5 hands for review...

Too much? Did I scare them away?

***** Hand History for Game 2079693366 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Friday, May 20, 20:55:18 EDT 2005
Table Table 36801 (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 2: bigcowman111 ( $43.83 )
Seat 5: bigmoney3434 ( $27 )
Seat 6: PhatFarm78 ( $23.85 )
Seat 7: eightsinhole ( $40.7 )
Seat 8: Dayspay ( $42.55 )
Seat 4: Hero ( $26.35 )
Seat 9: phrostbit ( $25 )
Hero posts small blind [$0.1].
bigmoney3434 posts big blind [$0.25].
phrostbit posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 6h 7d ]
PhatFarm78 folds.
eightsinhole folds.
phrostbit checks.
bigcowman111 calls [$0.25].
Hero calls [$0.15].
bigmoney3434 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8d, 9s, Tc ]
Hero checks.
bigmoney3434 checks.
tomusmc_1 has joined the table.
phrostbit checks.
bigcowman111 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ah ]
Hero bets [$1].
bigmoney3434 calls [$1].
phrostbit calls [$1].
bigcowman111 calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 6d ]
Hero bets [$3].
bigmoney3434 folds.
phrostbit folds.
bigcowman111 folds.
Hero does not show cards.
Hero wins $7.75
Mounties26 has joined the table.


Bet the turn or check/call?

***** Hand History for Game 2080184397 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Friday, May 20, 22:31:50 EDT 2005
Table Table 36801 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 6: PhatFarm78 ( $14.05 )
Seat 7: eightsinhole ( $33.2 )
Seat 4: Hero ( $44.42 )
Seat 3: Mounties26 ( $72.58 )
Seat 10: bl287 ( $24.05 )
Seat 1: nutschuck ( $26.15 )
Seat 9: sabres_jmd ( $17.65 )
Seat 5: blackworm ( $25.5 )
Seat 8: deadbydawn13 ( $24.75 )
Seat 2: cliffordbeer ( $24.75 )
cliffordbeer posts small blind [$0.1].
Mounties26 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Ac 7c ]
Hero calls [$0.25].
blackworm calls [$0.25].
PhatFarm78 folds.
eightsinhole folds.
deadbydawn13 folds.
sabres_jmd folds.
bl287 folds.
nutschuck calls [$0.25].
cliffordbeer calls [$0.15].
Mounties26 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5s, 4d, 6d ]
cliffordbeer checks.
Mounties26 checks.
Hero bets [$0.25].
blackworm calls [$0.25].
nutschuck calls [$0.25].
cliffordbeer calls [$0.25].
Mounties26 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ]
cliffordbeer checks.
Hero bets [$2].
blackworm calls [$2].
nutschuck folds.
cliffordbeer raises [$4].
Hero calls [$2].
blackworm calls [$2].
** Dealing River ** [ 8c ]
cliffordbeer checks.
Hero bets [$6].
blackworm folds.
cliffordbeer calls [$6].
Hero shows [ Ac, 7c ] a straight, four to eight.
cliffordbeer doesn't show [ Jh, 3s ] a straight, two to six.
Hero wins $24.95 from the main pot with a straight, four to eight.


Call the AI with str8? AI guy was 75% VPIP.

***** Hand History for Game 2081093886 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Saturday, May 21, 01:25:10 EDT 2005
Table Table 37148 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 2: rxphsp2 ( $37.4 )
Seat 9: JHammer7 ( $14.3 )
Seat 8: Hero ( $19.2 )
Seat 4: kkazlowski ( $19.2 )
Seat 5: rehabis4lsrs ( $28.85 )
Seat 6: Gthiara5 ( $24.05 )
Seat 1: holdthempat ( $34.2 )
Seat 10: UCBayer ( $23.4 )
Seat 3: threeputt68 ( $25 )
Gthiara5 posts small blind [$0.1].
Hero posts big blind [$0.25].
threeputt68 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Qh Qs ]
JHammer7 raises [$0.5].
UCBayer folds.
holdthempat calls [$0.5].
rxphsp2 folds.
threeputt68 calls [$0.25].
kkazlowski calls [$0.5].
rehabis4lsrs calls [$0.5].
Gthiara5 folds.
Hero calls [$0.25].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7c, 3h, 4h ]
Hero bets [$2].
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
JHammer7 calls [$2].
holdthempat calls [$2].
threeputt68 folds.
kkazlowski folds.
rehabis4lsrs calls [$2].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5s ]
Hero bets [$5].
JHammer7 is all-In [$11.8]
holdthempat folds.
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
rehabis4lsrs folds.
Hero calls [$6.8].
** Dealing River ** [ Qd ]
Hero shows [ Qh, Qs ] three of a kind, queens.
JHammer7 shows [ Ac, 6h ] a straight, three to seven.
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
JHammer7 wins $33 from the main pot with a straight, three to seven.
bdiddy976 has joined the table.


