Some 6 max hands

[Bradyams]

I've been carefully diving into 1/2 6max, and have been doing okay over the first ~1k hands. Although, I can tell the variance is going to be a fun rollercoaster ride.

Anyway I'm not too familiar with the nature of shorthanded, and especially the nature of the players that play it. So here's some hands I played today, and wasn't too sure of.


Hand 1 -

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Brady is MP with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Brady raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, Brady calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Brady raises</font>, BB calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Brady bets</font>, BB calls.

River: (7.25 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Brady bets</font>, BB calls.

Final Pot: 9.25 BB

<font color="blue">I think my flop raise here is pretty bad when I think about it. Any reasonable three-betting hand has probably got me beat, and I don't think I can make villain fold if I don't make my straight. Luckily, I made my straight on the turn.</font>

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Hand 2 -

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Preflop: Brady is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Brady raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Brady bets</font>, BB folds, UTG calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Brady checks.

River: (4.25 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Brady bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, Brady calls.

Final Pot: 8.25 BB

<font color="blue">I'm not sure if I should bet the turn. Villain was pretty agg, and I feel I would have gotten check-raised on the flop if he caught middle or top pair. So I think there's a good chance I'm still ahead, but I took the free card and caught a king. Now he check-raises me! Should I 3bet?</font>

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Hand 3 -

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Preflop: Brady is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Brady raises</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Brady bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises</font>, Brady calls.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Brady folds.

Final Pot: 5.25 BB