Some hands from the blinds

kitaristi0 · #1 09-01-2005, 02:36 AM

Comments on all hands are appreciated. No reads on any of the villians, but table has been generally active with lots of calling preflop.

Hand 1

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Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 1 fold, MP1 calls, 4 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks.

Turn: (2 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, UTG calls, MP1 folds, SB calls.

River: (5 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG bets, SB calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 8 BB

Hand 2

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Preflop: Hero is SB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 1 fold, MP1 calls, 2 folds, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (5 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, Button checks.

Turn: (2.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, BB bets, UTG calls, MP1 folds, Button calls, Hero folds.

River: (5.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB bets, UTG calls, Button calls.

Final Pot: 8.50 BB

Hand 3

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Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 calls, 1 fold, MP3 calls, 2 folds, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP1 folds, MP3 folds, SB folds.

Final Pot: 2.50 BB

Buzz · #2 09-01-2005, 06:29 AM

kitaristi0 - Hand #1. I'd bet the flop for a number of reasons: (1) If you're planning on calling a bet anyhow, betting yourself is better. (2) By betting, you might get another second nut low hand to fold. (3) By betting you might get somebody holding two hearts to fold, rather than possibly picking up a flush draw on the turn. (4) You don't want someone who would have folded to a bet making trips or even two pair on the turn. (5) By betting you might get another higher, but non-nut diamond draw to fold. (6) By betting the flop when you don't have the nuts, you make it more difficult for your opponents to read you when you bet the flop and do have the nuts. I've probably left out some reasons. In short, I think you should bet this flop. Otherwise, fine.

Hand #2. Fine. One could make a good case for folding rather than completing before the flop. It's a pretty ragged looking starting hand. But I'd probably have seen the flop the same as you. After the flop two pair, deuces and sevens is not worth a bet or a call.

Hand #3. Fine. No suggestions. Your starting hand is a dog, but then you flop two pair, queens and jacks and low is not possible. But your two high pair are not strong enough to slow-play so you bet and win the pot. Fine.

Buzz

chaos · #3 09-01-2005, 08:33 AM

I agree with Buzz.

But I think I would have folded from the SB with Hand 2, 2447 ds. Good flops for this hand are few and far between. Flopping a set of 4s is not that great and flopping A3 is a lot to hope for. All of those saved, half small bets add up at the end of the night.