Are these marginal, bad or fine?

Hand 1

41/21 over small sample. No postflop reads/stats (I think the 41 is largely limping, not calling raises)

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (UTG) ($103.50)
MP ($79)
CO ($120.85)
Button ($103.15)
SB ($136.45)
BB ($22.90)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, Qhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif
Hero bets $3.50, MP calls $3.50, 4 folds

Flop: ($8.50) 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, Qhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 3http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $6, MP raises $26.50, Hero calls $20.50

Turn: ($61.50) 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $49 (All-In), Hero calls $49


Hand 2

SB is 47/0 over 15 hands, and BB is 40/27 over 18 hands. No postflop reads on either.

No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (6 handed) - Hold'em Manager Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (Button) ($98.50)
SB ($30.82)
BB ($60.50)
UTG ($106.40)
MP ($46.65)
CO ($100.65)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif
3 folds, Hero bets $3, SB calls $2.50, BB calls $2

Flop: ($9) Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif, 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $6, SB calls $6, BB calls $6

Turn: ($27) 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (3 players)
SB bets $21.82 (All-In), BB raises $51.50 (All-In), Hero calls $51.50

First hand I'd just shove over his flop raise, second seems fine.

Both fine imo.

If you think the guy in hand 1 has a decent bluff frequency might as well call and let him hang himself. If not, shove the flop.

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Originally Posted by Bbickes

Both fine imo.

If you think the guy in hand 1 has a decent bluff frequency might as well call and let him hang himself. If not, shove the flop.

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The problem with calling in hand one seems to be that it allows him to potentially take a free card on the turn with his draws against which you're now facing big reverse implied odds. If you shove the flop you don't allow him to control when the money goes in. If he has a complete air ball, I kind of doubt he's bluffing off the rest of his stack after his big flop raise gets called, so shoving and calling have almost the same expected outcome.

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Originally Posted by dsaxton

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Originally Posted by Bbickes

Both fine imo.

If you think the guy in hand 1 has a decent bluff frequency might as well call and let him hang himself. If not, shove the flop.

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The problem with calling in hand one seems to be that it allows him to potentially take a free card on the turn with his draws against which you're now facing big reverse implied odds. If you shove the flop you don't allow him to control when the money goes in. If he has a complete air ball, I kind of doubt he's bluffing off the rest of his stack after his big flop raise gets called, so shoving and calling have almost the same expected outcome.

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Ugh I thought we had the Ad for some reason. Shove the flop yeah.

Hmm true. Normally if I called flop I'd shove a non-diamond turn there. No idea what his bluff frequency is over such a small sample, but I'm assuming that makes up a fair amount of his range there.

I dunno, I think they always have it in both these spots.

I'd like to know the AF of the guy at least in hand 1
fold if it's under 1

can't comment on hand 2, I suck at multiway spots (can't stove it yo)

Aggression factor on villain in hand 1 is around 6, but I think thats largely from betting at limped pots. I didnt have a hand on him v's a PFR.


I seem to find worse players than a lot of you by the looks of it.

pretty std hands

Thanks guys. I spent a day or so laughing at villains in these hands, but then started to wonder if my calls were actually +EV overall rather than being results oriented.

Hand 1: 44 spaz.

Hand 2: SB - AJ, BB - 67.

1st one: good
2nd one: Iffy action but still strong hand. Theres a good chance someone has a set.

You played both of them well in my oppinion.

People play poker bad. I don't like folding goodish hands either.

Hand #1, I like as it lowers variance. I might bet/call 35 vs a fish here to induce/reduce free card ops here. Vs. better villain I shove flop since I block his over on NFDs.
Hand #2, I bet flop bigger, say 8ish. Then I'm not loving the call, but I sure as hell ain't folding vs. these momo's.