Some calldowns

I just finished a pretty fun session of playing only four tables and playing a little looser and more aggressive than my normal game. I really didn't get any big hands and all of my + and - swings in the session were in marginal spots with marginal hands.


1. Villain is an aggro nit regular. I had AA last hand and threebet someone else, bet the flop and took it down. He may think I am getting out of line.

POKERSTARS GAME #7130695214: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/11/22 - 16:47:02 (ET)
Table 'Suttung II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Mario39poker ($132.90 in chips)
Seat 2: wnndtlk ($81 in chips)
Seat 3: HijackTheBox ($101.70 in chips)
Seat 4: Renton555 ($141.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Ethrilla ($208.70 in chips)
Seat 6: micksauce ($203.90 in chips)
Ethrilla: posts small blind $0.50
micksauce: posts big blind $1

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Renton555 [Kc Ks]

Mario39poker: folds
wnndtlk: folds
HijackTheBox: raises $3 to $4
Renton555: raises $10 to $14
Ethrilla: folds
micksauce: folds
HijackTheBox: calls $10

*** FLOP *** [Jd 7d 8h]

HijackTheBox: checks
Renton555: bets $19
HijackTheBox: calls $19

*** TURN *** [Jd 7d 8h] [Js]

HijackTheBox: checks
Renton555: checks

*** RIVER *** [Jd 7d 8h Js] [6h]

HijackTheBox: bets $42
Renton555: calls $42


2. Villain is a 25/15 pretty aggressive postflop. Not really a calldown based on history, its just his bet sizing seemed awkward for an overpair or tptk.

POKERSTARS GAME #7130066990: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/11/22 - 15:54:29 (ET)
Table 'Suttung II' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: pokergrader ($198.80 in chips)
Seat 3: Tarasio ($296.30 in chips)
Seat 4: Renton555 ($131.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Ethrilla ($113.90 in chips)
Seat 6: micksauce ($130 in chips)
Ethrilla: posts small blind $0.50
micksauce: posts big blind $1

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Renton555 [Jh Qd]

pokergrader: raises $3 to $4
Tarasio: folds
Renton555: calls $4
Ethrilla: folds
micksauce: calls $3

*** FLOP *** [2h 6h Js]

micksauce: checks
pokergrader: bets $9
Renton555: calls $9
micksauce: folds

*** TURN *** [2h 6h Js] [2s]

pokergrader: bets $18
Renton555: calls $18

*** RIVER *** [2h 6h Js 2s] [9c]

MRS N's has returned
pokergrader: bets $30
Renton555: calls $30



3. Villain is completely unknown.


POKERSTARS GAME #7130857833: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/11/22 - 17:00:26 (ET)
Table 'Irma II' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: JoshFitzy ($52.75 in chips)
Seat 2: Renton555 ($145 in chips)
Seat 3: fsu1495 ($121.25 in chips)
Seat 4: mikel102 ($115.50 in chips)
Seat 5: DodgyAces ($142.60 in chips)
Seat 6: darabos7 ($114 in chips)
JoshFitzy: posts small blind $0.50
Renton555: posts big blind $1

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Renton555 [9c 9h]

fsu1495: folds
mikel102: folds
DodgyAces: folds
darabos7: calls $1
JoshFitzy: calls $0.50
Renton555: raises $4 to $5
darabos7: folds
JoshFitzy: raises $47.75 to $52.75 and is all-in
Renton555: instacalls

Hand 1: Sometimes call, sometimes fold IMHO.
Hand 2: I don't think you're good here, although I'd rather raise the turn than call the river against this guy.
Hand 3: Painfully standard.

Hand 3, what's the expected range of the unknown half stack here making this play from SB?

Renton, this comment doesn't necessarily apply to these hands (although it does to an extent, for better or for worse), but every single hand history I've ever seen you post on FTR or send me on AIM, you have called (called down) when you have approximately what your opponent thinks you have. That's something to ponder at the very least.