Based on FTR suggestion, here are some HHs. I'm no longer "playing scared", and my bet size is 1/2 to 2/3 of pot size. I stopped chasing draws, and made a REAL commitment to considering pot odds.



Now I actually continuation bet after pre-flop raises -- and shockingly it works! I'm also following my read much more in depth before betting now, I always put villian on a hand (strangely, I didn't do this very in depth before!). I'm especially paying attention to villians bet size, and what kind of hand makes tha

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No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
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Pre-flop: (5 players) HERO is SB with A J
3 folds, HERO raises to $1, BB calls $0.5 (pot was $1.5).

Flop: 4 T 6 ($2, 2 players)
HERO bets $1, BB calls $1 (pot was $3).

Turn: 2 ($4, 2 players)
HERO checks, BB bets $3, HERO raises to $8, BB folds.
Uncalled bets: $5 returned to HERO.

Results:
Final pot: $10



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No Limit Holdem Ring game
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6 players
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Pre-flop: (6 players) HERO is CO with A Q
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.5 (pot was $0.75), HERO raises to $2, Button folds, SB calls $1.75 (pot was $3.25), BB folds, UTG+1 calls $1.5 (pot was $5).

Flop: 9 Q 5 ($6.5, 3 players)
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, HERO bets $2, SB calls $2 (pot was $8.5), UTG+1 folds.

Turn: T ($10.5, 2 players)
SB checks, HERO checks.

River: 5 ($10.5, 2 players)
SB bets $6, HERO calls $6 (pot was $16.5).

Results:
Final pot: $22.5

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4 players
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Pre-flop: (4 players) HERO is BB with Q A
UTG calls $0.5 (pot was $0.75), Button folds, SB calls $0.25 (pot was $1.25), HERO raises to $2, UTG calls $1.5 (pot was $3), SB folds.

Flop: 4 8 A ($4.5, 2 players)
HERO bets $3, UTG raises to $6, HERO calls $3 (pot was $13.5).

Turn: 4 ($16.5, 2 players)
HERO checks, UTG bets $2, HERO calls $2 (pot was $18.5).

River: 7 ($20.5, 2 players)
HERO checks, UTG checks.

Results:
Final pot: $20.5


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6 players
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Pre-flop: (6 players) HERO is Button with 9 K
UTG calls $0.5 (pot was $0.75), UTG+1 folds, CO raises to $1, HERO calls $1 (pot was $2.25), SB calls $0.75 (pot was $3.25), BB calls $0.5 (pot was $4), UTG calls $0.5 (pot was $4.5).

Flop: J 8 T ($5, 5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, CO bets $1.5, HERO calls $1.5 (pot was $6.5), 3 folds.

Turn: 4 ($8, 2 players)
CO checks, HERO bets $3, CO raises all-in $9.75, HERO calls $6.75 (pot was $20.75).

River: 7 ($27.5, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $27.5)


Results:
Final pot: $27.5

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5 players
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Pre-flop: (5 players) HERO is SB with 6 3
3 folds, HERO calls $0.25 (pot was $0.75), BB checks.

Flop: T 5 4 ($1, 2 players)
HERO bets $0.5, BB raises to $1, HERO calls $0.5 (pot was $2.5).

Turn: 2 ($3, 2 players)
HERO checks, BB bets $2.5, HERO raises to $5, BB calls $2.5 (pot was $10.5).

River: A ($13, 2 players)
HERO bets $8, BB calls $8 (pot was $21).

Results:
Final pot: $29





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No Limit Holdem Ring game
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6 players
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Pre-flop: (6 players) HERO is UTG+1 with 8 A
UTG folds, HERO raises to $1, 2 folds, SB calls $0.75 (pot was $1.75), BB folds.

Flop: 2 J 4 ($2.5, 2 players)
SB checks, HERO bets $2, SB folds.
Uncalled bets: $2 returned to HERO.

Results:
Final pot: $2.5

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No Limit Holdem Ring game
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5 players
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Pre-flop: (5 players) HERO is UTG with 7 A
HERO raises to $1, CO folds, Button calls $1 (pot was $1.75), SB folds, BB calls $0.5 (pot was $2.75).

Flop: 5 3 A ($3.25, 3 players)
BB bets $1, HERO raises to $2, Button folds, BB calls $1 (pot was $6.25).

Turn: 5 ($7.25, 2 players)
BB checks, HERO bets $3, BB calls $3 (pot was $10.25).

River: 8 ($13.25, 2 players)
BB checks, HERO bets $7, BB folds.
Uncalled bets: $7 returned to HERO.

Results:
Final pot: $13.25

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5 players
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Pre-flop: (5 players) HERO is Button with K Q
2 folds, HERO raises to $1, SB folds, BB calls $0.5 (pot was $1.75).

Flop: 9 9 T ($2.25, 2 players)
BB checks, HERO bets $1.25, BB folds.
Uncalled bets: $1.25 returned to HERO.

Results:
Final pot: $2.25


During current Hold'em session you were dealt 387 hands and saw flop:
- 42 out of 71 times while in big blind (59%)
- 38 out of 74 times while in small blind (51%)
- 75 out of 242 times in other positions (30%)
- a total of 155 out of 387 (40%)
Pots won at showdown - 18 of 34 (52%)
Pots won without showdown - 67


The whole time, I think I saw kings three times and no aces... this was the best cash game night I've played. I've made more money before by landing a couple lucky nut hands against donks, but this was a grind it out night. this was a new style for me, based off the advice I've gotten here from HH advice. I really, for the first time, felt comfortable and confident. Instead of fishing, I extracted from fish. Instead of calling when I felt someone drew out despite calling in bad pot odds, I folded.

The biggest revelation was pots won before showdown. I've never had such a high ratio. I remembe reading some Daniel Negraneau articles online about how in his Montreal game all he had to do in many hands was raise and people would fold. Plus, I've finally realized how much fishing is going on -- the guy who just calls 1/2 and 2/3 pot sized bets is probably drawing, while when you are re-raised it's time to quit, especially how loose I was playing.

In a nutshell -- THANKS! I won many of the posted hands, but not all. If any advice, let me know. But finally having the balls to bet flops you missed has changed it all. Plus reading all the hand analysis has really made me think about the opponents hand more than my own (finally!)

Some of these hands are small, mundane pots. But to go eastern on you for a moment, I feel like these are the "void" with the big pots being the "form" we usually "see" when we play. But these hands are equally as important as the 'monsters', as they not only set up your monsters, but provide extra income between the bigger hands. I always thought I needed to get tangled with someone in a big all in to double up. Now I see I can double, even triple up or more through steady, consistent play.

I'm also experiencing some positive effects from tourney play -- Based on tourney I'm realizing what hands people are likely to raise with (I know it's different in tournies vs. cash, but there's some cross over) and I know how UNLIKELY it is for an opponent to hit the flop at all!