I sat down to 2 tables of PP .50-1.00 and got AK 5 times in the first round of play. I either misplayed or was unsure of what to do in all 5 hands. I'm posting 4 of them hoping someone is brave enough to review them all and give me some feedback. It might verify my "after the fact' thinking on the hands. Second, it demonstrates how poorly or lost a solid winner at this level can be/play at times. I won't tell which I won or lost.
Hand #1
At a minimum, the river call is preposterous!
Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
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2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 caps</font>, Hero calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (7.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9.75 BB
Hand #2
After check raising me and then capping my flop re-raise I felt it was likely I was up against either AA or KK, but not certain. So I checked behind on the turn assuming he was trying the same ploy. He checked again on the river and I checked behind again. The river is a question mark.
Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
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1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 caps</font>, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, BB calls.
Flop: (16.50 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 caps</font>, Hero calls, BB calls.
Turn: (14.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.
River: (14.25 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.
Final Pot: 14.25 BB
Hand #3
Given all the pre-flop action and a J on the board, I was unsure of whether to call the flop raise because even if someone didn't have 3 Js, someone else probably had the same hand as me. The pot was so huge I called and the turn card made me call down all the way.
Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP3 calls.
Flop: (22 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, MP3 folds, Hero calls, SB calls, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 3-bets</font>, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, SB calls.
Turn: (17 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, UTG+2 folds, Hero calls, SB calls.
River: (20 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls, SB calls.
Final Pot: 23 BB
Hand #4
The "donk" bet on the turn spooked me - trips/two pair?
Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. Hero posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero (poster) raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.
Flop: (10.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.
Turn: (7.75 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, Hero calls, BB calls.
River: (12.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, Hero calls, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.
Final Pot: 16.75 BB