Pink Tutu Syndrome? (2 hands)

[Zoelef]

One of the upswings from my recent ass-straightening (poker-wise) is that I've made very few postflop plays that resembled anything like spewing chips. However, sometimes I go back through some of these hands and ask myself "Am I too timid with power hands, or am I suffering from MUB/Pink Tutu Syndrome?"

Crypto $1/$2 Limit, no reads all around 4tl

Hand the First:
Hero has [A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]] on the Button.
Edit: Villain is MP3. (Fixed!)

----- PREFLOP -----
5 folds, Villain raises, CO 3-bets, Hero caps, 2 folds, Villain calls, CO calls.

----- FLOP ----- [4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]]
Villain bets, CO calls, Hero raises, Villain 3-bets, CO folds, Hero caps, Villain calls.

----- TURN ----- [4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]][7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]]
Villain bets, Hero calls.

----- RIVER ----- [4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]][7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]][7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]]
Villain bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 14.5 BB

Hand the Second:

Hero has [A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]] in the Small Blind.
Villain is in the Cutoff.

----- PREFLOP -----
4 folds, CO (Villain) calls, Button calls, Hero raises, BB folds, Villain calls, Button calls.

----- FLOP ----- [K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]]
Hero bets, Villain raises, Button calls, Hero calls.

----- TURN ----- [K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]][A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]]
Hero bets, Villain raises, Button folds, Hero calls.

----- RIVER ----- [K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]][4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]]
Hero checks, Villain bets, Hero calls.

[J.DP]

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----- FLOP ----- [4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]]
Villain bets, MP3 calls

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Messed that bit up... MP3 should act before Villian.

You need to raise that turn in hand 1. Villian 3 bet preflop so he most likely has TT-KK, he is hardly ever going to have a 6 or a set. I'd cap the turn but then just call the river if he still bet out.

3 bet the flop in hand 2, your hand is good here often. If he caps the flop then call down.

Calling down after he raises your turn bet is fine.

[gvibes]

Hand 1: I think you have to raise the turn. If he's a tight, straightforward player, I cap.

Hand 2: I probably 3-bet the flop and lead the turn. If I call the villain's flop raise, it's because I intent to c/r the turn. I don't like the stop and go.

[Dave G.]

Hand 1

Unless villain is LAGtastic, the only hand that has a 6 in it that he's raising PF is A6. I think it's difficult to narrow his holdings down to just that. He's more likely to have overcards possibly with a flush draw, or an overpair. Raise the turn. I'd probably even cap here, but then maybe I'm being LAGtastic.

Hand 2

3-bet the flop. He probably doesn't have an 8 and you have button trapped between you two. If he caps you can think about calling down if you don't improve on the turn. I think if you 3-bet this flop the hand plays differently.

You improved on the turn. His turn raise is a bit troubling but I would still 3-bet here. You have top two pair so you can't just just hide in the corner.