HH - Two significant hands.

[Insty]

Here are two hands from a recent Party Poker 20+2 Tournament.
The villain is the same in both these hands, and had been limping into the pot a lot.
It seemed to be costing him a lot, but he kept catching something right when he needed it and doubling up again.

Hand One:
I probably should have put him all in on the flop, but I don't think it would have made a difference. I was prepared to fold if he pushed back but he didn't. Should I just have min-bet here and not put in anymore when he called?


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (6 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

SB (t1300)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t1708)</font>
UTG (t1295)
MP (t1695)
CO (t1102)
<font color="#C00000">Button (t900)</font>

Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, Button calls t300, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero checks.

Flop: (t750) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t400</font>, Button calls t400.

Turn: (t1550) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t300</font>, Button calls t200 (All-In).

River: (t2050) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t2050

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has 8h Th (one pair, tens).
Button has Jc 3c (two pair, jacks and threes).
Outcome: Button wins t1950. Hero wins t100. </font>



Hand Two:

I think I'm always going to get called here, the question is could I afford NOT to push in this spot?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t300 (6 handed) converter

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

UTG (t1150)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t658)</font>
CO (t1745)
Button (t1245)
SB (t802)
<font color="#C00000">BB (t2400)</font>

Preflop: Hero is MP with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t658 (All-In)</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB calls t358.

Flop: (t1466) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Turn: (t1466) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t1466) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t1466

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
BB has Ac Ks (two pair, aces and kings).
Hero has 3d 3h (one pair, threes).
Outcome: BB wins t1466. </font>

[rustyboy]

With him limping a lot, the first hand is an obvious push for you. He surely would fold to this action as a LAGgy-type player. He must have figured you on the drawing type hand and with a good pair, he was in it till the end since you hadn't applied pressure.

Second hand is more difficult and I will leave it for better players than I am.