First hand post: 2 overpair hands

[elbuddha]

Two similar hands, played very differently...

Hand One
PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (9 handed)
Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, SB calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (13 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 folds, <font color="CC3333">MP1 raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, Button calls, SB folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (12.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, MP3 calls, Button calls, Hero calls.

River: (16.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Button folds, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 19.50 BB

Too passive? The cold 3-bet on the flop from MP3 really threw me, and I went into calldown with the A on the turn.

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Hand Two
PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (9 handed)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (10.40 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Button calls, BB calls, UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP3 caps</font>, Button calls, BB calls, UTG folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (14.20 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, Button calls, BB folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP3 calls, Button calls.

River: (20.20 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 folds, Button calls.

Final Pot: 22.20 BB

Too aggressive? Figured I had to lead the river after check-raising the turn, even when the river paired 8's.

[ig0r]

I would have played both the same; maybe would have bet the river on hand 1.