JJ @ Party $1/2

IsaacW · #1 01-15-2005, 12:14 AM

I trying to figure out how to play Party $1/2. As a bit of a backstory, I first moved up to $1/2 at the beginning of January and quickly (over 4k hands) lost 150 BB. I moved back down to 50c/$1 and continued winning there. I moved back up again this week to try $1/2 again, but am getting killed again. Last night I think I ran bad, over 281 hands I only played 13% and caught AK vs. KK, QQ vs. AA, KK vs. AA. This is a hand from tonight; MP1 is a 49/10 LAG over 130 hands and I have no real read on CO (28 hands), but he seemed pretty typical. My main question is the turn, with the Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] completing possible flush and straight draws, I didn't think a bet from EP would be good. Should I bet here? Then the river card is even worse, making a one card straight possible.

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

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, Hero 3-bets, BB folds, MP1 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, MP1 calls, CO calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks, CO checks.

River: (6.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, MP1 checks, CO bets, Hero calls, MP1 folds.

Final Pot: 8.50 BB

bottomset · #2 01-15-2005, 12:19 AM

bet the turn, the straight is unlikely, you still have a good hand and really don't want to give a free card to a lone heart

even if the flush is out, you still have 10 outs to a boat

the river is most likely safe if you were ahead on the turn

Georgia Peach · #3 01-15-2005, 12:47 AM

Yes, definitely bet the turn.

SoCalPat · #4 01-15-2005, 12:47 AM

Given you have 10 outs if behind, the turn bet is automatic.

Would you check this flop if it came up all hearts? That's essentially what you're doing here by checking the turn.

badplayer · #5 01-15-2005, 01:54 AM

I'm jealous!

2898 hands at 1/2

AA 6/8 +2.18 BB/hand
KK 5/11 -0.5 BB/hand
QQ 5/13 -0.4 BB/hand
JJ 4/15 -1.06 BB/hand
TT 4/6 +1.17 BB/hand

AKs 4/6 +2.67 BB/hand
AKo 8/27 -0.64 BB/hand
AQs 6/14 -0.16 BB/hand

oh yeah, maybe this explains it:

VP$IP is 19.22
PFR is 4.55

IsaacW · #6 01-15-2005, 10:27 AM

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I am so weak tight right now at $1/2, thanks for the check up, guys.

Results: MP3 has AKo for the runner-runner straight, MHING.

The reason that I'm weak tight right now I'm sure has to do with these:

Hands: 4,979
VP$IP: 16.19
PFR: 7.81

AA 9/16, 0.38 BB/100
AKs 6/14, 0.71 BB/100
AKo 16/43, -0.02 BB/100
AQs 9/23, -0.13 BB/100
AQo 20/44, 0.30 BB/100 <-- Not bad...
AJs 5/12, 0.59 BB/100 <-- Not bad...
AJo 5/32, -0.71 BB/100
ATs 6/17, 0.51 BB/100 <-- Not bad...
KK 11/23, 1.56 BB/100 <-- Not bad, but skewed by one monster 35 BB pot
KQs 5/13, 0.34 BB/100
KQo 16/50, -0.22 BB/100
QQ 12/16, 2.10 BB/100 <-- [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
JJ 14/23, 1.57 BB/100 <-- [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
TT 10/23, 0.14 BB/100 <-- Not bad...

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Of course I meant BB/hand, not BB/100 on all of these... I'm a doofus.