Anyone play the flop differently? I went a bit overboard, but it ended up working...
***** Hand History for Game 2081199858 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Saturday, May 21, 01:47:29 EDT 2005
Table Table 37148 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: holdthempat ( $31.55 )
Seat 2: rxphsp2 ( $37.05 )
Seat 3: threeputt68 ( $19.9 )
Seat 4: kkazlowski ( $21.85 )
Seat 5: rehabis4lsrs ( $32.6 )
Seat 6: Gthiara5 ( $25.75 )
Seat 7: bdiddy976 ( $24.6 )
Seat 8: Hero ( $26.9 )
Seat 9: JHammer7 ( $20.5 )
Seat 10: UCBayer ( $25.5 )
kkazlowski posts small blind [$0.1].
rehabis4lsrs posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 9h Th ]
Gthiara5 folds.
bdiddy976 calls [$0.25].
Hero calls [$0.25].
JHammer7 calls [$0.25].
UCBayer folds.
holdthempat calls [$0.25].
rxphsp2 folds.
threeputt68 raises [$0.75].
kkazlowski calls [$0.65].
rehabis4lsrs folds.
bdiddy976 has been reconnected and has 20 seconds to act.
bdiddy976 calls [$0.5].
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
Hero calls [$0.5].
JHammer7 calls [$0.5].
holdthempat calls [$0.5].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, 6h, 4h ]
kkazlowski checks.
bdiddy976 bets [$3].
Hero raises [$10].
JHammer7 folds.
holdthempat folds.
threeputt68 folds.
kkazlowski folds.
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
bdiddy976 calls [$7].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ]
bdiddy976 checks.
Hero checks.
** Dealing River ** [ Jh ]
bdiddy976 bets [$8].
Hero raises [$16].
bdiddy976 is all-In [$5.85]
Hero shows [ 9h, Th ] a flush, jack high.
bdiddy976 doesn't show [ Jd, Kh ] three of a kind, jacks.
Hero wins $2.15 from side pot #1 with a flush, jack high.
Hero wins $49.85 from the main pot with a flush, jack high.
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.

I think this was really bad, but I had a feeling the flush would take someones stack, but the wrong diamond hit. anyone lay this down? Both players 70% VPIP.
***** Hand History for Game 2081446225 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Saturday, May 21, 02:45:37 EDT 2005
Table Table 37148 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: cagedman ( $25 )
Seat 2: rxphsp2 ( $20.3 )
Seat 3: squash30 ( $37.85 )
Seat 4: ChoBoMaNiaC ( $24.2 )
Seat 5: rehabis4lsrs ( $17.65 )
Seat 6: osef245 ( $23.95 )
Seat 7: boozeandlose ( $15.45 )
Seat 8: Hero ( $50 )
Seat 9: JHammer7 ( $38.5 )
Seat 10: onkymae ( $25 )
Hero posts small blind [$0.1].
JHammer7 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 7d Qd ]
cagedman folds.
rxphsp2 folds.
squash30 calls [$0.25].
ChoBoMaNiaC folds.
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
rehabis4lsrs calls [$0.25].
osef245 folds.
boozeandlose folds.
Hero calls [$0.15].
JHammer7 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ah, Ad, 3d ]
Hero checks.
JHammer7 checks.
squash30 checks.
rehabis4lsrs bets [$0.25].
Hero raises [$0.5].
JHammer7 calls [$0.5].
squash30 calls [$0.5].
rehabis4lsrs calls [$0.25].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6c ]
Hero checks.
JHammer7 checks.
squash30 checks.
rehabis4lsrs bets [$1].
Hero calls [$1].
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
JHammer7 calls [$1].
squash30 calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ Kd ]
Hero checks.
JHammer7 checks.
squash30 checks.
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
rehabis4lsrs bets [$2].
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
Hero raises [$8].
JHammer7 folds.
squash30 raises [$14].
rehabis4lsrs is all-In [$13.9]
>You have options at Table 36801 Table!.
Hero calls [$7.9].
squash30 calls [$1.9].
squash30 shows [ Ac, 5h ] three of a kind, aces.
rehabis4lsrs shows [ Ks, Kh ] a full house, Kings full of aces.
Hero shows [ 7d, Qd ] a flush, ace high.
rehabis4lsrs wins $52 from the main pot with a full

