Valuebetting the river on scary boards

#1 11-12-2005, 04:28 AM

One of my weaknesses is getting value on the river when I don't have a nut-like hand or when I have a good hand but on a scary board.
Below are two examples from today. Now that I look at it hand #1 is really ugly. He would have to have called a rather big preflop raise with something like like 33 or A3 for me to beat. but in the heat of the battle I get so scared though [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] I realize I lose a ton of value here. I keep putting villains on the only hands that beat me. Any advice how to stop being so scared? I think it's because I recently had 3 weeks of bad beats hell and it has tilted me

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (7 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG ($54.20)
MP1 ($39.40)
Hero ($74.03)
CO ($43.60)
Button ($44.72)
SB ($31.45)
BB ($50)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
1 fold, MP1 calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.5, 4 folds, MP1 calls $2.

Flop: ($5.75) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $5, MP1 calls $5.

Turn: ($15.75) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $9, MP1 calls $9.

River: ($33.75) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $33.75

Results in white below: 
MP1 has Ac Kc (one pair, aces).
Hero has Ah As (three of a kind, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $33.75. 

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

BB ($50)
UTG ($23.35)
UTG+1 ($42.40)
UTG+2 ($25.32)
MP1 ($59.40)
MP2 ($35.25)
Hero ($84.40)
CO ($75.80)
Button ($25.58)
SB ($52.75)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
2 folds, UTG+2 raises to $1, 1 fold, MP2 calls $1, Hero calls $1, 3 folds, BB calls $0.50.

Flop: ($4.25) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG+2 bets $1, MP2 calls $1, Hero raises to $6, BB folds, UTG+2 folds, MP2 calls $5.

Turn: ($17.25) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $8, MP2 calls $8.

River: ($33.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $33.25

Results in white below: 
MP2 has 6c Ac (one pair, aces).
Hero has 3d 3h (three of a kind, threes).
Outcome: Hero wins $33.25. ]

yvesaint · #2 11-12-2005, 04:32 AM

grow some balls, and bet more and more often with your sets

Malachii · #3 11-12-2005, 04:37 AM

Hand 2: Bet more on the turn and for God's sakes bet the river. I initially had a similar problem back when I first started playing... you'll get it.