3 Hands for Review - Comments Appreciated (Trying to learn)

#1 08-28-2005, 02:28 AM

Please take a moment and comment on the following hands, I am trying to learn and these are three hands from my session today. There are both winners and losers here. But I think that there may be issues with the way I played each one.

All comments are appreciated!

Thank you!

Margon

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On this hand I am pretty happy with the way that I played it upto the Turn, after the turn raise I don't know if this is a hand that I can let go, if I should continue aggressively with, or if I should call it down.

Party Poker 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (5 handed) link

Hero ($57.75)
BB ($55.00)
UTG ($24.00)
Button ($44.26)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4.00 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG bets, Button calls, Hero raises, BB folds, UTG folds, Button calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero calls.

River: (8.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 10.50 BB.

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On this hand, it was played pretty passively all around, at any point before the river I was ready to fold it if it was raised to me, so it was a check/fold situation. Should I have played this more aggressively pre-river, I don't know if this hand / pot was worth trying to protect. Also, was the attempted check/raise ont he river a bad play on my part?

Party Poker 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (6 handed) link

SB ($56.15)
Hero ($56.50)
UTG ($47.00)
MP ($18.50)
CO ($49.97)
Button ($48.13)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, 1 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (5.50 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks, CO checks, Button checks.

Turn: (2.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks, CO checks, Button checks.

River: (2.75 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, MP checks, CO checks, Button bets, Hero raises, UTG folds, MP folds, CO calls, Button calls.

Final Pot: 8.75 BB.

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On this hand I was slow playing the Q's to the river, I had position so if the SB didn't bet on either the flop or turn, I would have, but wanted to slowplay this a little, as it was a strong hand. I am thinking that I may have played this non-optimally on each street but I am not sure. Was capping this river a bit 'spewwy'?

Party Poker 0.50/1.00 Hold'em (5 handed) link

Hero ($57.00)
CO ($24.25)
Button ($23.25)
SB ($45.47)
BB ($51.01)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
Hero raises, 2 folds, SB calls, 1 folds.

Flop: (5.00 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

Turn: (3.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls.

River: (5.50 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, Hero caps, SB calls.

Final Pot: 13.50 BB.

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Again, thank you for your comments.