I fought the LAgg and the LAgg won (long)

My opponent started off at around 60/40 or so.

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MP ($32.85)
Button (LAgg) ($63.05)
Fnord ($194.50)
BB ($123.45)
UTG ($163.20)

Preflop: Fnord is SB with K, K.
1 fold, MP calls $1, Button (LAgg) raises to $5, Fnord raises to $15.5, 1 fold, MP folds, Button (LAgg) folds.

Final Pot: $22.50


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Button ($61.20)
SB (LAgg) ($59.05)
Fnord ($169.65)
UTG ($121.95)

Preflop: Fnord is BB with 7, T.
2 folds, SB (LAgg) completes, Fnord checks.

Flop: ($2) 3, 9, 6 (2 players)
LAgg bets $2, Fnord raises to $6, LAgg folds.

Final Pot: $10


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Button (LAgg) ($69.20)
Fnord ($165.90)
BB ($122.40)

Preflop: Fnord is SB with T, A.
Button (LAgg) raises to $3, Fnord raises to $9, 1 fold, Button (LAgg) calls $6.

Flop: ($19) 3, 9, J (2 players)
Fnord bets $15, LAgg raises to $30, Fnord folds.

Final Pot: $64

Results in white below:
No showdown. LAgg wins $64.


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CO ($91)
Button ($100)
SB (LAgg) ($147.35)
Fnord ($135.75)
UTG ($18.35)
MP ($100.40)

Preflop: Fnord is BB with A, 5.
4 folds, SB (LAgg) raises to $4, Fnord calls $3.

Flop: ($8) J, 3, 5 (2 players)
LAgg bets $3, Fnord raises to $9, LAgg raises to $17, Fnord folds.

Final Pot: $34

At around this point I get a good read on what I'm dealing with and make my first round of adjustments


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UTG ($91)
MP ($100)
CO (LAgg) ($159.10)
Fnord ($117.75)
SB ($13.35)
BB ($119.85)

Preflop: Fnord is Button with K, J.
UTG calls $1, 1 fold, CO (LAgg) raises to $6, Fnord calls $6, SB raises to $13.35, 1 fold, UTG folds, CO (LAgg) calls $7.35, Fnord calls $7.35.

Flop: ($42.05) 7, 8, Q (3 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

Turn: ($42.05) Q (3 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

River: ($42.05) 3 (3 players)
LAgg bets $10, Fnord folds.

Final Pot: $52.05

Results in white below:
SB has 9h 9c (two pair, queens and nines).
LAgg has Qs Ah (three of a kind, queens).
Outcome: LAgg wins $52.05.

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UTG ($99)
MP ($137.75)
CO (LAgg) ($175.10)
Fnord ($98.50)
SB ($103.55)
BB ($136.70)

Preflop: Fnord is Button with K, K.
1 fold, MP raises to $4, CO (LAgg) raises to $9, Fnord raises to $20, 2 folds, MP folds, CO (LAgg) calls $11.

Flop: ($45.50) 6, 2, Q (2 players)
LAgg bets $155.1 (All-In), Fnord calls $78.50 (All-In).

Turn: ($279.10) Q (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($279.10) 4 (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $279.10

Results in white below:
LAgg has Ac Qh (three of a kind, queens).
Fnord has Kc Ks (two pair, kings and queens).
Outcome: LAgg wins $279.10.

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Button ($35.50)
SB ($136.75)
BB (LAgg) ($241.10)
Fnord ($99.50)
MP ($100.05)
CO ($171.40)

Preflop: Fnord is UTG with T, T.
Fnord raises to $3, MP raises to $6, 3 folds, BB (LAgg) calls $5, Fnord calls $3.

Flop: ($18.50) 7, J, 8 (3 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord bets $15, MP calls $15, LAgg raises to $235.1, Fnord folds, MP folds.

Final Pot: $283.60

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MP ($35.50)
CO ($137.75)
Button (LAgg) ($280.10)
Fnord ($99)
BB ($79.05)
UTG ($171.40)

Preflop: Fnord is SB with A, 6.
1 fold, MP calls $1, CO raises to $5, Button (LAgg) calls $5, Fnord calls $4.50, 1 fold, MP folds.

Flop: ($17) 8, 5, 9 (3 players)
Fnord checks, CO bets $12, LAgg calls $12, Fnord calls $12.

Turn: ($53) 7 (3 players)
Fnord checks, CO checks, LAgg bets $263.1 (All-In), Fnord calls $82 (All-In), CO folds.

River: ($398.10) J (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $398.10

Results in white below:
Fnord has Ad 6d (straight, nine high).
LAgg has Js Ts (straight, jack high).
Outcome: LAgg wins $398.10.

