Party $11 (3 hands)

[wulfheir]

I'm back at the tables with another deposit trying to learn to beat the Party 11s. These are 3 hands from my first tourney.

If you think the answers are obvious please feel free to post "easier <action) ever" etc... I need reassurance I'm not completely lost.

Seat 10 is loose and aggressive, no other relevant reads.

Hand 1

I want to thin the field, but don't feel 3xBB does it. Is this raise ok?

Level:1 Blinds(10/15) - Thursday, June 30, 21:42:56 EDT 2005
Table Table 10859 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 5: AngliaOtto ( $800 )
Seat 7: LadyBets2 ( $55 )
Seat 1: nickelcity76 ( $740 )
Seat 10: MRDOOLEY ( $1515 )
Seat 6: creamcheese ( $800 )
Seat 8: coachniner9 ( $800 )
Seat 9: BroHull ( $1625 )
Seat 4: Tideatl ( $785 )
Seat 3: BIGMAC19588 ( $880 )
Trny:13547062 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to nickelcity76 [ Ac Ah ]
creamcheese folds.
LadyBets2 folds.
coachniner9 folds.
BroHull folds.
MRDOOLEY calls [15].
nickelcity76 raises [100]

Hand 2

#Game No : 2289701976
***** Hand History for Game 2289701976 *****
NL Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:13547062 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Thursday, June 30, 22:07:32 EDT 2005
Table Table 10859 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 5: AngliaOtto ( $990 )
Seat 1: nickelcity76 ( $455 )
Seat 10: MRDOOLEY ( $1325 )
Seat 6: creamcheese ( $1280 )
Seat 4: Tideatl ( $2345 )
Seat 3: BIGMAC19588 ( $1605 )
Trny:13547062 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to nickelcity76 [ Td Qd ]
AngliaOtto folds.
creamcheese folds.
MRDOOLEY calls [100].
nickelcity76...

Hand 3

NL Hold'em $10 Buy-in + $1 Entry Fee Trny:13547062 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Thursday, June 30, 22:09:16 EDT 2005
Table Table 10859 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 5: AngliaOtto ( $840 )
Seat 1: nickelcity76 ( $705 )
Seat 10: MRDOOLEY ( $1225 )
Seat 6: creamcheese ( $880 )
Seat 4: Tideatl ( $2145 )
Seat 3: BIGMAC19588 ( $2205 )
Trny:13547062 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to nickelcity76 [ 4d Ac ]
nickelcity76...

[lastchance]

1: Standard
2: All-in, and it's not close.
3: Fold.

[bix]

I would agree with lastchance. You may want to raise less with the aces, but it depends on how loose the table has been.

[bkbluedevil]

1) I raise less but I'm unfamiliar with the 10s. If people are willing to call 100 preflop with crap by all means make this raise. However as you move up be aware 75 or so is plenty. You do want action on these.

2) I disagree with the first couple of posters and think this is much closer than they make it sound. I can't think of a hand that would be being limped right now that isn't going to call especially at lower levels where I'm told people don't like folding PF. QT sucks heads up. A read on the limper would be great. If he has been limping every hand to autobet the flop then by all means push. I'd be much more comfortable pushing a random hand when you can get first in.

3) Fold. You're not desparate and are UTG with a hand which is likely to be dominated if called.

[wulfheir]

I did have a read on that guy, he limped every hand (at the top of the post).

thx for everyone's input.

[bkbluedevil]

Sorry I didn't interpret loose and agressive as limping a lot. Usually when agressive players limp alarm bells should be going off, but if hes only agressive on flop push away.