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i'm on my lunch break, and i decided to get through the whole 300 hands. why aren't you limping this?
Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 max, 9 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is UTG with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
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2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, CO calls, Button calls, SB completes, BB checks.
Flop: (5 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, BB folds, MP1 calls, CO folds, Button folds.
Turn: (3.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, MP1 calls.
River: (5.50 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, SB calls.
Final Pot: 9.50 BB
..........and why did you check the flop here?
Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 max, 7 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
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3 folds</font>, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, BB calls, CO calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, CO checks, Hero checks.
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Hand 1. I almost never play medium or small pocket pairs for EP at 1/2. I identified this in one of earlier posts as a potential spot to get more hands in. To me though there just isnt much value in playing for sets as I dont make enough money back when I hit to justify calling and possibly having to invest another SB on the way back.
Hand 2. I tend to check/fold completely missed flops. The ace and two suited on the board typically means I am way behind an ace who isnt folding and a spade draw isnt going away either. I dont see what a raise here accomplishes.