5/10 PP NL...A Big One and a Small One
 

Villain in the first hand is probably a loose fish as I have nothing on him but I haven't seen enough to be sure. Villain in second hand is TableCherry, a 5/10 regular. I've been told he is pretty solid, but I haven't been particularly impressed yet. I'll post my thought process and results in a couple of days.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 5 handed) converter

UTG ($451)
MP ($1247.75)
Button ($1082.36)
SB ($1598.50)
Hero ($1000)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $5.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $10, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($30) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $25</font>, MP calls $25, SB folds.

Turn: ($80) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $60</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $175</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $500</font>, MP calls $325.

River: ($1080) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero ?


Final Pot: $2010

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter

UTG ($1871.75)
MP ($684)
Hero ($970)
Button ($885)
SB ($1907.75)
BB ($980)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $5.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $35</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB (poster) calls $30, BB calls $25.

Flop: ($105) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $70</font>, SB folds, BB calls $70.

Turn: ($245) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($245) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $250</font>

Final Pot: $495

Re: 5/10 PP NL...A Big One and a Small One
 

I think I play both hands exactly the same (600nl though). I dont think I can find a fold in hand 1 in 30 seconds, so given that he's not betting with any hand you beat, id push river.

Re: 5/10 PP NL...A Big One and a Small One
 

I think I'm check folding river in hand one. Hopefully he will check behind with AQ or AJ but i don't think those hands would bet the river. I don't know what he'd bluff the river with... so really, worst card ever, but I can find a fold in hand one.

Hand two, I'd prob throw out a little less, maybe 150-175... let him call with JJ or 99 or 88 or whatever... as played i think it would be tough for him to. I know you are trying to make it look like a steal, but players don't like to call pot sized bets with marginal hands in these spots, just in my experience.

Re: 5/10 PP NL...A Big One and a Small One
 

i hate this advice

he doesnt bet enough on the turn in hand one and why not value/block bet the river youre only getting called if beat and youve got a decent chunk of change left

hand two just sucks, who the [censored] knows, id bet less though

Re: 5/10 PP NL...A Big One and a Small One
 

I probably should have said i play very laggy, against me villians call both rivers with a wide variety of hands, especially hand 2, hell if villian folds 88 on this river he's not going to last long.

Re: 5/10 PP NL...A Big One and a Small One
 

I think hand 1 is a check-fold. You can't beat anything, except for high 2pair.

Hand 2 I like a lot, as long as Villain has seen you make this pot sized bet as a bluff or suspects you might do it.

Results
 

Hand 1: I figured this guy was too big of a fish and his range of hands was too big that I couldn't give up on this pot. I doubt he's sophisticated enough to raise a flush draw on the turn. I pushed and he called with AQ.

Hand 2: I put TableCherry on some sort of small pair. I figured my turn check looked like overs so why not make it seem like I'm trying to steal on the river. It didn't work. He folded.