AQo I thought i played this well....

[thesanch]

I haven't been paying attention at the table much, but everyone is pretty much calling with crap, and not raising when they have something.

I thought I played this hand well, but please let me know if I made any mistakes anywhere... I probably did.

Ultimate Bet 0.01/0.02 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.01.
UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO folds, Button folds, SB (poster) calls, BB folds, UTG calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (9 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB calls, UTG folds, MP1 calls.

Turn: (7.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
MP2 calls, is calls, <font color="CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, SB folds, <font color="CC3333">MP1 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP1 calls.

River: (16.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">MP1 bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">MP1 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 24.50 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 24.50 BB, between MP1 and Hero.</font>

[cold_cash]

Since you don't have a read on MP1 as a berzerko, your play after he 3-bets the turn seems a hair excessive.

After you caps the turn and he leads into you on the river, what hand are you putting him on that you beat? Capping the river seems almost incomprehensible to me. Do you think this guy would go completely ape like this without being able to beat top pair?

I'm guessing from the tone of your post you won this one, but I think you put in 3 or 4 more bets than you should have.

[Jimbobobb]

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calling with crap, and not raising when they have something.


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Well if they're not raising when they have something, what in the world are they 3-betting with? You have a read for the table as passive calling stations. After a passive 3-bets me, I call down with top pair and look for an excuse to fold.

[DeathDonkey]

When he 3 bets the turn I call down and expect to lose almost everytime unless I hit a Queen on the river. He has a set or a 2. Your throwing money away raising the river. I doubt I have ever capped the turn and river with one pair, though I'm sure against certain maniacs I would. You just aren't going to get that much action and be winning.

-DeathDonkey