Should I quit? 35k hands at 1/2 and still breaking even..Stats inside

[TripleH68]

You may be folding too much out of the blinds.
Plus it does not appear that you check-raise very often.

This may make you pretty easy to read?
Tough to tell just from stats though.

Welcome to the boards. And don't quit.

My first attempt at posting hands here so bear with me.

Hand 1

Paradise Poker 1/2 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, BB calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls, MP2 calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks.

River: (6.25 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 6.25 BB

I'm sure this is a very simple hand for most of you, but I'm sure this is where I need to improve. How far do you guys push this hand?

Hand 2

Paradise Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG+2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls, Button calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP2 checks, Button checks.

River: (4.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+2 checks, MP2 checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: 4.50 BB

Same sort of deal, I had a great draw for the entire way. Is there a place to bet anywhere?

Hand 3

Paradise Poker 1/2 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP2 checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, Hero folds, MP2 calls.

Ideas?

[jt1]

hand 1 good

hand 2 - risky semi bluff against 4 players left to act but +ev i think since you have 2 overs also.
turn and river are fine

hand 3 - well played.

[jt1]

hand 2- you can also try for a check raise to either build the pot or win the pot with a turn bet depending on who bet the flop.

[Bakerman7]

hand 1:
flop raise was nice put - gave you a free showdown. HU I would bet the turn after I was checked to. Maybye even here. Not too sure, though.

hand 2:
youre lucky to be in with a passive bunch here. The Flop-bet is good in my book (guess you cant count on a checkraise here, with these opponents). And further - you cant push these guys out, so I think checking is fine when you don't hit. Please tell me, someone had at least had a T...

hand 3:
only way to do it !. By the (any) book. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Hand 1, I bet the Flop.

Hand 2, I play it the same way.

Hand 3, not sure I raise Q10s pre-flop but would definitely raise the Flop bet regardless.

Might have been tempted to check behind after the scary 9 hit on the Turn, but I probably end up doing the same as you did. At least you weren't a complete Donkey calling a double checkraise and praying for a Jack to hit (with at least one if not 2 in your opponents' hands).

[tetonpete]

you should be checkraising far more often than 98 times out of 34,000

[solidswede]

I don't know of anybody that can beat the game if they only win 51.47% of showdowns. Everything else looks fine to me

[W. Deranged]

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I don't know of anybody that can beat the game if they only win 51.47% of showdowns. Everything else looks fine to me

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What are you talking about? That's a pretty standard W$SD for winning players. You should shoot for between 50-57%. If you're much higher than 57 it actually means that you are folding way too much and getting pushed around.

[solidswede]

Do me one favor go back and separate a block of 5k hands where you won less than 53% of your showdowns and still was beating the the game, then we will talk more.
Op is beating the game when he wins 56% of showdowns but is loosing at 51%. My stats says that 53% breakeven 55% I'm a 2bb/100 hands. Granted I may have leaks elsewhere.