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x2ski · #1 12-18-2005, 05:00 AM

Lately I feel as though I've been calling down too much, so I decided to take two hours out of tonight's session, fold some hands that I would normally call down, and record what I felt were the more questionable ones.

Critique away!

Hand #1:

Villain is a 41.5/4.5/1.75

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises, 3 folds, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls.

Flop: (6.33 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, Button raises, BB folds, Hero 3-bets, Button calls.

Turn: (6.16 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

River: (8.16 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero folds.

Hand #2:

Villain is a 25/8.75/0.73

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
4 folds, Hero raises, 2 folds, SB calls, 1 fold.

Flop: (5 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.

River: (5.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB raises, Hero folds.

Hand #3:

Same Villain as in Hand #2

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
3 folds, MP1 calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, CO calls, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets, CO calls, SB folds, BB calls, MP1 folds.

Turn: (6.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, CO folds, BB raises, Hero folds.

Hand #4:

Again, same villain as in Hands #2 & #3

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
5 folds, Hero raises, 3 folds, BB calls.

Flop: (4.33 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets, Hero folds.

Hand #5:

Villain is a 24.5/6.5/1.25

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $3.
UTG calls, 1 fold, MP1 calls, Hero raises, 1 fold, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (11.33 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB checks, UTG folds, MP1 bets, Hero raises, Button folds, BB folds, MP1 calls.

Turn: (7.66 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets, MP1 calls.

River: (9.66 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets, Hero folds.

Hand #6:

Villain is a 16/11.5/1.75

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 2 folds, MP1 raises, MP2 calls, 2 folds, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, UTG calls, MP1 caps, MP2 calls, Hero calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (17.33 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG checks, MP1 bets, MP2 calls, Hero raises, UTG calls, MP1 3-bets, MP2 folds, Hero folds.

Hand #7:

Villain is a 17/8/2.5

My flop play is questionable here IMHO... Yeah, I wanted to get the 3rd guy out, but did villain's 3-bet tell me something? I'm thinking so.

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, MP3 calls, CO 3-bets, 3 folds, Hero calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (10.33 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP3 checks, CO bets, Hero raises, MP3 folds, CO 3-bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (8.16 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero folds.

Hand #8:

Villain is a 12/8.5/1.5

This hand is just wrecked, and no I didn't fold... But I think a fold can be found on the turn. Feel free to tell me otherwise.

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, UTG+2 raises, 6 folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (4.33 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: (3.16 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, UTG+2 raises, Hero 3-bets, UTG+2 caps, Hero calls.

River: (11.16 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+2 bets, Hero calls.

Hand #9:

Villain is a 22/8/3

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP2 calls, 1 fold, CO calls, 1 fold, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, MP2 folds, CO folds, Hero 3-bets, BB calls.

Turn: (5 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, Hero folds.

Hand #10:

Villain is a 40/0.0/.75

I don't know what I was trying to get done with the turn check... Maybe I was just scared.

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, 3 folds, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (6.33 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets, BB calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (4.66 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero checks.

River: (4.66 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets, MP1 folds, Hero folds.

Hand #11:

UTG+2 is a 36/19/3 and SB is a 32/7/2

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, UTG+2 calls, 3 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, SB calls, BB 3-bets, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, SB calls.

Flop: (12 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, SB calls.

Turn: (8 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets, UTG+2 calls, Hero calls, SB raises, BB calls, UTG+2 calls, Hero folds.