Some value bet hands ...

[TheSalche]

Both of these are on Pacific Poker 100 NL, with a full table.

Hand 1:
Pacific Poker 100 NL, full table
No reads on villain.
Hero is MP with Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and opens for 4xBB raise, folded to BB who min-raises, Hero calls

Flop: J 9 Q all [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img](Pot ~12)
Villain leads for $5, Hero calls

Turn: blank (Pot ~22)
Villain checks, Hero bets $12, villain calls

River: blank (Pot ~45)
Villain checks, Hero ???

Here's my thoughts on this one, he's played this hand pretty scared for min-raising preflop ... If he has AA or KK, he doesn't have the ace of hearts for sure, but theres still a possibility he wants a cheap showdown.

If he was going to pull a move on me, he would've done it on the turn.

If I bet here, it's probably one of those situations where only better hands call, and weaker hands fold.

Hand 2:
This one is more about tweaking my betting for max value. I'm pretty much positive I have the best hand here and I'm trying to get max value of donk villain.

Hero is in BB with AK [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
MP calls, LP min-raises to $2, SB calls, Hero calls, MP calls.

Flop: K 2 3 rainbow (Pot ~7.50)
SB bets $3, Hero raises to $9 (good number to keep him in the hand, but get the pot heads up? hows my pot control?), MP and LP fold

Turn: 9 (Pot ~ 25)
SB checks, Hero bets $15, SB calls

River: J (Pot ~ 55)
SB checks, Hero bets $20

[TheSalche]

bump

[DJ Sensei]

hand 1:
looks fine all the way, check behind on river.

hand 2:
reraise preflop, rest looks good.

hand 2 im agree with sensei, reraise preflop!