Hand 1 - bet the flop. other than that it's fine.

Hand 2 - Fold this preflop from ep. If you're going to bet the flop, bet more, probably 75 cents. Check the turn and decide to call or not based on the pot odds and the likeliness that you'll get paid off on your implied odds, which in this situation seems pretty good since he's acting like he has a 3.

Hand 3 - If this guy's playing 75% of flops, I re-raise preflop. Fold to the AI. He'd have to be completely insane to try this without a 6 when there's three players in with him. If it was heads up, maybe you could call, but not with two others in the hand.

Hand 4 - I semi-bluff alot, so I like this, but it was a bit big. Raising the minimum would get you a free card and disguise your hand, and if he missed completely he still might fold.

Hand 5 - With 4 players in the pot, I don't see the point of raising .25 on the flop. Just call. I would probably just call the first bet on the river, and fold to the re-raise. One player all-in I call, but with a re-raise and an AI I can't think the flush is good.

HAND 1
g00t

HAND 2
A7s fold in Early Position. This is was so hard for me to do when I first started, it'll take time but do it? Purpose of min bet on flop? Pot buliding?Check the turn.Nice catch on river.v

HAND 3
Reraise to like 1.5 or 2 for information preflop, bet pot on flop. In general I tend to overbet big pairs preflop, all my raises actually. You're pot commited after that turn bet too, keep that in mind.

HAND 4
Nice check raise for the free card, nice catch on river too. I'd prbly only make this play if I had overcards plus flush draw or str8t flush draw. You're only out was a heart here.

HAND 5
Finally the river screwed you...

Also how many hands contributed to your VPIP calculation?

Hand one was destined to be a small pot.

Hand two I never like pot building with a one card draw. I think you can bet a little more than 6 on the river. It looks fine, though.

Hand three Push preflop. Once you get into a limp pot multiways with QQ, you've gotta let it go after the flop. You tried, you failed. It'll just cost too much to find out if you're ahead or behind and you cant really be sure either way.

Hand four Nice.

Hand five Im alright with the pot building, but you're only giving an ace another chance to push you out. With such a big pot on the river, I'd probably end up calling and hoping they didnt have A6.

-'rilla

Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla

Hand three Push preflop. Once you get into a limp pot multiways with QQ, you've gotta let it go after the flop. You tried, you failed. It'll just cost too much to find out if you're ahead or behind and you cant really be sure either way.

Yeah this was weak, I know, and -EV.

EDIt: BTW--thanks for the feedback, peeps.

hand 1- with the lower end of the strait, i think you pretty much have to bet this here. there is 8 outs here that will almost gaurantee you're screwed.


hand 2- i don't see any need to semi bluff that 2 dollars, it's not going to get anyone to fold and will just cost you more to see the next card.

hand 3- obviously you were already told, i would raise this huge with that many limpers.

hand 4- i like this semi bluff, it was nice and strong and a lot of times you will take it down here. it also looks like it payed you off nicely because the guy didn't put you on a flush, luckily you didn't get burned by a bigger one, i probly call the river.

hand 5- no way you could put that guy on kings. however i would be worried about full house, esp with 3 people ai on river.