[DJ Sensei]

See if my .02 is worth anything, hopefully you'll get more responses too.

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Seat 5: castanza_g (5840)
Seat 9: Molly1097 (2160)
castanza_g posts small blind (100)
Molly1097 posts big blind (200)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to castanza_g [ 5s, 2h ]
castanza_g folds.
** Summary **


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Don't ever fold your small blind, unless the opponent very often raises when you limp it. At this point, you probably can't know much about them, so you probably should play this hand. Whether you limp or raise is up to you, I like to start off HU play quite aggressively, to take control of the game. Then later, I can be more patient to get my money all in with a good hand because the opponent will usually not put as much pressure on me.

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Seat 5: castanza_g (6640)
Seat 9: Molly1097 (1360)
castanza_g posts small blind (150)
Molly1097 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to castanza_g [ Qd, 5h ]
castanza_g raises (450) to 600
Molly1097 raises (1060) to 1360
Molly1097 is all-In.
castanza_g folds.


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At this point, you've won the last 4 pots, and the last two times you've raised (with legitimate hands, but villain doenst know that) they've folded. Their stack is dwindling, and at some point they'll have to make a stand. I'd prefer to limp here, to mix up your play. If villain pushes, you can fold, but you know a push represents strength since they havent played a hand yet in HU.

As you played it, you should have called the push, as you were getting almost 3-1 odds, which is more than enough to call Ax or Kx, which is villains most likely hand here (along with PPs JJ-66, but the odds there are still worth calling as the dominant stack and with a chance to knock out the villain and win). Plus, folding shows the villain that you dont defend your preflop raises, which isnt good unless you plan to only raise with premium hands from now on (not a good way to play HU)

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Seat 5: castanza_g (4740)
Seat 9: Molly1097 (3260)
castanza_g posts small blind (150)
Molly1097 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to castanza_g [ 2d, 8h ]
castanza_g folds.


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Now the villain seems to have woken up and pushed all in on the last 4 hands. Folding here is fine, as you can expect nothing less again and 82o sucks. Its time to be a little more patient, let villain go crazy, and catch them when you get a good hand.

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Seat 5: castanza_g (4290)
Seat 9: Molly1097 (3710)
castanza_g posts small blind (150)
Molly1097 posts big blind (300)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to castanza_g [ 3d, Jd ]
castanza_g raises (4140) to 4290
castanza_g is all-In.
Molly1097 folds.


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I think this push is a little rash, especially with a stack bigger than 10x the BB. If villain wakes up with a hand, you're in trouble. Better to put in a moderate raise and see where you stand, or consider limping in. You haven't limped in yet during HU, so it could throw the villain off a little and you'll probably see a flop.

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Seat 5: castanza_g (3990)
Seat 9: Molly1097 (4010)
Molly1097 posts small blind (200)
castanza_g posts big blind (400)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to castanza_g [ Ac, Tc ]
Molly1097 raises (3810) to 4010
Molly1097 is all-In.
castanza_g calls (3590)
castanza_g is all-In.
Creating Main Pot with $7980 with castanza_g
Creating Side Pot 1 with $20 with Molly1097
** Dealing Flop ** : [ As, Kd, Kc ]
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5h ]
** Dealing River ** : [ 7s ]
** Summary **
Main Pot: 7980 | Side Pot 1: 20
Board: [ As Kd Kc 5h 7s ]
castanza_g balance 0, lost 3990 [ Ac Tc ] [ two pairs, aces and kings -- Ac,As,Kd,Kc,Tc ]
Molly1097 balance 8000, bet 4010, collected 8000, net +3990 [ Ks Qd ] [ three of a kind, kings -- As,Ks,Kd,Kc,Qd ]

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You finally woke up with a hand when the villain got aggressive. You got your chips in with the best hand, and got outdrawn. It happens.

On the whole, you did well in this session. You didn't really get many fantastic hands to take a stand with, but you didnt get your money in with a losing hand ever either.

I'd highly recommend reading the HU section of HOH2 if you get the chance, its quite good and has helped me a lot recently.