help with pocket pairs

TAKEitDOWNwill · #1 04-26-2005, 01:48 AM

thanks in advance for you help...
I was just looking for some help on playing my pp's as I am a little unsure if I play them correctly. Here are two hands on Party Poker that came up tonight. Please comment on any mistakes or holes on any street.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (10 handed) converter

UTG+2 ($24.5)
MP1 ($9.75)
MP2 ($43.62)
MP3 ($24.5)
CO ($33.8)
Button ($14.15)
Hero ($42.5)
BB ($28.73)
UTG ($27.5)
UTG+1 ($19.85)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
5 folds, MP3 calls $0.25, 1 fold, Button calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.25, 1 fold, MP3 folds, Button calls $1.

Flop: ($3) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $1, Button calls $1.

Turn: ($5) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: ($5) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $3, Hero calls $3.

Final Pot: $11

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter

BB ($3.1)
UTG ($18)
UTG+1 ($23.5)
UTG+2 ($24.65)
MP1 ($86.6)
MP2 ($22.5)
Hero ($24.2)
CO ($25)
Button ($25.6)
SB ($24.15)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.25. SB posts a blind of $0.1.
2 folds, UTG+2 calls $0.25, MP1 calls $0.25, MP2 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, CO (poster) checks, 1 fold, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.75) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (7 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+2 checks, MP1 bets $2, MP2 folds, Hero calls $2, CO folds, SB calls $2, BB folds, UTG+2 folds.

Turn: ($7.75) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, MP1 checks, Hero checks.

River: ($7.75) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, MP1 bets $3, Hero raises to $8, SB folds, MP1 raises to $20, Hero calls $12.

Final Pot: $47.75

thanks again and let me know what you think...

TAKEitDOWNwill · #2 04-26-2005, 03:24 AM

bump... please help

Jacob_Gilliam · #3 04-26-2005, 04:04 AM

In hand one you need to bet that turn. Unless he has a queen youve got him beaten about 90% of the time. If hes got you beaten youll hear about it soon enough. Also, on the flop bet the whole pot not just half. Youre trying to win it right now not build a bigger pot. One more thing, when you check the turn you're just asking him to bet back into you. You may as well bet and see where you stand. (basically if he reraises you probably have to fold unless you know hes capable of a bluff raise).

In hand two MP1 has probably got a straight. Hes trying to push you off your hand. Youll win this 90% of the time. When he makes his first bet you should be thinking of how to get all in which happened so no problems there. (but im almost sure hes got a straight, if he has a seven, chalk it up to bad luck).

zeero3 · #4 04-26-2005, 04:12 AM

On the second hand I'm almost positive he DOES have the 7 (probably A7), but that's what you want him to have. Full house beats 777A6

Jacob_Gilliam · #5 04-26-2005, 04:17 AM

I dont know anything about the player, but with a straight on board i cant see the villian reraising with trips when if he gets called he knows hes going to lose. Im sticking with straight.

Jacob_Gilliam · #6 04-26-2005, 04:27 AM

By the way, on the first reply i was thinking 76s not a hand like A7. Im assuming villian is not an idiot (maybe he is).

sawseech · #7 04-26-2005, 04:38 AM

hand1 bad but not terrible reraise pf
bet more on the flop
turn+ do whatever you feel best about (i think this one merits another shell)

hand2 fold the flop

TAKEitDOWNwill · #8 04-26-2005, 05:05 AM

thanks for everyones help...

two things:
First I didn't reraise preflop in the first hand. Did you mean it was a questionable raise?

Also I know it was probably a weak call on the flop in hand two which but I guess I justified it because I had the open-ended straight draw. Does this turn the call into a correct one or as I assumed was it wrong to call their?

Jacob_Gilliam · #9 04-26-2005, 05:08 AM

On hand #2 you're getting correct odds to call (with implied odds).

edge · #10 04-26-2005, 05:10 AM

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Also I know it was probably a weak call on the flop in hand two which but I guess I justified it because I had the open-ended straight draw. Does this turn the call into a correct one or as I assumed was it wrong to call their?

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On the contrary. I raise the flop.