Things have been clicking pretty well lately. I'm getting a better feel for the game and dynamic latey, and am hand reading a lot better in more marginal spots as well. I'm hoping this isn't just a good bout of variance! Here are a few more marginal spots lately.

Hand 1
-I had been 3b a ton in this hand, and villain has a very high 4b, especially on the button
-this spot was a gross spot on the river, but given QQ is the top of my range here, I had to make a GTO call

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem
6 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($742.50) 186bb
UTG+1 ($92) 23bb
CO ($230.38) 58bb
BTN ($1,142.93) 286bb
SB ($121.13) 30bb
Hero (BB) ($897.07) 224bb

Pre-Flop: ($6, 6 players) Hero is BB
3 folds, BTN raises to $8, 1 fold, Hero raises to $30, BTN raises to $75, Hero calls $45

Flop: ($152, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $82, Hero calls $82

Turn: ($316, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $156, Hero calls $156

River: ($628, 2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $829.93, Hero calls $584.07

Final Pot: $1,796.14
BTN shows

Hero shows


Hero wins $1,793.34 (net +$896.27)

BTN collects $491.72 (net -$651.21)

Hand 2
-This kind of spot, and the next hand as well are good spots to analyze the influence of bet sizing. When I bet so small on the turn I was pretty confident he was peeling all gutters again and would try to steal if I checked the river. Also I feel like strong hands would raise this small turn bet.
-After villain calls this turn it really doesn't make any sense for him to overbet jam on the river, or rather to get to the river with many hands strong enough to suddenly shove.


$2/$4 No Limit Holdem
5 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($1,014.67) 254bb
CO ($400) 100bb
BTN ($463.30) 116bb
Hero (SB) ($520.79) 130bb
BB ($400) 100bb

Pre-Flop: ($6, 5 players) Hero is SB
1 fold, CO raises to $10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $36, 1 fold, CO calls $26

Flop: ($76, 2 players)
Hero bets $28, CO calls $28

Turn: ($132, 2 players)
Hero bets $38, CO calls $38

River: ($208, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $298, Hero calls $298

Final Pot: $804
Hero shows

CO shows


Hero wins $801.20 (net +$401.20)

CO lost $400

Hand 3
-This is a similar hand to above, in the sense that a lot of his strong hands might raise such a small turn bet. If not raise, they would be happy to take a showdown once a check the river. This is a spot where spades get there on the river, but that also makes it more likely that he will bluff shove his JT/QJ type stuff.
-this hand was a lot tougher than the hand above. My turn sizing was a bit bigger so flatting 8x was conceivable, and some BDFD as well. Villains river sizing was my turning point, as he chose not to shove even though a shove would have been credible. I took this to mean that a shove would look "too bluffy" but sizing it like this would make it seem more value'ish.

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem
6 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($566.60) 142bb
UTG+1 ($797.20) 199bb
CO ($400) 100bb
BTN ($160) 40bb
SB ($820.67) 205bb
Hero (BB) ($625.51) 156bb

Pre-Flop: ($6, 6 players) Hero is BB
2 folds, CO raises to $10, 2 folds, Hero raises to $32, CO calls $22

Flop: ($66, 2 players)
Hero bets $34, CO calls $34

Turn: ($134, 2 players)
Hero bets $64, CO calls $64

River: ($262, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $180, Hero calls $180

Final Pot: $622
CO shows

Hero shows


Hero wins $619.20 (net +$309.20)

CO lost $310

Hand 4
-This was a huge hero call, but was a read based decision. Villain raises flops often in 3b pots, and there was just something about his timing and sizing that didn't feel right all throughout the hand. I almost never hero hands down in spots like this, but sometimes you gotta go with your gut.

$2/$4 No Limit Holdem
6 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG ($400) 100bb
UTG+1 ($440.21) 110bb
CO ($800.94) 200bb
BTN ($447.20) 112bb
Hero (SB) ($400) 100bb
BB ($414) 104bb

Pre-Flop: ($6, 6 players) Hero is SB
2 folds, CO raises to $10, 1 fold, Hero raises to $36, 1 fold, CO calls $26

Flop: ($76, 2 players)
Hero bets $46, CO raises to $105, Hero calls $59

Turn: ($286, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $90, Hero calls $90

River: ($466, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $464, Hero calls $169

Final Pot: $804
CO shows

Hero shows


Hero wins $801.20 (net +$401.20)

CO collects $590 (net -$105)