2 Quick Hands

Standard???

PokerStars Game #5567325661: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2006/07/15 - 13:34:44 (ET)
Table 'Jilin' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: bikemaker ($2.75 in chips)
Seat 2: pough4life ($3.33 in chips)
Seat 3: FxCDXX ($1.41 in chips)
Seat 4: LSOAD ($3.67 in chips)
Seat 5: radioheadfan ($3.71 in chips)
Seat 6: Steel Jaws ($1.98 in chips)
Seat 7: Drifter316 ($0.82 in chips)
pough4life: posts small blind $0.01
discjockey joins the table at seat #8
FxCDXX: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to pough4life [As Th]
LSOAD: folds
radioheadfan: folds
xfamoso joins the table at seat #9
Steel Jaws: folds
Drifter316: calls $0.02
bikemaker: calls $0.02
pough4life: raises $0.10 to $0.12
FxCDXX: calls $0.10
Drifter316: calls $0.10
bikemaker: calls $0.10
*** FLOP *** [5s 2d Ah]
pough4life: bets $0.40
FxCDXX: folds
Drifter316: folds
bikemaker: raises $0.60 to $1
pough4life: calls $0.60
*** TURN *** [5s 2d Ah] [3s]
pough4life: checks
bikemaker: bets $1.63 and is all-in
pough4life: folds
bikemaker collected $2.38 from pot
bikemaker: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.48 | Rake $0.10
Board [5s 2d Ah 3s]
Seat 1: bikemaker (button) collected ($2.38)
Seat 2: pough4life (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 3: FxCDXX (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 4: LSOAD folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: radioheadfan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Steel Jaws folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Drifter316 folded on the Flop



okerStars Game #5567132672: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2006/07/15 - 13:10:33 (ET)
Table 'Gerda' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: mtc722 ($4.95 in chips)
Seat 2: sso_1984 ($0.76 in chips)
Seat 3: technojo ($4.26 in chips)
Seat 4: Al_Conguero ($4.61 in chips)
Seat 5: maxxwell_101 ($5.15 in chips)
Seat 7: BungeeRunner ($3.51 in chips)
Seat 9: pough4life ($2.01 in chips)
pough4life: posts small blind $0.01
mtc722: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to pough4life [Ah Qs]
sso_1984: folds
technojo: folds
Al_Conguero: raises $0.02 to $0.04
maxxwell_101: folds
BungeeRunner: calls $0.04
pough4life: raises $0.12 to $0.16
mtc722: folds
Al_Conguero: calls $0.12
BungeeRunner: calls $0.12
*** FLOP *** [4c Qd 8s]
pough4life: bets $0.30
Al_Conguero: calls $0.30
BungeeRunner: folds
*** TURN *** [4c Qd 8s] [Jd]
pough4life: bets $0.70
Al_Conguero: calls $0.70
*** RIVER *** [4c Qd 8s Jd] [Th]
pough4life: bets $0.85 and is all-in
Al_Conguero: calls $0.85
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pough4life: shows [Ah Qs] (a pair of Queens)
Al_Conguero: shows [Qh Ts] (two pair, Queens and Tens)
Al_Conguero collected $4 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $4.20 | Rake $0.20
Board [4c Qd 8s Jd Th]
Seat 1: mtc722 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: sso_1984 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: technojo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Al_Conguero showed [Qh Ts] and won ($4) with two pair, Queens and Tens
Seat 5: maxxwell_101 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: BungeeRunner (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: pough4life (small blind) showed [Ah Qs] and lost with a pair of Queens

NOTE: I've learned PS 0.01/0.02 is full of Maniac types and Shouwdown Muppets/Calling Sations. Also people play way too many hands and get lucky too often. If you have the BR, move up to the 0.05/0.10 level.

Hand 1: PFR is questionable from SB. If it was suited, yes, PFR. But here you're holding one of the ugliest Aces you can have with limpers in front of you and in the SB. Notice at this level you have 3 callers to your PFR (see note above). Easily call and see the flop for cheap. Flop bet looks good but should've folded after his raise.

HAnd #2: Same as Hand 1 with PFR. Just call. Don't advertise just yet. Your PF Re Raise is way too high as well. Make 5-6xBB to go if this guy PFRs allot. As I wactched the hand developed (good bets throughout post flop), I was putting him on Queen-Middle Kicker (8 thru Jack). DON'T POST RESULTS! Bad beat on the river I see.

Hand 2: I check/fold the river

JK!

I don't like hand 1. You make money in low stakes by outkicking you opponent. Here you have a weak kicker. I would take that hand out of your raising range - ESPECIALLY in small blind. Maybe I'm weak tight but I would fold to the reraise on the flop, unless he is LAG. I think he has A5 or A3 here.