This is why I'm still at NL50...

GrunchCan · #1 12-01-2005, 02:23 AM

Because I suck!

I'm fairly sure I misplayed every possible action here.

Some history. I'm new to the table. I know that UTG+1 is veeeery loose and veeeery passive, and CO likes to play tricky. He's not nearly as loose as UTG+1, but he's still not atypical for a NL50 player.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP1 ($16.50)
MP2 ($24.05)
Hero ($46.95)
CO ($18.70)
Button ($22.75)
SB ($5.70)
BB ($50)
UTG ($14.50)
UTG+1 ($14.45)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, CO raises to $2, 1 fold, SB calls $1.75, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls $1.50, MP2 folds, Hero calls $1.50.

Flop: ($9) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, UTG+1 bets $0.5, Hero calls $0.50, CO raises to $3, SB folds, UTG+1 calls $2.50, Hero raises to $44.95...

So if I misplayed every street, it's becasue I didn't know what to do. What should I have done?

PoBoy321 · #2 12-01-2005, 02:25 AM

I think it looks fine. You've got a ton of outs against a lot of hands. I probably raise the flop the first time around though.

#3 12-01-2005, 02:28 AM

the board looks like you won, unless he had ak of hearts.

GrunchCan · #4 12-01-2005, 02:32 AM

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I think it looks fine. You've got a ton of outs against a lot of hands. I probably raise the flop the first time around though.

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Well, when the action was on me, I figured if I just called then CO would raise close to 100% of the time becasue of the weakness of UTG's bet. Based on UTG's bet I figured that he would fold to the raise b/c he was probing. I'd then push.

If I made a normal raise of UTG+1's weak bet, CO would again raise many hands. I didn't want that to happen, becasue then I'd probably have to fold. I figured my best plan was let CO 2-bet, UTG+1 to fold, then me push. UTG+1 didn't get that memo, but I stuck to the plan, figuring he was giving an overlay.

zaxx19 · #5 12-01-2005, 02:33 AM

Your fine here.

GrunchCan · #6 12-01-2005, 02:34 AM

Results are irrelevant. I edited my post.

CobraGoat · #7 12-01-2005, 02:35 AM

Like Po said except i would not have called this in your position and i would not have called the raise OOP. but then again im a rock.

i think raise your hand on the flop to see where you are but i guess it depends on how you want to play it. if you have a plan to go all in here you might want to play it like you did to get as much money in the pot as possible. i dont know. i dont think this is bad at all, especially since you caught an out [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

#8 12-01-2005, 02:40 AM

I really don't see how you severely misplayed this hand.

Reef · #9 12-01-2005, 02:43 AM

pf is 'ok'. I might just raise utg on the flop to 8 b/c his bet is ridiculously small. He has a weak hand. If CO just raises, go with it. If he just calls, you can still fire out on the turn.

instead of raising it to $45, how about making it 12 or somewhere around there.

GrunchCan · #10 12-01-2005, 02:46 AM

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instead of raising it to $45, how about making it 12 or somewhere around there.

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I had both opponents covered; I was putting them all-in. I believe effective stacks were about 12.