah forgot to add, villain bought in for $265.50 so at least he's one tabling and paying attention OH YEAH HOW'S THAT FOR A READ

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Do you run background checks on all of your opponents?

As for the hand...I wouldnt wanna play A9o out of position against an aggro villian, fold preflop. I'd also bet/call the river...calling someones 3bet after you checkraised is almost never acceptable

Hand 3!
 

^^^^^^
Hey buying in at a .50/1 table with 260+BB is a little unusual okay also farm school

This session is just full of interesting hands. Villain here is TA, but I don't have much for stats on him.

PokerStars 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls.

Flop: (7 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, SB folds.

Turn: (4.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls.

River: (6.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero...

Well so much for the turn bet/fold. Uh, what now? What do we think this guy's got?