2 hands against same villian

#1 12-23-2005, 07:24 PM

I'd like some comments on how I played two hands against the same villain. I'll post the first hand with hidden results and the second hand is right after. I was on a bit of a downswing, so I'm not sure if I was thinkin logically or emotionally.

Here is the first hand:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (9 handed) converter

CO ($1.16)
Button ($5.49)
SB ($3.35)
BB ($5.53)
UTG ($4.98)
UTG+1 ($7.13)
MP1 (Villain)/ ($3.05)
Hero ($2.62)
MP3 ($1.78)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.02, 1 fold, MP1 (Villain)/ raises to $0.04, Hero raises to $0.08, 2 folds, Button calls $0.08, 2 folds, UTG folds, MP1 (Villain)/ calls $0.04.

Flop: ($0.29) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
Villain bets $0.08, Hero raises to $0.2, Button folds, Villain calls $0.12.

Turn: ($0.69) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Villain bets $0.3, Hero calls $0.30.

River: ($1.29) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Villain bets $0.47, Hero calls $0.47.

Final Pot: $2.23

Results in white below: 
Villain has Qs 8d (two pair, nines and eights).
Hero has Ts Td (two pair, tens and nines).
Outcome: Hero wins $2.23. 

An orbit or two later I was up against the same oppenent with this hand:
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SB ($1.34)
BB ($5.29)
UTG ($5)
UTG+1 ($5.39)
MP1 ($4.24)
MP2 ($7.23)
MP3 (Villain)/ ($2.67)
Hero ($3.31)
Button ($1.21)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.02, MP1 calls $0.02, MP2 calls $0.02, MP3 (Villain)/ raises to $0.1, Hero raises to $0.2, 3 folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.18, MP2 calls $0.18, MP3 (Villain)/ calls $0.10.

Flop: ($0.85) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Villain bets $0.22, Hero raises to $0.6, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, Villain calls $0.38.

Turn: ($2.05) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Villain bets $1.87 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $3.92

The villain showed his cards after he took the pot, I'll share those later. Anyway, should I have folded because he had already tried to bluff me out once, or should I call because of the same reasoning? All other comments/criticism welcome, fairly new to online poker and lookin to improve.

bruin · #2 12-23-2005, 07:43 PM

Hand one: Re-raise more preflop to about .12. Raise a little more on the flop too. Call turn call river.

Hand two: Raise more preflop!!! Don't give your opponent the odds to draw. raise to about 30 cents at least, if not more. Your flop raise is fine. Why fold the turn? I'm insta-calling against this villain. The only hands you lose to are 8x, 33, 44, and AA? I think your hand is definitely good here; what do you put the villain on?

#3 12-23-2005, 07:48 PM

I don't think the first hand was an attempt to "pure" bluff you out as he did have somewhat of a hand. It was more of a semi-bluff. He would've "preferred" that you fold, as opposed to "needing" you to fold.

Given that your opponent showed that he is willing to go to showdown with marginal holdings, I don't see how you could fold that second hand. There are very few hands here that beat you. If he had the boat, that's poker.

You simply can't play poker always worried about the worst case scenario, even though you will occasionally run into it.