Some big pots from my quest to beat 25nl

Allright here are some big hands I played from 25NL. All kinds of feedback are welcome. Tell me if its spew, if its good and any comments on how I could play hands differently are definantly welcome.



Hand 1


Villain is 33/7/2 over a very small sample so take it for what its worth.
Effective stacks 24.75.


Hero raises it to .85 from the CO with :kc: :td:

Big blind completes

Flop :ts: :th: :8d: ($1.80)
BB checks
Hero bets $1.00
BB calls $1.00

Turn :9s: ($3.80)
BB checks
Hero bets $2.60
BB raises to $5.20
Hero calls $2.60

River :ah: ($14.20)
BB bets $10
Hero calls $10


I thought about this for a really long time before calling, but is he really chasing a gut shot here on the flop. If he has a boat I am done but I beat QT and JT.









Hand 2

I think this hand is relatively std how I played it, but thoughts on bet sizing? Villain is 41/16/3.25. He has been on the verge of being a maniac raising a lot of bets. Effective stacks 23.85

Villain raises UTG to $1.00
Hero reraises to $3.5 from MP with :jh: :jc:
Villain calls.

Flop :8s: :9c: :2c: ($7.35)
Villain checks
Hero bets $5
Villain raises to $10
Hero calls $5

Turn :tc: ($27.35)
Villain checks
Hero checks

River :5c: ($27.35)
Villain puts hero all in for $10.35
Hero calls









Hand 3 Villain looked like a complete donk at first calling way too many bets. Later on I realized he is a pretty good player. He floats a lot and plays poker on the turn and river. He tends to bet a lot of turns when the flop is checked or when I check turn to him. I have been 3-betting him very ligeht and he has been calling my 3-bets way too frequently with garbage holdings like 3 gappers etc. thoughts on the hand. He runs 43/17/1.6. Effective stacks 46.95.

CO raises to $0.85
Hero reraises to $3.00 with :ad: :qc:
CO calls

Flop :5d: :kc: :ks: ($6.35)
CO checks
Hero checks

Turn :jc: ($6.35)
CO bets $4
Hero calls $4

River :9c: ($14.35)
CO bets $5
Hero raises to $17








Hand 4 Villain is 42/16/7. Pretty crazy on the table, do I take this to the felt or have to fold it? Effective stacks $25

UTG limps in.
Button raises to $1.15
Hero reraises from BB to $4.00
UTG folds.
Button calls $3.85

Flop :qs: :3s: :6s: ($8.35)
Hero bets $5
Villain is all in for $21







Hand 5 Passive playing aggressive against me. Do I just shut down here after the turn bet? I am not sure if this hand warrants taking it to the felt. Villain is 48/17/0.8


Hero raises to $1.10 in UTG with :qh: :qc:
CO calls $1.10

Flop :2s: :9s: :jc: ($2.80)
Hero bets $2.00
CO raises to $5.50
Hero calls $2.50

Turn :3d: ($13.80)
Hero checks
CO bets $8.00










Hand 6
Villain is 29/16/1.4 Effective stacks $19.50
Folded to SB who completes
Hero checks BB with :js: :8c:

Flop :jc: :jh: :2h: ($.50)
SB checks
Hero bets $0.35
SB calls $0.35

Turn :qc: ($1.20)
SB checks
Hero bets $0.75
SB raises to $3.45
Hero puts Villain all in for $19

1) This seems fine

2) If your opponent has been aggressive, I think you just need to shove this flop. You are going to be so shortstacked on the turn that you cant fold if he shoves, so you would rather he make a bigger mistake by calling your shove on the flop. You cant fold the river.

3) In all honesty, I am almost certain this player is not "good," just waaaay more aggressive than nearly anybody at those stakes so he runs tables over. Anyways, PF is standard, on the flop Im not sure what I do, but I think a check is fine because he is prob calling with most PPs [and not folding to a 2nd barrel] and making a lot of moves. On the turn I really dont like this call, just pitch it.

4) What do you have?

5) How many hands is this stat over? I just call the turn and call a river bet, players like this will typically overplay a TP sort of hand

6) I may play the turn slower, but in a Blind v. Blind situation, I think this is fine

Hand 1: Bet flop harder. Rest seems ok.

Hand 2: Yes shove flop, too many draws and not deep enough.

Hand 3: I think the turn call isn't that bad because of your read, so I'm assuming villains range is still wide. River is good I think, looks a lot like a blocking bet.

Hand 4: ...

Hand 5: You raise more in EP preflop?
I think you see TP a lot. Maybe some draws, though his agression factor is low so maybe not. I think calling turn and reevaluate river is good, probably blocking that.

Hand 6: I call the turn, hoping SB comes along. He isn't calling a push with worse.

hand 1:
cbet $1.2+ on flop. you're cbet is too small. big hand=big pot.
rest of hand is fine.
hand 2:
pf 3bet is good.
cbet $6+ (but how you played is ok).
when you get minraised on the flop you should push. villain is a donk with 46/16 stats. you don't have that much left anyway and you can't fold on a later street. it is unlikely he has an overpair since he didn't 4bet pf. if he does have an overpair then so be it. he stacks off here with TP too.
as played push turn too. you just have too little left and if he pushes river you're calling anyway (as long as a club doesn't come). it is unlikely that he mincred you with a draw. he could have T9, but you can't fold because there is way too much in the pot.
on the river i think you should call. but you got yourself into a sticky situation because of how you played the rest of the hand. you're getting good PO and only need to win about 28% of the time to make a call profitable. i think you're good enough of the time to call. he could easily be bluffing here.

"maniac raising a lot of bets" - easy call.

hand 3:
i like how you played it.
flop - maybe a $4 cbet is good, but i don't hate the flop check since he is a loose cstation and you have been 3betting light. i think your check is best.
turn - he's bet the turn a lot so you need to call.
river - raise is ok. his bet looks weak. but it's unlikely that he folds a jack here though because he's a donk.
the advantage of raising over calling is that he probably folds low pps and a 9. but you really shouldn't try and bluff a donk. maybe you should just call on the river. you win if he is bluffing and you lose if he has a pp, 9, J or K or QT.

hand 4:
what do you have?
if you have TP good kicker or better, go allin.

hand 5:
go all the way with the hand. he's loose. his VIP is 46!

hand 6:
nb. i probably call the turn cr and call a river bet. if he checks the river then i value bet.