Originally Posted by swiggidy
Hand 1 - I don't play full ring, you could raise TT here. Flop call is good, I'm not sure you're getting value out of the river (i.e. worse hands call, better hands fold) probably c/c is better
given the action i felt i was ahead on the river so i felt a value bet was needed. thinkin about i dont have many hands im ahead. oh PF my raises werent getting so much respect, hands were about 3-4 handed so been UTG i limped. Ginger qs on me calling flop, sometimes i reraise. it can be cheaper sometimes to call flop as most opp's will give up on the turn. if they fire second barrel they usually have something. well in sngs anyway
Hand 2 - I think this is FPS. Raise pre-flop, someone else told me not to make a habit out of limping un-suited broadways, this is especially true at stars because everyone is so nitty. I've never looked back. Raise pf to $1.25.
As played you have to raise the flop: flush draw, there may be an A or Q that hangs around.
thanks, i thought Kjo would be eiither fold or limp. so in LP i raise with 1-2 limpers. flop call i guess was to see what other player after me would do, i felt ahead of the flop bettor. ok RR was too small.
Turn: Your raise is fine here, keep in mind the odds you're offering. After you match his bet the pot is $3.50, plus your raise villain is calling $2 into a $5.50 pot, for almost 3:1 odds. When the pot is this small I like to make it full pot, which would be a $3.50 raise so $4 total.
Good river fold, looks like a set to me.
This hand is a lot easier to play with a pre-flop raise. Since villain is shorty you should be able to get him all-in on the turn.
Hand 3 - FPS. When you limp you have to play for a set. Especially after the min-raise this should be an easy flop fold. From MP you should open this for a raise. I wouldn't call the flop dry.
I try this same move without reads after I've raised and BB calls then donk bets. I'd say it's +eV then. It's not worth fighting over un-raised pots.
I like the size of your flop bet. If villain was a full stack and you're playing for stacks (like when you hit your set) you'll want to raise a little more. Same with the turn bet, 1/3 of his stack committs him to the pot which makes for an easy river push. Would need to be bigger if villains stack is bigger, which is where a bigger flop bet helps.
okay thanks FPS. the second he called my turn bet i thought i was slowplayed.
Hand 4 - seems fine. If maniac is typically the one pushing he may fold worse hands here but you don't have much behind after a real raise. Don't have much experience in these situations.
i wasnt to happy about putting my stack on this with a pair but you should of seen some of his moves. big bluffer, big bets (buyin size bets) with less than TP. so i went with my reads and shoved feeling he'd call anyway and i dont really wanna see the turn yet.
