5 hands for critique

Czech_Razor · #1 08-16-2004, 01:32 AM

I'm not much of a ring game nl player. In fact, I'd sworn it off before as a sure-fire way for me to hemmhorage money. (Oddly enough, I like my tournament nl play, but just have done awful in rings.) But boredom while playing limit at pacific got the better of me, and when I started, the table stats for the nl sure looked juicy compared to those for 1/2 on stars, so I took the plunge. Out of respect for bisonbison, I withhold results for a later post. Thanks.

Hand 1

Table was fairly passive, so I felt OK limping ep with my hand. No read on New Guy; obviously I had respect for Fish.

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saw flop|saw showdown

SB ($12.95)
BB (New Guy) ($10)
Hero ($15.95)
UTG+1 ($14.20)
MP1 ($23.90)
MP2 ($17.40)
MP3 ($13.20)
CO ($29.50)
Button (Fish) ($5.95)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Hero calls $0, UTG+1 calls $0, MP1 calls $0, MP2 calls $0, 1 fold, CO calls $0, Button (Fish) calls $0, SB completes, BB (New Guy) checks,25,25,25,25,25,25,

Flop: ($2.15) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (8 players)
SB checks, New Guy bets $0.25, Hero raises to $3, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Fish raises to $5.7, SB folds, New Guy calls $5.45, Hero calls $2.70.

Turn: ($19.25) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
New Guy bets $4.05 (All-In), Hero calls $4.05.

River: ($27.35) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $27.35
Main Pot: $27.35, between New Guy and Hero.

Hand 2

Different Fish

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Button (Fish) ($12.85)
SB ($8.50)
Hero ($16.65)
UTG ($27.60)
UTG+1 ($24.30)
MP1 ($26.05)
MP2 ($13.65)
MP3 ($28.15)
CO ($6.20)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
6 folds, Button (Fish) raises to $0, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1,5,75, Button (Fish) calls $1.25.

Flop: ($3.75) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $4, Fish calls $4.

Turn: ($11.75) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $10.9 (All-In), Fish calls $7.10 (All-In).

River: ($29.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $29.75
Main Pot: $25.95, between Fish and Hero.
Pot 2: $3.80, returned to Hero.

Hand 3

Scary Opponent seemed tight, wasn’t sure how passive/aggressive

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UTG+1 ($12.65)
MP1 ($4.75)
Hero ($29.55)
MP3 ($29.65)
CO (Scary Opponent) ($24.65)
Button ($25.35)
SB ($12.80)
BB ($26.65)
UTG ($6.40)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero calls $0, 1 fold, CO (Scary Opponent) calls $0, 2 folds, BB checks,25,25,

Flop: ($1) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Scary Opponent checks.

Turn: ($1) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, Scary Opponent bets $0.5, BB folds, Hero calls $0.50.

River: ($2) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Scary Opponent bets $0.5, Hero raises to $1, Scary Opponent raises to $1.5, Hero raises to $2, Scary Opponent calls $0.50.

Final Pot: $6
Main Pot: $6, between Hero and Scary Opponent.

Hand 4

The opponent here didn’t strike me as very good–a bit of a chaser, and often in kicker trouble.

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CO ($17.50)
Button ($18.65)
Hero ($26.25)
BB ($30.15)
UTG ($16.35)
UTG+1 ($26.70)
MP1 ($10.10)
MP2 ($33.30)
MP3 ($6.60)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0, 2 folds, CO calls $0, 1 fold, Hero completes, BB checks,25,25,25,

Flop: ($1.40) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets $1, MP1 folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $2, BB folds, UTG calls $1.

Turn: ($5.40) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $5.5, UTG calls $5.50.

River: ($16.40) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.

Final Pot: $16.40
Main Pot: $16.40, between Hero and UTG.

Hand 5

Opponent here seemed moderately decent.

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MP2 ($17)
MP3 ($18.65)
Hero ($33.70)
Button ($28.65)
SB ($8.35)
BB ($26.70)
UTG ($9.85)
UTG+1 ($33.30)
MP1 ($8.45)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0, 2 folds, Hero calls $0, 2 folds, BB checks,25,25,25,

Flop: ($1.25) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 bets $0.5, Hero calls $0.50, BB folds, UTG folds.

Turn: ($2.25) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP1 bets $0.75, Hero raises to $1.5, MP1 folds.

Final Pot: $4.50
Main Pot: $3.75, won by Hero.
Pot 2: $0.75, returned to Hero.

deaders · #2 08-16-2004, 01:57 AM

Hand 1: Why raise the flop, especially by so much? With his re-raise you are probably up against a set which gave him a boat on the turn.

Hand 2: The numbers are messed up but it looks as though you reraised with 10 10, dont know how many people would recommend that. He calls your flop bet so why do you go all in on the turn when an overcard comes? There are so many hands here that beat you.

Hand 3: Raise pre-flop, bet flop. You might have got away with slow-playing the aces here but its not a good move.

Hand 4: I would muck pre-flop. The min raise on the flop doesnt tell you anything, of course he is going to call it. You hit a lucky card on the turn, probably a decent bet here but its far from a strong hand. I would check and fold to a strong bet on the river.

Hand 5: Muck preflop.

I'm only new myself so I take my opinions for what they are worth- not a whole lot [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]