Too aggressive on early streets? 2 hands for review.

[SomethingClever]

Hand 1: Should I smooth call the checkraise and let him bluff a worse hand? Way ahead or way behind type of thing?

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $2.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (8.50 SB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, UTG+1 folds.

Final Pot: 6.75 BB

Hand 2: Villain is 57/1. I think I played this one right. Comments?

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, MP3 calls.

Turn: (7.75 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP3 folds.

Final Pot: 8.75 BB

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Hand 1: I prefer your suggested line as well. Call the raise on the flop, and pop the turn.

Hand 2: Looks good since you have the Q of [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].

[Kenshin]

would you raise a favorable turn in hand 1 if you smooth called? If not, I would reraise the flop as you did.

Kenshin

[JEM7VSBL]

hand 1: what about those times he does have the best hand? if you smooth call and raise the turn, he's got you trapped when he 3-bets...i'd 3-bet the flop here to take control of the hand...i'd stick with how you played the hand.

hand 2: well played. like it was said before, it helps that you have the Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].