Help me overcome my weak play

faman · #1 05-21-2004, 12:51 PM

Here are three hands from last night where I played very badly. I'm trying to figure out how to play better in these types of situations.

Hand #1
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Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Hero calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, MP1 raises, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button 3-bets, SB folds, BB calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 caps, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Button calls, BB calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (25.50 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 players) 
BB checks, Hero checks, MP1 bets, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Button raises, BB calls, Hero calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (18.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players) 
BB checks, Hero checks, MP2 folds, MP3 checks, Button bets, BB folds, Hero calls, MP3 calls.

River: (21.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players) 
Hero checks, MP3 checks, Button bets, Hero calls, MP3 folds.

Final Pot: 23.25 BB
Main Pot: 23.25 BB, between Hero and Button.

This may just be the worst I've ever played a hand [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Not really sure what I was thinking on this one. Preflop, I didn't open raise UTG because I was worried about knocking everyone out (probably shouldn't be a concern at this level), and was planning to go for a limp-reraise. Not sure why I decided to back down. After all of the preflop action I was convinced that someone had rockets (I don't usually play this scared, not sure what was up this hand), so I just kicked into calldown mode. Should I have been in there raising on this hand?

Hand #2
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Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO folds, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players) 
SB bets, BB folds, MP2 raises, Hero folds, SB calls.

Turn: (4 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players) 
SB checks, MP2 bets, SB calls.

River: (6 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players) 
SB checks, MP2 checks.

Final Pot: 6 BB
Main Pot: 6 BB, between MP2 and SB.

Was my fold to the flop raise too weak here? This was one of my first hands at the table so i didn't have any reads, and was worried about running into kicker problems.

Hand #3
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Preflop: Hero is MP3 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, Hero calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB completes, BB raises, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls, Hero calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds.

Flop: (13 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (6 players) 
BB bets, UTG+1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero raises, CO calls, Button folds, BB 3-bets, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls, CO calls.

Turn: (11.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players) 
BB bets, Hero calls, CO folds.

River: (13.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players) 
BB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 15.50 BB
Main Pot: 15.50 BB, between BB and Hero.

Should I consider laying the hand down on the flop after the BB 3-bet? He raised preflop which could indicate that he has me dominated. However the pot is pretty large at this point, which is why I decided to check-call him down.