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Couple of overpair problems, how do you play these?

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    Default Couple of overpair problems, how do you play these?

    There's a lot more aggression at 3/6 than what I'm used to and my swings have been wild. I'm running at like 2.8 ptbb/100 after 17k hands which is better than nothing but it definitely needs some help. Here's a couple tough spots:

    This first hand was against a pretty standard tag and looking back I think I should have folded that turn if not that flop:
    Party Poker
    No Limit Holdem Ring game
    Blinds: $3/$6
    6 players
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    Stack sizes:
    UTG: $816.55
    Hero: $692
    CO: $646
    Button: $326.15
    SB: $928
    BB: $892.17

    Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG+1 with A A
    UTG calls, Hero raises to $30, CO calls, 2 folds, BB calls, UTG folds.

    Flop: 8 T K ($99, 3 players)
    BB checks, Hero bets $85, CO raises to $186, BB folds, Hero calls.

    Turn: 7 ($471, 2 players)
    Hero checks, CO raises all-in $430, Hero calls.

    River: Q ($1331, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $1331)


    Results:
    Final pot: $1331




    Next one was just weird so I 3bet it. Probably a pretty bad play too. Villain was 18/17 after a few hands but I'd just sat at the table.

    Party Poker
    No Limit Holdem Ring game
    Blinds: $3/$6
    6 players
    Converter


    Stack sizes:
    Hero: $627
    UTG+1: $600
    CO: $227.90
    Button: $1445.60
    SB: $644.48
    BB: $454.68

    Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG with A A
    Hero raises to $24, UTG+1 calls, 4 folds.

    Flop: 7 Q T ($57, 2 players)
    Hero bets $47, UTG+1 raises to $220, Hero raises all-in $556, UTG+1 calls all-in $356.
    Uncalled bets: $27 returned to Hero.

    Turn: 8 ($1209, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $1209)


    River: 5 ($1209, 0 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $1209)


    Villain here was 32/9 but pretty much unknown to me as I'd just began my session when this one took place:
    Party Poker
    No Limit Holdem Ring game
    Blinds: $3/$6
    6 players
    Converter


    Stack sizes:
    UTG: $1185
    UTG+1: $224.90
    CO: $1424.60
    Button: $445.42
    SB: $547.99
    Hero: $741

    Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with K K
    2 folds, CO raises to $18, 2 folds, Hero raises to $44, CO calls.

    Flop: T 6 6 ($91, 2 players)
    Hero bets $75, CO calls.

    Turn: 4 ($241, 2 players)
    Hero bets $150, CO raises to $450, SmackinYaUp...?
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    Hand 1: Tough spot, vs a nitty player I fold the flop. Vs other players I call the flop and shove a safe turn card. Very read depenndant, but vs a lot of players folding the flop is a mistake. Reraising the flop is no good, because I don't want to get all the money in either completely crushed by a set/two pair or even money with a big draw, you definitely want to try to get it all in on a safe turn, and you did, so nh.

    Hand 2: I think calling and pushing a safe turn card is best, but a push isn't all that bad because I think the vast majority of his hand range we are ahead of.

    Hand 3: Really tough spot here, what's his AF? He played it like he flopped tens full or something, but maybe he plays JJ/QQ the same way. I think this is a fold though vs players who take this line, it's almost always a monster.

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