Big cards getting me in trouble

faman · #1 05-28-2004, 11:57 AM

Am I a calling station? Please help me figure out how to play these types of hands better, I need all the help I can get [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

Hand #1
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Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 raises, CO calls, Button folds, Hero calls, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (12 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 players) 
Hero bets, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls, CO raises, Hero calls, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (12 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (6 players) 
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 bets, CO bets $1.25 (All-In), Hero folds, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.

River: (18.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players, 1 all-in) 
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP3 checks.

Final Pot: 18.25 BB
Main Pot: 18.25 BB, between CO, BB, UTG+1, MP1 and MP3.

Should I have 3-bet out of the small blind preflop with QQ? Now that I think about it the answer's probably yes, I just didn't like my position.

Getting raised on the flop made me think that I might be up against Aces or Kings. At this point is it okay to just check-call down? Anyone lay this down? What about after the King comes on the turn? I guess with the pot being as big as it was my play wasn't that bad, but I've had a few hands like this lately where I want to lay it down but just can't bring myself to do it.

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

Flop: (7.50 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players) 
Hero bets, CO raises, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players) 
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero calls.

River: (7.75 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players) 
Hero checks, CO bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.75 BB
Main Pot: 9.75 BB, between Hero and CO.

I was 3-bet preflop with AKo and then the flop completely missed me... is this a check-fold flop heads up? This hand especially I felt like a calling station. I really wanted to fold, just couldn't throw away my good buddy big slick [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Hand #3
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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. MP3 posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG raises, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, Hero 3-bets, MP3 (poster) folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players) 
UTG bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.25 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players) 
UTG bets, Hero calls.

River: (7.25 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players) 
UTG bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.25 BB
Main Pot: 9.25 BB, between UTG and Hero.

I think I may have overplayed my pair of tens here. How's the 3-bet preflop? Should I be coldcalling the EP raise hoping for some more callers behind me (pretty likely at this level), or is the 3-bet to try to get headsup a better play?

How about the flop, is it reasonable to fold to UTG's flop bet with the Ace out there? I didn't have a read on him. I feel like hands like this are costing me a lot of money, where I end up calling down when I'm pretty sure I'm beat.