Party's 25NL Ring games, My Hand Historys, Help me please..

An Example Hand, I will continue to post more.

Please critique and give me any advice you will

***** Hand History for Game *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Saturday, July 02, 14:17:02 EDT 2005
Table Table 37727 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: BratzGal ( $27.2 )
Seat 2: iam1ofhis ( $85.85 )
Seat 3: THEMANS ( $18.95 )
Seat 4: Bad_Company_ ( $23.25 )
Seat 7: asl4343 ( $16.4 )
Seat 9: eodguy ( $96.89 )
Seat 10: DKToffe ( $23.05 )
Seat 6: Spiderx47 ( $25 )
Seat 8: MattR81 ( $25 )
Bad_Company_ posts small blind [$0.1].
asl4343 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bad_Company_ [ Kd Ac ]
eodguy calls [$0.25].
Gregor_Samsa has joined the table.
DKToffe calls [$0.25].
BratzGal folds.
iam1ofhis folds.
THEMANS raises [$2].
Bad_Company_ calls [$1.9].
asl4343 folds.
eodguy calls [$1.75].
DKToffe calls [$1.75].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ad, 8h, 8d ]
Bad_Company_ checks.
eodguy checks.
DKToffe checks.
THEMANS bets [$6].
Bad_Company_ is all-In [$21.25]
eodguy folds.
DKToffe folds.
THEMANS is all-In [$10.95]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Kh ]
** Dealing River ** [ 5h ]
THEMANS shows [ Td, Ah ] two pairs, aces and eights.
Bad_Company_ shows [ Kd, Ac ] two pairs, aces and kings.
Bad_Company_ wins $4.3 from side pot #1 with two pairs, aces and kings.
Bad_Company_ wins $40.05 from the main pot with two pairs, aces and kings.


I raised all in on the flop to cut off the other two callers in case they were drawing to a diamond flush.

Did I raise too much?

Should I have bet out on the flop?
I knew he would raise post-flop reguardless so I checked with the intention of check raising him. I had no read on the table except a note saying this guy was an idiot.

seems good to me, i mean you basically doubled up after this hand, looks like a good deal

youre basically guaranteed the best hand on the flop so the CR line is fine. i might even let him have another card to let him dig himself further into a hole. if you can push and get called why not.

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I might consider a reraise preflop. Your play is fine here, though.

If the flop was A88 this hand would have been perfectly played. But what's your plan if everyone checks behind and the turn is a ?

-'rilla

Yeah good point.

I usually would bet out here, but I was sure this guy would continuation bet whether he hit or not..

thanks for input I will post another

***** Hand History for Game 2298838241 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Saturday, July 02, 17:00:07 EDT 2005
Table Table 36892 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: Turqow ( $31.95 )
Seat 3: dills1978 ( $30.75 )
Seat 5: Bad_Company_ ( $39.05 )
Seat 6: Miamipuck ( $86.65 )
Seat 4: Brain40 ( $15.5 )
Seat 1: smokey11362 ( $25 )
Miamipuck posts small blind [$0.1].
smokey11362 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bad_Company_ [ Ac Th ]
Turqow folds.
dills1978 calls [$0.25].
Brain40 calls [$0.25].
Bad_Company_ raises [$1].
Miamipuck folds.
smokey11362 folds.
dills1978 calls [$0.75].
Brain40 calls [$0.75].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Jc, 7s, 2h ]
dills1978 checks.
Brain40 checks.
Bad_Company_ bets [$3].
dills1978 folds.
Brain40 calls [$3].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Tc ]
>You have options at Table 11753 Table!.
Brain40 checks.
Bad_Company_ checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 3c ]
Brain40 bets [$4].
Bad_Company_ calls [$4].
Brain40 shows [ As, Js ] a pair of jacks.
Bad_Company_ doesn't show [ Ac, Th ] a pair of tens.
Brain40 wins $16.5 from the main pot with a pair of jacks.

Originally Posted by dwarfman

I might consider a reraise preflop. Your play is fine here, though.

Agreed... I don't like heading into a 4-way flop with AKo. Raise him to $6 or so and see what happens... if he goes over top of you and you don't have reads, I'd consider laying it down.

Also given the looseness of a lot of players at PP NL25, I might be worried about 89s, but I'm not sure that I could lay this down. There's no amount that you could re-raise that wouldn't commit you to the pot, even a min-raise. If he fired back after that, you'd have to call the $5.

How often did you think your opponent will bet with nothing on the river?

