Ed Miller Changed My Life

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This is one of the first hands I've played since starting poker last month that I'm knew WHY I was doing what I was doing, and that I know I played more or less correctly! Thanks, Ed!!

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. UTG+1 posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, UTG+1 (poster) checks, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, Hero calls, Button folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Before I read Ed I'd have folded this pre-flop, figuring "this never holds up enough to be worth it." here I knew it was a slightly out-of-position call, but the way the table was running honestly believed everyone would stay in.

Flop: (6 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls.

I figure I'll get at least 3 callers, I have 8 outs, which is 4.2-1, so betting here is the right move.


Turn: (4.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls.

There's $4.5 in the pot, and I have 4.1-1 to hit the hand, so in goes another dollar.

River: (7.50 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 9.50 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 9.50 BB, between MP2 and Hero.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by Hero (9.50 BB).</font>


It didn't even matter that i won . .. i knew I could lose .. but I knew I played the odds right.

Results below:
MP2 has 2c Ac (one pair, aces).
Hero has 7s 8s (straight, nine high).
Outcome: Hero wins 9.50 BB.