Hey Z, I may have something fundamentally wrong then, and I may not even have known it. In the 57 hand where I c/r the turn, the pot is $12.50 when it gets to me ($8.5 to start the street, then he bets $4 into it). In my mind, raising a $4 bet to $12 more or less doubles the pot to $24.50. Do I have this wrong? My standard c/r or 3bet is generally 3-4x the original bet (unless it's a stupid minibet, in which case I raise to the value of the pot). I have the option to show current pot size showing on my tables and I glance at it, look at the bet I'm facing, and raise to an amount which falls in my standard range but makes the current pot size approx double. I figure that gives no more than 3:1 for a call but my thinking may be off...

Here are a few hands from last night.

1)Villain is very aggro postflop, stats are in the 16/14 range PF but postflop is crazy at 15 AF!!! I know he will bet if I check, and I know he has folded to my 3bets before. That being said, I was torn between leading and c/c because I thought there was more chance that he folds if I lead. When the turn comes, I try to get money in the pot because a card comes that puts a lot of draws out there for his range that can come in on the river. So basically I lost my satchel, because I was going to check call again and then bomb the river. Against this particular villain, what is your favorite line?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

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SB ($68.80)
Cardsman (BB) ($133.15)
UTG ($100.00)
UTG+1 ($203.50)
MP1 ($74.70)
MP2 ($113.45)
CO ($20.00)
Button ($122.15)

Preflop: Cardsman is BB with 8, 8
4 folds, CO checks, Button raises to $5.00, 1 fold, Cardsman calls $4.00, 1 fold

Flop: ($11.50) 3, 2, 8 (2 players)
Cardsman checks, Button bets $8.00, Cardsman calls $8.00

Turn: ($27.50) J (2 players)
Cardsman checks, Button bets $14.00, Cardsman raises to $42.00, 1 fold

Total pot: $56.00 | Rake: $2.80

2) Z, here's your answer to how the games are at $100 nowadays LOL.....Still have shorties that suck....although I should have just put him all in PF and would have had we not had a caller in between us.

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MP1 ($293.40)
MP2 ($50.00)
MP3 ($73.95)
CO ($112.95)
Button ($32.10)
SB ($89.30)
Cardsman (BB) ($94.50)
UTG ($136.55)
UTG+1 ($131.30)

Preflop: Cardsman is BB with Q, Q
UTG calls $1.00, 5 folds, Button raises to $4.50, 1 fold, Cardsman raises to $18.00, 1 fold, Button calls $13.50

Flop: ($37.50) 6, A, K (2 players)
Cardsman bets $15.00, Button calls $14.10 (All-In)

Turn: ($65.70) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($65.70) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $65.70 | Rake: $3.00


3) Here's a float that didn't work, villain is fairly standard TAG running about 16/9/1.5. Couldn't believe what he showed down--I could fire the river but I don't know that it would have worked. Board wasn't overly drawy so I figured he was c/c'ing a pair that beat mine.

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SB ($97.50)
Cardsman (BB) ($96.00)
UTG ($143.20)
UTG+1 ($27.15)
MP1 ($99.80)
MP2 ($52.15)
MP3 ($223.20)
CO ($100.00)
Button ($144.30)

Preflop: Cardsman is BB with 5, 3
7 folds, SB raises to $4.00, Cardsman calls $3.00

Flop: ($8.00) K, 10, 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Cardsman bets $6.00, SB calls $6.00

Turn: ($20.00) 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Cardsman bets $12.00, SB calls $12.00

River: ($44.00) 4 (2 players)
SB checks, Cardsman checks

Total pot: $44.00 | Rake: $2.20


4) And now for the badly played hand of the day....villain was fairly TAGgy and I think his PF 3bet range is wide but not horribly so.

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UTG+1 ($270.30)
MP1 ($50.00)
MP2 ($81.10)
MP3 ($100.00)
CO ($39.00)
Button ($108.30)
Cardsman (SB) ($101.45)
BB ($100.00)
UTG ($126.10)

Preflop: Cardsman is SB with 5, 5
7 folds, Cardsman raises to $4.00, BB raises to $9.00, Cardsman calls $5.00

Easy call of the RR due to implied

Flop: ($18.00) 4, 2, 9 (2 players)
Cardsman checks, BB bets $9.00, Cardsman calls $9.00

This flop missed him for sure, no way it hits him. I should actually lead here I think.

Turn: ($36.00) 6 (2 players)
Cardsman checks, BB checks

This is the worst street. I probably fold him out about 2/3 of the time with a lead here.

River: ($36.00) 8 (2 players)
Cardsman bets $23.00, BB calls $23.00

Total pot: $82.00 | Rake: $3.00

Can't believe he called me. What do you put him on here, and does my line look so fishy as to merit a call?