-'rilla

my thinking was that he might have thought I try'd to steal on the flop, since he called me, I decided to check the turn, and that showed weakness.

I thought he might have tried to steal it on the end thinking that I was just on big cards..

I know I played it badly, and it looks stupid after looking over it. This is where my game needs help. It's sometimes tuff for me to tell when my hand is second best at this loose of a table.

Thanks Rilla'.

Keep advice comming..

Originally Posted by Surf_Thug

my thinking was that he might have thought I try'd to steal on the flop, since he called me, I decided to check the turn, and that showed weakness.

I thought he might have tried to steal it on the end thinking that I was just on big cards..

I know I played it badly, and it looks stupid after looking over it. This is where my game needs help. It's sometimes tuff for me to tell when my hand is second best at this loose of a table.

Thanks Rilla'.

Keep advice comming..

Ops at low stakes aren't thinking about stealing a pot (in most cases). They're thinking about improving their hand and winning the pot. Most river bets you encounter will be value bets. Unless the opponent is known to be aggro and tricky, treat them that way.

Also, for this particular hand, I'd make the turn 5, check/fold the river.

-'rilla

Ok, thanks a lot.

I played another hand horribly, help please..



***** Hand History for Game 2303906960 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Sunday, July 03, 16:38:49 EDT 2005
Table Table 36585 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 3: elastie ( $41.45 )
Seat 4: samk50 ( $47.7 )
Seat 5: Bad_Company_ ( $20.3 )
Seat 1: HO_BAG ( $19.35 )
Seat 2: ridinbikes ( $22.4 )
Seat 6: colgate2 ( $17.4 )
HO_BAG posts small blind [$0.1].
ridinbikes posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bad_Company_ [ Jd Jc ]
elastie calls [$0.25].
>You have options at Table 36883 Table!.
samk50 raises [$2].
Bad_Company_ calls [$2].
colgate2 folds.
HO_BAG folds.
ridinbikes folds.
elastie folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, Ac, 7c ]
>You have options at Table 35130 Table!.
samk50 bets [$3].
Bad_Company_ calls [$3].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Qd ]
>You have options at Table 37470 Table!.
samk50 checks.
Bad_Company_ checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 2h ]
samk50 checks.
>You have options at Table 35130 Table!.
Bad_Company_ checks.
samk50 shows [ Kh, Qh ] a pair of queens.
Bad_Company_ doesn't show [ Jd, Jc ] a pair of jacks.
samk50 wins $10.1 from the main pot with a pair of queens.

wow, another one, not sure If I mis-played this one though..

***** Hand History for Game 2303923326 *****
$25 NL Hold'em - Sunday, July 03, 16:42:20 EDT 2005
Table Table 36585 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 3: elastie ( $41.2 )
Seat 4: samk50 ( $53.05 )
Seat 5: Bad_Company_ ( $15.05 )
Seat 1: HO_BAG ( $18.5 )
Seat 2: ridinbikes ( $21.8 )
Seat 6: colgate2 ( $18.5 )
Bad_Company_ posts small blind [$0.1].
colgate2 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Bad_Company_ [ Ah Qh ]
HO_BAG folds.
ridinbikes folds.
elastie calls [$0.25].
samk50 folds.
>You have options at Table 37470 Table!.
Bad_Company_ raises [$0.9].
colgate2 calls [$0.75].
elastie calls [$0.75].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ks, 5c, As ]
Bad_Company_ bets [$2].
colgate2 folds.
elastie calls [$2].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9s ]
>You have options at Table 37470 Table!.
Bad_Company_ bets [$4].
elastie raises [$15].
elastie: do it
elastie: you monkey
Bad_Company_ folds.
elastie does not show cards.
elastie wins $25.25

Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla

How often did you think your opponent will bet with nothing on the river?

-'rilla

When he checked on the turn, he told him that his J was good. However, just from my experience playing at small stakes on AP, that's a green light for a bet regardless of his hand. I'd say it's a 50/50 proposition that the bettor has anything TP or higher. So, in this case, I'd say my 10s are good 50% of the time.

SurfThug.. for the first hand, play more aggresssively! Raise on the flop! He could be semi-bluffing, or just having nothing at all, and want you to fold. If you had raised im sure he would have folded. Yes you dont have the ace, but I dont think he has on either.

For second hand, when the flush hits and you lack position, betting into him is a bad idea, he's just gonna raise through the roof and you lack position to do anything about it. Check the turn, and if he bets big fold.