10/20 pot gets bigger and bigger but the board gets worse

AllIn3High · #1 10-19-2005, 06:48 PM

I've been running good at my normal game (5/10 6-max) and my full game needs work so I decided to jump right into 10/20.

This is villians first orbit, so no reads / stats.

I've added my thinking on each street. Please let me know it's messed up. I felt really lost during this hand.

Party Poker 10/20 Hold'em (9 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
3 folds, MP2 calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, 3 folds, MP2 calls.

Ok, limping from MP2, I figure this means a weak hand and free money. Too aggro for full table?

Flop: (5.50 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 bets, Hero raises, MP2 3-bets, Hero calls.

He donks, this usually means a weak made hand, a draw and very rarely a big hand looking to get 3-bet. So I raise his donk bet. Well.. looks like he likes his hand, I'm gonna peel and see what he does and probably call down on a non-scary board.

Turn: (5.75 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 bets, Hero raises, MP2 3-bets, Hero calls.

OK, I've improved, the board is scary, so I raise for value, to protect my hand and take a free showdown if I feel like it. I don't exactly welcome his raise, but can't fold now.

River: (11.75 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP2 bets, Hero calls.

Damn scary board, but his play has been weird, he either has a big hand or he has [censored]. I think he has [censored] 1 in 12.75 times, so I call.

Final Pot: 13.75 BB