3 post flop folds - too weak?

easypete · #1 03-07-2005, 10:32 AM

First of all, I apologize for posting 3 hands in one post, but since they are related and pretty much similar situations, I will do it.

Next, I'm getting back into 5/10 6-max. My first run was an eye-opener. I played roughly 9k hands, up 100BB (first 3k hands), then ran into a 275BB downswing (last 6k hands). I took a 6 week break from 5/10 SH and went back to 3/6 (playing some 1/2 6-max to get back into the SH mindset). I've been taking stabs at 5/10 6-max (and full) for the past few weeks (keeping about 10% of my weekly hands at 5/10) and had very little luck.

One of my problems I seem to run into is calling down too much. Some other times, I get pushed off my hands. At 3/6, I feel real comfortable with these decisions, but at 5/10, I sometimes feel lost.

Enough rambling.... here are the hands:

In all these hands, the tables are playing on average 45%+ VPIP and about 10-15% pfr.

Hand 1:

UTG stats: VPIP 54 /PFR 16
AF-F 1.3 - AF-T 1.7 - AF-R 1.6 -CR 2.6

Party 5/10 6-max (5 players)

pf easypete is on button w/ 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls, CO calls, easypete calls, SB folds, BB checks.

Flop A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4 SB (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, CO checks, easypete bets, BB folds, UTG raises, CO folds, easypete calls

Turn T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4BB (2 players)
UTG bets, easypete folds.

 My intention here was to call the flop and raise the turn to a safe card.

Hand 2:

SB stats: VPIP 37/ PFR 10
AF-F 0.7, AF-T 2.8, AF-R 5, c/r 7.7

Party 5/10 6-max (4 handed)

pfeasypete is on button w/ T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG folds, easypete raises, SB calls, BB calls

Flop 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6SB (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, easypete bets, SB calls, BB folds.

Turn 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4BB (2 players)
SB bets, easypete folds

I know this is a bluffing situation. I don't think it's an 8. If so, with his hi c/r%, he would have c/r here. I would expect this from a J.

Hand 3:

Party 5/10 6-max (5 handed)

Button is roughly 30/8

pfeasypete is in CO w/ K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG raises easypete 3-bets, Button caps, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls, easypete calls.

Flop 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 12SB (3 players)
UTG checks, easypete bets, Button raises, UTG folds, easypete folds.

With the pf action, figured an ace was out there.

Rico Suave · #2 03-07-2005, 11:36 AM

Easypete:

Hand 1:

I am okay with it. If you are not behind, you are most likely playing for a split. Pot is pretty small so the fold looks fine to me.

Hand 2:

I do not like this fold as much, but what do you do? I don't think he has an 8, but a J is a very real possiblity, as is a picked up flush draw. My first instinct is to raise the turn (fold to a 3 bet) and take a free showdown...but it seems too often my opponent does not cooperate and bets the river again. I dunno, I don't think it is really bad or anything, I am just not as comfortable with it.

And when you do fold in this type of spot, you may encourage others to take shots when the scare card comes.

Hand 3:

Against an unknown, I would probably call down.

--Rico