Hand reviews

eleventy · #1 02-09-2005, 11:16 AM

My luck has been awful while trying to clear Paradise bonus. I got way more than my share of good starting hands yesterday but results werent good. Just looking for a sanity check on my play.

Thanks

Paradise Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises, MP2 calls, 2 folds, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, MP2 calls, Button calls, BB folds.

Turn: (5.75 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets, MP2 calls, Button folds.

River: (7.75 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, MP2 raises, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 11.75 BB

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Paradise Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. MP3 posts a blind of $1. CO posts a blind of $1.
UTG raises, 3 folds, Hero 3-bets, 1 fold, CO (poster) calls, 3 folds, UTG caps, Hero calls, CO calls.

Flop: (14.50 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG bets, Hero raises, CO folds, UTG 3-bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (10.25 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls.

River: (12.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 14.25 BB

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Paradise Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
3 folds, MP1 raises, 2 folds, Hero 3-bets, 3 folds, MP1 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
lucky"MP1 checks, Hero bets, MP1 raises, Hero calls.

Turn: (5.75 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
"ak"MP1 bets, Hero raises, MP1 3-bets, Hero calls.

River: (11.75 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.75 BB

easypete · #2 02-09-2005, 11:19 AM

Looks fine to me... I would have raise the turn on the 2nd hand.

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itsmesteve · #3 02-09-2005, 11:29 AM

agreee w/ pete. raise turn in hand 2.

in hand 3 i'm 3 betting the flop. then if capped and led i think i'll call down if cards are the same. . . .

jaxUp · #4 02-09-2005, 11:31 AM

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agreee w/ pete. raise turn in hand 2.

in hand 3 i'm 3 betting the flop. then if capped and led i think i'll call down if cards are the same. . . .

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eleventy · #5 02-09-2005, 11:33 AM

I have been running bad, so I kinda expect to lose. Probably why I didn't raise turn in hand 2. I didn't have any reads on the players for these hands.

I'll post results later.

Nick Royale · #6 02-09-2005, 11:49 AM

Hand 1:
Nice!

Hand 2:
I think you played it great!
Raising this turn would be bad IMO. UTG capping preflop makes me wanna put him on AA(6) KK(1) QQ(6) JJ(3) AK(12). Of these hands your turn raise is only good against the Q's. You'll lose to 9 of these holdings (the A's and J's) and win only against 6 (the Q's). To raise you'll have to be a 66% favorite and you're only a 40% favorite. A turn raise would be bad (unless you have a read on him as a LAG). I don't think he's holding AK since he 3-betted the flop, but if he is you wouldn't wanna raise him since you want him to keep on bluffing. Just call down like you did, but bet if checked to you. I don't like capping the flop since that will give him a reason to throw away AK and maybe make him check/raise the turn with AA/JJ.

Hand 3:
Like it! Don't cap the turn.

easypete · #7 02-09-2005, 11:57 AM

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in hand 3 i'm 3 betting the flop.

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I don't like the 3-bet on the flop here, because I feel you are way ahead. Raise the turn get more BBs.

easypete · #8 02-09-2005, 12:07 PM

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Hand 2. Raising this turn would be bad IMO. UTG capping preflop makes me wanna put him on AA(6) KK(1) QQ(6) JJ(3) AK(12). Of these hands your turn raise is only good against the Q's. You'll lose to 9 of these holdings (the A's and J's) and win only against 6 (the Q's). To raise you'll have to be a 66% favorite and you're only a 40% favorite. A turn raise would be bad (unless you have a read on him as a LAG). I don't think he's holding AK since he 3-betted the flop, but if he is you wouldn't wanna raise him since you want him to keep on bluffing. Just call down like you did, but bet if checked to you. I don't like capping the flop since that will give him a reason to throw away AK and maybe make him check/raise the turn with AA/JJ.

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I think I'm not following.

Would UTG cap w/ JJ? I don't think so. Most players from EP won't. And the 3-bet on the flop most likely eliminates JJ as well.

I agree that he would probably not have AK, but I've seen that before from AK quite a few times.

Again, this really depends on UTG and again there is no read.

Regardless... I don't think you are just a 40% favorite. I think it's 50%, so maybe you're right, 3-betting may not be +EV enough to raise here.

easypete · #9 02-09-2005, 12:08 PM

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Regardless... I don't think you are just a 40% favorite. I think it's 50%, so maybe you're right, 3-betting may not be +EV enough to raise here.

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Then again... when in doubt... raise.

Nick Royale · #10 02-09-2005, 12:36 PM

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Would UTG cap w/ JJ? I don't think so. Most players from EP won't.

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I would cap JJ against 2 players from UTG (not saying it's correct).

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And the 3-bet on the flop most likely eliminates JJ as well.

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This makes sense, but I would not eliminate JJ because of the flop 3-bet.

On the other hand you could eliminate JJ from my calculation and still not be ahead more than 50%. i'll call down.