Some basic hands, empire $2k

Askilus · #1 10-27-2005, 11:00 AM

Hi,

I've been lurking here quite a bit and have now decided to post some hands from my lastes trny. I'm sure it's all just basic stuff, and that I have screwed it up several time - but I need to be told that [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] You don't have to comment it all if you don't want to, any help I can get is appriciated!

Bisons converter seems to be down? I'm using pokerhand.org's one this time, but it seems a bit off?

Hand #1
It's very early on. Both my opponents has been pretty active so far. And both have dragged a couple of pots by overbetting them.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Button (t525)
SB (t970)
Hero (t1010)
UTG (t2005)
UTG+1 (t1185)
UTG+2 (t915)
MP1 (t625)
MP2 (t875)
MP3 (t915)
CO (t900)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t15, 2 folds, MP2 calls t15, 4 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (t52.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)

I thought I could check here and get one of them to try to steal, and then raise him and take the pot. If reraised fold and if called check on the turn and take it from there. To trickie? Better to just define my hand here through a bet?

Hand #2
Villian is new to the table, but he seems ok, not superloose anyway.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (10 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

MP3 (t1130)
CO (t510)
Hero (t1000)
SB (t2770)
BB (t905)
UTG (t1030)
UTG+1 (t210)
UTG+2 (t1845)
MP1 (t915)
MP2 (t855)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, UTG+2 raises to t60, 5 folds, Hero ...?

Would it be ok to call here and go for a steal, using my position on a "safe" flop (if I don't hit of course). Or is that to loose?

Hand #3
Both villians seems fairly tight, but no real good reads.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

BB (t935)
UTG (t1040)
Hero (t980)
MP1 (t2760)
MP2 (t865)
MP3 (t1770)
CO (t1835)
Button (t830)
SB (t960)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to t60, 1 fold, MP2 raises to t100, MP3 calls t100, 4 folds, Hero calls t40.

[Reraise here?]

Flop: (t330) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)

Hero?

Hand #4
Same villian as in hand #2, fairly tight. He hasen't showed my anything in between these hands to make me change my mind.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

CO (t905)
Button (t1010)
Hero (t910)
BB (t2760)
UTG (t1105)
UTG+1 (t1670)
MP1 (t1835)
MP2 (t830)
MP3 (t950)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
2 folds, MP1 raises to t80, 4 folds, Hero raises to t300, 1 fold, MP1 calls t220.

Flop: (t620) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Hero? Goes all-in? Puts t300 in on the flop and his last t300 on turn?

Hand #5
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (10 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Button (t2600)
SB (t1515)
Hero (t1390)
UTG (t2305)
UTG+1 (t3390)
UTG+2 (t1825)
MP1 (t865)
MP2 (t1905)
MP3 (t4300)
CO (t3080)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to t200, UTG+2 calls t200, 2 folds, MP3 calls t200, 1 fold, Button calls t200, 1 fold, Hero calls t100.

Flop: (t1050) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, MP3 checks, Button checks.

Turn: (t1050) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, MP3 bets t200, Button folds, Hero calls t200, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds.

River: (t1450) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t500.

Final Pot: t1450

Semibluff this turn? Bet the river as I did or move in?

Hand #6
Villian seems a bit tight, even if he's a bigstack.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (8 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Hero (t3140)
MP2 (t6476)
CO (t1130)
Button (t945)
SB (t8390)
BB (t2920)
UTG (t3319)
UTG+1 (t2955)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to t450, 3 folds, SB calls t375, 1 fold.

Flop: (t1050) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Villian checks, hero...?

Possible to steal here? Or just plain stupidity due to his big stack?

Thanks!

Regards,
Fredrik Johansson

jedinite · #2 10-27-2005, 03:40 PM

Hand 1: Ultimately its early, so my usual line is to take a shot at the flop and give it up if I meet any serious resistance. Checking and calling a small bet to keep the pot size under control isn't bad - a lot of cards can come on the turn that really improve your hand with redraws: three fours, four fives, eight other hearts. 4 or 5 of hearts would be really nice.

Hand 2: nothing wrong with calling here in position and playing some postflop poker. You'd prefer this pot to be multiway, and calling here you're likely to get a blind or two to come along and decent implied odds to get paid off if you hit your hand big. As a beginner, the key is to not lose a lot of money when you just hit a single pair on this hand.

Hand 3: with your read on both Villans as somewhat tight, what you you put their hand range on to re-raise and cold-call a raise preflop? I don't dislike your line of just calling preflop, and I'd check the flop. However, leading the flop can help to define your hand here. Against two players I've read as tight who have re-raised and cold-called preflop, I'd check the flop most of the time when i miss.

Hand 4: holding the Ah helps, so giving a cheaper turn card isn't horrendous. However, villian clearly likes his hand so most of the time I'll just push the flop and expect the call. The only reasonable hand we're behind here is JJ and if he's got that we're going broke here anyways.

Hand 5: standard across. Check-raising that turn on a semi-bluff is a solid play if you read weakness in your opponent's likely probe bet there. I might be 350 on the river to encourage a call or feign weakness hoping for a reraise.

Hand 6: great time for a continuation bet. 400-500 would usually be my line.