Pocket Tens

Silverback · #1 08-23-2005, 06:21 AM

Hand 1
Button, a 20vp 15 player, post flop agg 3.3 (not inc pre flop), att to steal blinds 33%,
I know I was over aggressive on the flop.

Comments all streets please.

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Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 1 fold, Button raises, Hero calls, 1 fold, UTG calls.

Flop: (7 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, Button bets, Hero raises, UTG folds, Button 3-bets, Hero caps, Button calls.

Turn: (7.50 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

River: (9.50 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: 9.50 BB

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Hand 2
BB a 43vp 12 pfr player. Aggression 1.36 (not inc pre flop)

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Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. MP posts a blind of $3.
1 fold, MP (poster) checks, Hero raises, 1 fold, BB calls, MP calls.

Flop: (6.33 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, BB raises, MP calls, Hero 3-bets, BB calls, MP calls.

Turn: (7.66 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets, BB raises, MP folds, Hero calls.

River: (11.66 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.66 BB

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thesharpie · #2 08-23-2005, 07:12 AM

Hand 1, reraise preflop. I don't mind a flop check raise if you can get away from it on the turn if he 3 bets. Don't cap the flop!

Hand 2, unless you think he's a LAG I fold to the turn raise. Do you have any decent read on him?

Anders_G · #3 08-23-2005, 07:18 AM

You should play your tens for a re-raise preflop. Stop cold-calling preflop altogether.

See, your sloppy preflop play puts you in a situation on the flop where you cannot really put villain on a Q but you're also in a situation where he doesn't really give you any credits for your hand which is bad because TT unimproved isn't the strongest of holdings.

I agree that check-raising is the best play postflop but I would call the 3-bet and hope for a miracle rather than capping a hand which, most of the time, is quite a dog.

Given the way that you played you should possibly bet the river

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In hand 2 fold to the turn-raise. WP otherwise.

EDIT: Dang, theshapie managed to answer before me. Sorry if everything I say looks like a rewrite of his words. Still, great minds think alike [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

RunDownHouse · #4 08-23-2005, 09:48 AM

The pf CC is especially painful when coming out of the SB.

#5 08-23-2005, 09:57 AM

1st hand. 3bet the flop, but after that I think u did ok.

2 hand. I would have folded on turn or river. Think u are up against Ax diamond or a flopped 2pair. Since he checkraised u on turn with that ace hitting means he in not afraid u having AK or other A with good kicker. I think he has u beat alot of times here.

Silverback · #6 08-23-2005, 10:35 AM

Normally Id reraise pocket pairs down to 99.
Dont know why I called, but I fully realise now it was poor play.
thanks