A few hands

Trix · #1 08-11-2004, 08:00 PM

Tables were very loose with most passive players and a few aggro ones.

1) Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 (poster) checks, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB folds, Hero checks.

 Is this a raise ? 

Flop: (5.50 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero bets, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO folds.

Turn: (4.75 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 raises, Hero calls.

 Check ? 

River: (8.75 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.75 BB

2) Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, Hero raises, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (14.50 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (7 players)
BB bets, UTG calls, UTG+1 raises, Hero calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button 3-bets, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, Hero caps, CO calls, Button calls, UTG+1 calls.

 good ? 

Turn: (16.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, CO calls, Button folds, UTG+1 calls.

River: (19.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets, CO folds, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 21.25 BB

3) Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, Hero calls

 I dont normally openlimp later than UTG+1. Is this good and if so, what else should be openlimped here. Remember that table is very loose

bisonbison · #2 08-11-2004, 08:02 PM

1) Trix, this is a preflop raise. You have too much equity not to. I'd bet the turn too

2) looks fine.

3) Raise preflop, in part because of the folders, but also because it's a pretty strong hand at a loose-passive table.

Jaran · #3 08-11-2004, 11:34 PM

Hey Trix,
Hands 1 and 2 are nice. Well played. In hand 3, if I'm gonna play KTs here, when it's folded to me I'm coming in for a raise even on a loose table.

-Jaran

Trix · #4 08-12-2004, 09:23 AM

Lost to Ac3x in the first and got called down by KdTd in the last.

Still think checking the turn in hand one might have been the better play, as anything but Ac and Qc will fold to a bet, but might call the river if it ends up getting checked through.

Qc will probably bet if checked to both on turn and river, so I save a bet by check-calling when against Ac, but doesn´t loose anything against Qc. Ac is probably also more likely as people like Ax more than Qx.

Thoughts ?

vulturesrow · #5 08-12-2004, 09:33 AM

I think it is better to just bet out. At these limits I think anyone with a club is going to call your bet on the turn. If you dont bet, A or Q is going to most likely and still drive out people you want to stick around. I think you are ahead too much of the time here not to bet the turn.

On hand 3, you should raise preflop. My basic rule of thumb is that if I get folded to, any hand that I was going to play gets raised. Maybe thats a little too aggressive but it seems to be working well for now.

Chris