K3s -- the downswing has ended (low to no content)

[Nick C]

I know 100 BBs isn't that much, really, but I don't play nearly as many hands per week as some of you do, and it seemed like a lot to me.

The K3s hand pulled me ahead of (online, anyway) where I was when the downswing started.

And while I know "how do I play this monster?" hands are boring, I do actually have a couple of questions.

UTG is loose (68/5) but also likes to bluff more than his 1.2 AF indicates. He was also running bad, and I thought he might be starting to tilt.

I have hardly any hands on SB. BB seemed tight.

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (7 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls.

<font color="#0000FF">I considered just calling here, but I had been playing very tight preflop at this table, and I figured a raise would just represent something like fives up, to anyone who had been paying attention.</font>

Turn: (4.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

<font color="#0000FF">I wasn't sure whether to cap or not. What I decided is that failing to cap would probably cost me at most 1 BB versus UTG's probable zero-outer, and waiting until the river might win me more instead.</font>

River: (10.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, UTG calls.

Final Pot: 18.50 BB

<font color="#0000FF">Feel free to try to guess UTG's hand, if you're so inclined.</font>

I do have one more quick question, from a hand that occurred a little later.

This preflop fold is all right, isn't it? MP2 and CO both seemed tight.

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

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO caps</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Hero folds . . .

Thanks! Now I'm off to either win some more or start a new downswing.