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CO ($34.40)
Button ($119.25)
SB (LAgg) ($388.10)
Fnord ($100)
UTG ($93.35)
MP ($163.40)

Preflop: Fnord is BB with T, K.
1 fold, MP calls $1, CO calls $1, 1 fold, SB (LAgg) raises to $7, Fnord calls $6, MP folds, CO folds.

Flop: ($16) 7, 9, K (2 players)
LAgg bets $10, Fnord raises to $30, LAgg calls $20.

Turn: ($76) 6 (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord bets $63 (All-In), LAgg calls $63.

River: ($202) 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $202

Results in white below:
LAgg has 8c Qs (flush, king high).
Fnord has Tc Kc (straight, ten high).
Outcome: LAgg wins $202.

Immediatly after that hand

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MP ($33.40)
CO ($119.25)
Button (LAgg) ($487.10)
Fnord ($20)
BB ($93.35)
UTG ($162.40)

Preflop: Fnord is SB with K, K.
1 fold, MP calls $1, 1 fold, Button (LAgg) raises to $11, Fnord raises to $20, 1 fold, MP folds, Button (LAgg) calls $9.

Flop: ($42) 8, A, 7 (2 players)

Turn: ($42) 5 (2 players)

River: ($42) A (2 players)

Final Pot: $42

Results in white below:
Fnord has Ks Kc (two pair, aces and kings).
LAgg has Tc Ts (two pair, aces and tens).
Outcome: Fnord wins $42.

LAgg starts tightening up a bit, down to around a 25-30%ish PFR and isn't calling so much pre-flop

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BB ($116.25)
UTG (LAgg) ($467.20)
Fnord ($130.30)
SB ($107.05)

Preflop: Fnord is Button with 9, A. UTG (LAgg) posts a blind of $1.50.
UTG (LAgg) (poster) raises to $3, Fnord calls $3, SB calls $2.50, 1 fold.

Flop: ($10.50) 6, 7, 8 (3 players)
SB checks, LAgg bets $5, Fnord raises to $15, SB folds, LAgg calls $10.

Turn: ($40.50) 4 (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

River: ($40.50) 9 (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

Final Pot: $40.50

Results in white below:
LAgg has 5h Kh (straight, nine high).
Fnord has 9h Ad (one pair, nines).
Outcome: LAgg wins $40.50.

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CO ($93)
Button ($121.70)
SB (LAgg) ($438.25)
Fnord ($107.30)
UTG ($154.55)
MP ($98.50)

Preflop: Fnord is BB with Q, J.
4 folds, SB (LAgg) completes, Fnord raises to $3, SB (LAgg) calls $2.

Flop: ($6) A, 2, K (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord bets $4, LAgg folds.

Final Pot: $10

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SB ($110.30)
BB ($99.50)
UTG (LAgg) ($477.90)
Fnord ($98.50)
CO ($150.45)
Button ($100)

Preflop: Fnord is MP with J, J.
UTG (LAgg) raises to $3, Fnord raises to $9, 4 folds, UTG (LAgg) calls $6.

Flop: ($19.50) 6, 7, Q (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

Turn: ($19.50) 4 (2 players)
LAgg bets $21, Fnord calls $21.

River: ($61.50) T (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

Final Pot: $61.50

Results in white below:
LAgg has Qh Kd (one pair, queens).
Fnord has Jd Jh (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: LAgg wins $61.50.

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MP ($141.30)
Button ($98.50)
SB (LAgg) ($469.40)
Fnord ($100)
UTG ($99)

Preflop: Fnord is BB with J, J.
UTG raises to $4, 2 folds, SB (LAgg) calls $3.50, Fnord raises to $13, UTG folds, SB (LAgg) folds.

Final Pot: $21

Results in white below:
No showdown. Fnord wins $21.

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UTG ($111.40)
Button (LAgg) ($498.35)
Fnord ($100)
BB ($97.50)

Preflop: Fnord is SB with T, K.
1 fold, Button (LAgg) raises to $4, Fnord calls $3.50, 1 fold.

Flop: ($9) T, 8, 7 (2 players)
Fnord checks, LAgg bets $7, Fnord raises to $21, LAgg raises to $35, Fnord raises to $96, LAgg folds.

Final Pot: $140

Results in white below:
No showdown. Fnord wins $140.

LAgg really starts to throttle it back against me

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BB ($102.40)
UTG (LAgg) ($467.50)
Fnord ($135.50)
SB ($102.50)

Preflop: Fnord is Button with J, A.
UTG (LAgg) raises to $7, Fnord calls $7, 1 fold, BB calls $6.

Flop: ($21.50) 3, 4, 5 (3 players)
BB checks, LAgg bets $10, Fnord folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: $31.50

Results in white below:
No showdown. LAgg wins $31.50.

