Hand Analysis (7 Hands), NL Tourney Help

#1 09-14-2005, 04:06 AM

I play mostly small buy in tourneys on Party and Pacific, with the occasional one on Stars. These are all MTTs, except for the last two which are from Stars $5 STT. It seems like hands like these are the biggest gaps in my game right now. I don't know if I need to learn to lay stuff down or read people better or what. I'm pretty confused.

I don't know if any of the rest of this helps or not, but I tend to play fairly conservatively. Just from memory, my stats have me winning about 40% of the flops that I see, and 60% of the showdowns that I get to. I'm trying to play a close approximation of the style in HOH 1&2. I don't know much else; I'm pretty much a noob, only been at this for about 9 months. I do alright on average, been at a couple of final tables at the $2 PP, and at the $5 and $2.50, Pacific, won the $2.50 last week.

Thanks for the help,
Will

P.S. Sorry about not using the converter on the Party hands, I tried several times to get it to work with no luck.

HAND 1: $15+1.50, $15k guar., PacificPoker, BB=200 (10 handed)
Players to the flop
Seat 3 (Villian) (4749) - call
SB (Hero) (3393): Ac4s - complete
BB - check

Pot = 600
Flop: Ad Kd Qh

SB (Hero) - Bet 400
BB - Fold
Villian - Call

Pot = 1400
Turn: Kc

SB (Hero) - Bet 1000
Villian - Call

Pot - 3400
River: 5h

SB (Hero) - 1793 (All-in)
Villian - Call

Results in White
Villian flipped Ks8s to win.

HAND 2: $2 PartyPoker MTT, 10 Handed, BB=30

Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10

Seat 3: Hero ( $1940 ) - AhJd
Seat 4: joker325 ( $1585 ) - SB
Seat 10: bodec ( $1942 )

bodec calls [30].
Hero raises [120].
joker325 calls [105].
bodec folds.

** Dealing Flop ** [ Tc, 9c, Jh ]
joker325 bets [250].
Hero raises [600].
joker325 is all-In [1215]
Hero calls [865].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
** Dealing River ** [ Qs ]

Results Below in White
Hero shows [ Jd, Ah ] a pair of jacks.
joker325 shows [ Kh, Qd ] a straight, nine to king. 

HAND 3: Later in that same PP tournament, 10 handed, BB=100
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10

Seat 5: HeyDad44 ( $1685 ) - BB
Seat 8: Hero ( $1565 ) - JdTd
Seat 1: UTwistedMe ( $10840 )

Hero raises [300].
UTwistedMe raises [500].
HeyDad44 calls [400].
Hero calls [200].

** Dealing Flop ** [ Ts, 4d, Th ]
HeyDad44 checks.
Hero checks.
UTwistedMe bets [340].
HeyDad44 calls [340].
Hero raises [680].
UTwistedMe raises [860].
HeyDad44 is all-In [845]
Hero is all-In [385]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6s ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8c ]
Results Below in White
UTwistedMe shows [ Kd, Ks ] two pairs, kings and tens.
HeyDad44 shows [ Ah, Tc ] three of a kind, tens.
Hero shows [ Td, Jd ] three of a kind, tens.
Player Hero finished in 603 place
Hero has left the table.

HAND 4: Royal Vegas $1 R+A, 10 handed, BB = 200

Players to the flop
Seat 8 - Call
Button (Hero) (7900)- Call: Ah8c
SB - Complete
BB (Villian) (6630) - Check

Pot: 800
Flop: AcJhTc

BB - All in (6430)
Seat 8 - Fold
Hero - Call
SB - Fold

Results below in white:
Turn & River insignificant, villian turns over KsQs to win with a straight.

HAND 5: $2, MTT, PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) converter

UTG (t1620)
UTG+1 (t2740)
MP1 (t1190)
MP2 (t2320)
MP3 (t925)
CO (t1745)
Button (t3490)
SB (t1960)
Hero (t1740)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG raises to t90, 6 folds, SB calls t75, Hero calls t60.

Flop: (t270) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t140, UTG calls t140, SB folds.

Turn: (t550) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t250, UTG calls t250.

River: (t1050) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets t300, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t1350

HAND 6: $5+.50, STT, PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (7 handed) converter

CO (t5215)
Button (t6705)
SB (t3386)
Hero (t7555)
UTG (t3579)
MP1 (t11535)
MP2 (t2525)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls t200, MP1 calls t200, 2 folds, Button calls t200, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (t1000) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t600, UTG calls t600, MP1 folds, Button calls t600, SB folds.

Turn: (t2800) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets t1800, UTG folds, Button calls t1800.

River: (t6400) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t3200, Button raises to t4105, Hero calls t905.

Final Pot: t14610

Results in white below: 
Hero has 3d Th (three of a kind, threes).
Button has 7d 7h (full house, sevens full of threes).
Outcome: Button wins t14610. 

HAND 7: $5+.50, STT, PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (6 handed) converter

Hero (t3170)
BB (t705)
UTG (t1975)
MP (t910)
CO (t1970)
Button (t4770)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
3 folds, Button raises to t300, Hero calls t225, BB calls t150.

Flop: (t900) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
Hero bets t500, BB folds, Button calls t500.

Turn: (t1900) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets t600, Button raises to t1200, Hero calls t600.

River: (t4300) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets t900, Hero calls t900.

Final Pot: t6100

Results in white below: 
Hero has 6s 6h (two pair, jacks and sixes).
Button has 7c 7h (full house, sevens full of jacks).
Outcome: Button wins t6100.

arcticfox · #2 09-14-2005, 04:31 AM

Hand 1: You have top pair terrible kicker on the flop. If you want to find out where you are I'd advise a check raise rather than a lead bet which any ace or king might call, where-as a check raise will likely take any king out.
When the king falls you are either splitting the pot with another ace or way behind any king, why are you betting? You should not be losing your stack with A4.

Hand 2: I wouldn't raise pre flop with AJ after a limper. That is a horribly co-ordinated flop, 78, 9T, TJ, QK are all possible holdings for him that beat you, and you could be racing against a flush draw. His reraise on the flop shows you he is not scared of top pair, you need to let it go.

Hand 3: JT suited is not a raising hand pre-flop when you are so shallowly stacked. After the flop you are going bust with this hand, no getting away from it.

Hand 4: Calling an all-in with A8 is atrocious, am sure you relaise that.

Hand 5: calling a pre-flop raise with Q4o is atrocious.

Hand 6: I would check/call the river given he has called you twice on a drawless board, and call any bet from him.

Hand 7: Don't call a pre-flop raise with 66.

I suggest you read Harrington on Hold'Em urgently.

Exitonly · #3 09-14-2005, 04:35 AM

For future referencee, try and post 1 maybe 2 hands at a time, 7 is a ton. But here goes.

Hand 1) i dont really like completing.. raise and try and take it now, or fold.

Hand 2) Sucky flop for you, tough break.

Hand 3) Another suck flop for you.

Hand 4) Don't like the call PF... i think again raise to take it now or fold.

Hand 5) Fold PF

Hand 6) Sucky flop for you again... but check-call the river instead of betting out.. try and induce a bluff from a possible club draw. (or not lose all your chips to a hand like that)

Hand 7) Fine w/ the PF and flop action.. maybe(?) fold to the min raise.. dunno..