Not getting enough value

djoyce003 · #1 06-27-2005, 12:50 PM

Hey guys....question here for you on a couple of hands where I think I could have gotten more value for these, but i'm not sure.

Hand 1, No real reads on villain..his play has been relatively moderate, I haven't noticed anything real bad, or anything real good. Obviously the worlds most perfect flop, but I wanted to get value here. Since he raised preflop, i was really hoping he had AQ or AA or something like that. I think my flop raise scared him too much though. I'm curious how you guys play this hand...my way did not get nearly the value I think I could have gotten.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Hero ($144.23)
UTG ($17.5)
MP ($32.15)
CO ($491.38)
Button ($43.85)
SB ($99)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
3 folds, Button calls $1, SB (poster) raises to $3, Hero calls $2.50, Button calls $2.50.

Flop: ($10.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets $7, Hero raises to $14, Button folds, SB calls $7.

Turn: ($38.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $30, SB folds.

Final Pot: $68.50

Hand 2 - villian is a moderately decent player, but tends towards the loose passive side like most of the party players. I figure his raise will limit the field enough, and I don't want to give away my hand yet. I liked my turn raise, I wanted him to call it because I think i'm ahead, and I didn't want to make it so big that he'd fold thinking set....it looks like someone with an ace trying to find out if he has one too. My river bet was what he had left....he typed in the chat window i don't trust my kicker and folded what he said was AQ. Should I have made a smaller river bet? I think AQ calls here more often than it folds, what are your thoughts?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter

Hero ($215.57)
CO ($86.85)
Button ($47.17)
SB ($103.25)
BB ($85.95)
UTG ($104.95)

Preflop: Hero is MP with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
UTG raises to $4, Hero calls $4, 2 folds, SB (poster) calls $3.50, 1 fold.

Flop: ($13) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $8, Hero calls $8, SB folds.

Turn: ($29) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets $15, Hero raises to $30, UTG calls $15.

River: ($89) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $62.95, UTG folds.

Final Pot: $151.95