My blind defense sucks

[MicroBob]

Hi all. My losing streak continues into epic proportions (details in the BBV forum...I've dropped over 1k BB's now amazingly enough...Hooray for me!!)


I continually struggle with blind-defense and over-card situations so i'm going back over my last session and grabbing 3 hands I think I mis-played for your perusal.


FWIW - because of my losing I've been trying to call-down less when I'm pretty sure I'm beat. My previous leaks have included calling-down WAY too much...but it's possible I'm over-compensating a bit here.


Hand 1 -
2/4, 5 players
button is 44/2/1.5 and I haven't caught him in any bluff-raises or anything overly suspicious post-flop.

Hero is in BB with A9o
UTG and CO fold.
Button limps
SB folds
Hero raises
button calls

Flop: 872r
Hero bets, button calls

Turn: 2
Hero bets, button raises, hero folds

(too weak?? I'm trying to avoid major blind battles)



Hand 2 -

Opponent is 89/36/1
3/6, 6players

Hero has J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] in BB
(fold) MP calls (fold fold fold), Hero raises, MP calls

Flop:
T [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

hero bets, MP calls

Turn:
A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

hero checks (??? hmmmm), MP bets, hero calls


River:
T [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

hero c/c's

(probably indicative of my general fear of losing yet again....looked pretty bad to me)

hand 3:

this one isn't blind-defense but whatever.

villain is quite the maniac..but is still somewhat aware actually.
68/44/2.5


hero has A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] on the button.

3/6, 5 players

UTG folds, CO raises, Hero re-raises,
SB folds, BB folds, CO calls

Flop: 8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

CO checks, hero bets, CO calls

Turn:
7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

CO checks, hero bets, CO raises, hero folds


I mean even against a maniac I don't think you can call-down with that...but there is a VERY real chance that he is C/R'ing with total air and if I 3-bet he might even lay-down right there (it's happened a couple times when I had hands worth 3-betting in that spot).