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Hand 1:
4th hand at table, comments on any street appreciated

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

UTG ($58.05)
MP ($44.05)
Hero ($49.25)
Button ($51.50)
SB ($17.45)
BB ($56.95)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif.
1 fold, MP raises to $2, Hero calls $2, Button calls $2, 2 folds.

Flop: ($6.75) Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, 3http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (3 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $5, Button calls $5, MP folds.

Turn: ($16.75) Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $10, Button calls $10.

River: ($36.75) 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $15, Hero calls $15.

Hand 2:
No confrontations with villain, nothing out of line. MP has $40 behind on river

Button ($56.10)
SB ($49.50)
Hero ($63.95)
UTG ($34.80)
MP ($53)
CO ($80.40)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif.
1 fold, MP calls $0.50, 3 folds, Hero raises to $2.5, MP calls $2.

Flop: ($5.25) 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif, 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $4.5, MP calls $4.50.

Turn: ($14.25) 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $9, Hero calls $9.

River: ($32.25) 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $25

hand 1, i bet more on turn and push river
hand 2, i would open push river

swig,

Hand 1: bet closer to pot on the turn and push river. Your flush is somehow disguised (but not much I admit) because you lead the flop.

Hand 2: Pushing river here is way better than valuebetting. A c/r allin would be sexy as well.

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Originally Posted by Robert

Hand 1: bet closer to pot on the turn and push river. Your flush is somehow disguised (but not much I admit) because you lead the flop.

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I find this interesting. I would think you pick off a bluff more on the river? Seems like only hands that beat me call a push. I do need to work on betting the pot more, but I find I often get folds, unless I am behind.

Quote:

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Hand 2: Pushing river here is way better than valuebetting. A c/r allin would be sexy as well.

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I knew this was the answer but failed in the heat of the moment. It just feels so transparent...

Hand 3:
Better to check and maybe pick off a bluff with no read, or should I be blocking for $10 here?
Am I good 1 in 3 times?

UTG ($33.85)
MP ($16.35)
CO ($37.20)
Button ($55.85)
SB ($96.05)
Hero ($50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif, 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif.
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero checks.

Flop: ($2.25) Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, CO bets $0.5, Button calls $0.50, Hero raises to $3, UTG folds, CO folds, Button calls $2.50.

Turn: ($8.75) Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $7, Button calls $7.

River: ($22.75) Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $9.5, Hero calls $9.50.

swig,

In hand 1, if you bet $14 on the turn, a river allin will be only a half pot bet, and villian will feel obliged to call with a wide range of worse hand.

In hand 2, it doesnt matter if its transparent - unless villian is solid, he will have a hard time laying down a T-high straigh even against an open-push.

Hand 3: I prefer to lead these flops, but your c/r is fine. Rest is fine, I would probably fold to a bigger river bet though.

Hand 1 I'd bet the river and fold to a raise.

Hand 2, check-raise all in. He is betting a flush or a straight when you check to him and you can also induce a bluff. Plus the added money in the pot after he bets he will have trouble folding to a raise with a flush / straight.