Hands for the day - Comments/Criticism needed

cartoonsoldier · #1 08-13-2004, 02:30 AM

Another ok day at Poker Stars. After building up my BR from 33$ to around 95 I am down to 83 at the end of last 2 days. Today I ended up down just 20-25BB so its not so bad. Also lost some money on Omaha tables.

Some hands I think I might have played wrong or played good:

Hand 1:
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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, Hero raises, 1 fold, CO calls, 2 folds, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (10.40 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets, CO folds, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls.

Turn: (6.20 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets, Hero calls.

River: (8.20 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 9.20 BB
Main Pot: 8.20 BB, won by MP1.
Pot 2: 1 BB, returned to MP1.

MP1 betting into me on the turn put me off, I thought about folding but I had a T high flush draw and an OESD. Good call or should I fold right-away?

Hand 2:
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Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
6 folds, Button calls, 1 fold, Hero checks,

Flop: (2.40 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero raises, Button 3-bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (4.20 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

River: (6.20 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 7.20 BB
Main Pot: 6.20 BB, won by Button.
Pot 2: 1 BB, returned to Button.

Probably lots of mistakes here- point them out.
Should I fold, pot is not that big ?

Hand 3:
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Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, 1 fold, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Hero raises, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (16.40 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (8 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 bets, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Hero raises, BB folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 3-bets, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, Hero caps, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls.

Turn: (14.70 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+2 bets, MP2 calls, Hero raises, UTG+2 3-bets, MP2 calls, Hero caps, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls.

River: (26.70 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+2 bets, MP2 raises, Hero 3-bets, UTG+2 calls $0.09 (All-In), MP2 caps, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 34.60 BB
Main Pot: 32.40 BB, between Hero, UTG+2 and MP2.
Pot 2: 2.20 BB, between Hero and MP2.

Its obvious I won the hand, I had the possible nuts.
For the record, UTG+2 had 77 and had me beat on the flop.
MP2 had AJ.
Did I play this right? I put UTG+2 on 77 on the flop but still capped - good/bad?

Hand 4:
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Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, 2 folds, MP2 calls, 1 fold, CO calls, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero raises, UTG calls, MP2 calls, CO calls, SB calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, UTG 3-bets, MP2 folds, CO folds, SB calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (9.50 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG bets, SB calls, Hero folds.

River: (11.50 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, UTG bets, SB calls.

Final Pot: 13.50 BB
Main Pot: 13.50 BB, between SB and UTG.

I was hoping for a [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] on the turn, did not get it and I folded.
On the flop - good raise or cold call?
Call the turn?

Hand 5:
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Preflop: Hero is MP2 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG raises, 3 folds, Hero 3-bets, 5 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: (7.40 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero raises, UTG 3-bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.70 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls.

River: (8.70 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG bets, Hero raises, UTG 3-bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 14.70 BB
Main Pot: 14.70 BB, between UTG and Hero.

Missed flop cap [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]
I put him on a lower set and wanted to trap him.
Criticism welcome.

Hand 6:
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Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, MP1 raises, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 caps, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (21.40 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Hero raises, UTG+1 calls, MP1 3-bets, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, Hero folds, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (16.70 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets, MP3 folds, UTG+1 calls.

River: (18.70 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 bets, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 20.70 BB
Main Pot: 20.70 BB, between UTG+1 and MP1.

Good fold? No?

Thanks a lot [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
More hands later [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

cartoonsoldier · #2 08-13-2004, 03:45 PM

n/m

Thanks

cartoonsoldier · #3 08-16-2004, 02:23 PM

tx

nolanfan34 · #4 08-16-2004, 02:59 PM

I'll take a crack at these.

1. Played fine. You had enough draws on the turn to put in a call there.

2. I'd bet this out on the flop. You could get someone holding a 9 to fold there in that small pot. When raised, I'd probably call to see the turn and then check/fold when unimproved.

Heck, depending on my read of the button, I might check/fold the flop too, as you're really not going to ever get enough bets on latter streets to merit chasing the flush.

3. If you put UTG+2 on 77 exactly on the flop, your hand reading skills are far, far more advanced than mine. Anyone at that level with KJ-K9 is probably capping that flop. After that of course the hand played out fine. I love how MP2 stuck around, hit his straight, and had the 3rd best hand. Nice.

4. Not sure I like the flop raise here. I think I'm a little too quick sometimes with the insta-bet/raise on a flop like this, just because I'm the PF raiser. Respect my authority, dammit! Anyway, the reason I'm unsure about this raise is the backdoor nature of your flush. It's the only draw to the nuts that you have, since an 8 on the turn makes a higher straight for JT. I'd also probably see the turn, and release it when I don't improve.

5. Pf fine. I probably would have capped the flop, I don't think you have to worry about AA necessarily since it was not capped PF. If he bets out on the turn again, I probably just call, as I'd start thinking he has a set already, probably TT. The way it played out though I'm thinking maybe he had AQ [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

6. PF fine. Man, I don't like that fold at all on the flop. Unless MP1 has exactly QQ, you have good enough odds to see the turn for one more bet.

chaz64 · #5 08-16-2004, 03:00 PM

On hand 1, I realize that he might have a jack or two spades, but for just one bet I would likely call the river. For all we know he had A9 and a BDFD on the flop, and he just hit a 9 on the turn.

Bill Smith · #6 08-16-2004, 03:01 PM

It takes a while to respond to 6 hands, and a lot of people refuse to. Post them individually and you won't have to play volleyball everytime the thread drops off page 1.

Hand 1: Icky. Nobody is showing strength on the flop and you almost folded them out, but how often is TT good here? I don't really have a good improvement over your line. Anybody call the river?

Hand 2: This is fine, but I would have led the flop, called a raise, then check-call, check-fold as you did.

Hand 3: Good. (though I don't put him on 77)

Hand 4: I don't like the flop raise. You're out of position and you really only have a gutshot draw - your T's aren't safe outs, and your A's may give someone 2-pair. I think calling this flop is okay, but you got carried away.

Hand 5: Cap the flop and raise the turn. What do you mean by trying to trap him here? If he had a set, you were behind - you can't trap someone when you're behind.

Hand 6: You easily have the odds to call the 3-bet on the flop (23:1 draw with about 33 SB in the pot - assuming he didn't have QQ), but you would definitely be folding the turn.

meep_42 · #7 08-16-2004, 03:10 PM

Hand 1:
Did you put him on a flush? Otherwise raise the turn.

Hand 2:
Call the flop, you're not getting odds to your draw on a raise heads-up, and he's not folding to one bet here.

Hand 3:
If you knew he had 77 on the flop, the cap there is wrong, as you're drawing to 4 outs with only 2 opponents.

Hand 4:
If you don't think an 8 or A will win you this hand, the fold is ok, but if that's the case, I'm not sure why you raused and called a 3-bet on the flop. What scared you off? 8T, set?

Hand 5:
Cap the flop, call the turn, cap the river.

Hand 6:
Why raise this flop and fold for one more when you're getting 21:1, you have to see the turn, and probably the river here, unless you put him on QQ. I think he's just as likely to have AA, or KK as QQ here, though.

-d

Lumpy · #8 08-16-2004, 03:13 PM

I think you might get more comments if you posted 1 or 2 hands at a time. It gets a little busy with that many hands at once. Just my thoughts anyway.

On hand 6 why raise the flop if you intend to fold to the 3-bet. Based on the pre-flop action you are probably behind MP1 anyway. With the size of the pot I would either call his flop bet, or be willing to call the 3-bet if I'm going to raise. I would take a look at the turn for 1 SB.