3 bad beats or play?

$10+1 $800



1.A 10/20 hand

One calling station limps.
Villain $750 CO min raises. Hero put him as a semi loose weak player.
Hero AKo button raises 3bb. Calling station and villain calls.

Flop A96
Calling station checks. Villain bets $100. Hero put villain on ace with weak kicker, not likely two pair. Hero raises $400 quickly. Calling station folds. Villain pushes. Hero calls.

Villain A3 hits his 3 on turn.

Hero was busted EARLY. Did hero raised too much?




2. A 75/150 hand

6 players. Chip leader $3400 BB calling every hand. Hero second place $1200.

Hero UTG+1 88 min raises. Button $690 pushes. Hero pushes quickly to get chip leader out. Chip leader folds.

Button AJ caught her J on turn. Hero crippled.

During that 1-second thinking time, gap concept and survival never flash through hero’s mind, hero just concentrates on isolating the short stake. Bad move?




3. A 100/200 hand

HU. Hero $2596 and villain $5404 swapping chips for a long time. Hero reads his own HU skill is PROBABLY better.

Villain button limps. Hero AT raises $600. Button raises $1050, been doing that a lot. Hero puts villain on a lower hand. Hero calls.

Flop 635 rainbow. Hero KNOWS hero has the best hand. Hero pushes with a read of 70% button will fold. Button calls.

Button KJ caught his J on river.

Now looking back, probably hero shouldn’t have pushed. Though the play is probably correct, but instead of coin flip, hero should have danced a bit more utilizing his better HU skill?