Safe/Smart or Missed Opportunities?

[reecelights]

Pretty sure I'm playing too tight.

Hand 1: 64 out of the money. UTG has not raised a single hand PF and is overall Loose/Passive

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t400 (8 handed) converter

Button (t1858)
SB (t7152)
BB (t7276)
UTG (t16430)
Hero (t12090)
MP1 (t3280)
MP2 (t9290)
CO (t5100)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t400, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1500</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, UTG calls t1100.

Flop: (t3600) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t1800</font>, UTG calls t1800.

Turn: (t7200) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.

River: (t7200) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: t7200


Hand 2: MP3 was at the table on previously posted hand. He just recently rebuilt his stack after almost blowing it on tilt due to a dry spell. Slightly loose (23% VP$IP) and Aggr. (16.7% PFR). Is he trapping or scared of the flop?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t2000 (10 handed) converter

UTG+2 (t11928)
MP1 (t6354)
MP2 (t17770)
MP3 (t29780)
CO (t12006)
Hero (t27730)
SB (t5999)
BB (t12050)
UTG (t15978)
UTG+1 (t10741)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises to t4000</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t9000</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP3 calls t5000.

Flop: (t21000) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets t3500</font>, Hero calls t3500.

Turn: (t28000) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP3 checks, Hero checks.

River: (t28000) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP3 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: t28000

[reecelights]

Bump. Anyone?

[ihaveapigyo]

I don't like your raises in Situation 1 or 2. I generally want to win the pot preflop with A-K, especially with the blinds and antes being high.

Situation 1: When the loose-passive player limped UTG, I think you should have raised to at least 2,000. If he calls this raise, then the pot will be 4,600. On the flop I would bet about 3,000. If he calls, he could have anything since he is a loose player. You can still get away from this hand if he comes over the top, but by raising more preflop and betting more than half of the pot on the flop, you have forced him to make tougher decisions.

Situation 2: When you re-raise a player preflop, it should generally be at least 3 times the amount of the raise. In this case I would put in about 12,000. Now, it's a tougher decision for him to call because it will be for half of his stack.

[11t]

Hand 1: Your continuation bet isn't large enough, bet like 2/3-3/4 of the pot and I think you will see more people fold.

Hand 2: If you are gonna raise half of your stack then put the other half in on the flop. Pushing preflop with your 10.5xBB stack is the best line here on this hand.

[jrforman]

Hand 2- Bet the river, half pot works for me