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SB ($37.50)
BB (LAgg) ($502.05)
Fnord ($97)
Button ($188.40)

Preflop: Fnord is UTG with T, J.
Fnord raises to $4, 2 folds, BB (LAgg) calls $3.

Flop: ($8.50) J, 3, 4 (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord bets $6, LAgg folds.

Final Pot: $14.50

Results in white below:
No showdown. Fnord wins $14.50.

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BB ($48.50)
UTG (LAgg) ($538.15)
Fnord ($99.10)
SB ($185.90)

Preflop: Fnord is Button with 9, J.
UTG (LAgg) calls $1, Fnord raises to $4, 2 folds, UTG (LAgg) calls $3.

Flop: ($9.50) 2, Q, 2 (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

Turn: ($9.50) 2 (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

River: ($9.50) 5 (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord bets $6, LAgg folds.

Final Pot: $15.50

Results in white below:
Fnord has 9s Jc (three of a kind, twos).
Outcome: Fnord wins $15.50.

This hand swung the momentum a bit

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CO ($92.95)
Button ($119.05)
SB (LAgg) ($475.65)
Fnord ($100)
UTG ($98.50)
MP ($192.20)

Preflop: Fnord is BB with Q, A.
3 folds, Button calls $1, SB (LAgg) raises to $5, Fnord raises to $15, Button folds, SB (LAgg) calls $10.

Flop: ($31) 7, 9, 3 (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord bets $20, LAgg raises to $45, Fnord raises to $85, LAgg calls $40.

Turn: ($201) 5 (2 players)

River: ($201) Q (2 players)

Final Pot: $201

Results in white below:
LAgg has 8c 8h (one pair, eights).
Fnord has Qh Ah (one pair, queens).
Outcome: Fnord wins $201.

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UTG ($104.20)
MP ($207.85)
CO (LAgg) ($324.40)
Fnord ($102.30)
SB ($296.80)
BB ($160.05)

Preflop: Fnord is Button with 8, 9.
2 folds, CO (LAgg) raises to $4, Fnord calls $4, 2 folds.

Flop: ($9.50) Q, Q, 9 (2 players)
LAgg bets $3, Fnord calls $3.

Turn: ($15.50) 4 (2 players)
LAgg bets $5, Fnord calls $5.

River: ($25.50) 7 (2 players)
LAgg bets $5, Fnord calls $5.

Final Pot: $35.50

Results in white below:
LAgg has 6s 7h (two pair, queens and sevens).
Fnord has 8c 9c (two pair, queens and nines).
Outcome: Fnord wins $35.50.

In retrospect a river min-raise would have been sexy.

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CO ($104.80)
Button ($96.50)
SB (LAgg) ($306.40)
Fnord ($112.80)
UTG ($294.80)
MP ($170.05)

Preflop: Fnord is BB with 3, 5.
4 folds, SB (LAgg) completes, Fnord checks.

Flop: ($2) 4, A, 8 (2 players)
LAgg bets $2, Fnord calls $2.

Turn: ($6) 5 (2 players)
LAgg bets $2, Fnord raises to $6, LAgg raises to $13, Fnord calls $7.

River: ($32) 2 (2 players)
LAgg bets $20, Fnord raises to $96.8, LAgg folds.

Final Pot: $148.80

Results in white below:
Fnord has 3s 5h (straight, five high).
Outcome: Fnord wins $148.80.

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Button ($89.90)
SB ($147.90)
BB (LAgg) ($667.30)
Fnord ($200.45)
MP ($92.50)
CO ($104.45)

Preflop: Fnord is UTG with J, T.
Fnord raises to $3, 3 folds, SB raises to $11, BB (LAgg) calls $10, Fnord calls $8.

Flop: ($33) 2, T, J (3 players)
SB checks, LAgg checks, Fnord bets $20, SB folds, LAgg calls $20.

Turn: ($73) 6 (2 players)
LAgg bets $23, Fnord raises to $100, LAgg folds.

Final Pot: $196

Results in white below:
No showdown. Fnord wins $196.

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CO ($98.50)
Button ($139.25)
SB (LAgg) ($607.80)
Fnord ($260.95)
UTG ($91)
MP ($114.45)

Preflop: Fnord is BB with K, T.
4 folds, SB (LAgg) raises to $4, Fnord calls $3.

Flop: ($8) T, 7, Q (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

Turn: ($8) 4 (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord checks.

River: ($8) Q (2 players)
LAgg checks, Fnord bets $5, LAgg calls $5.

Final Pot: $18

Results in white below:
LAgg has 9h Ac (one pair, queens).
Fnord has Kh Th (two pair, queens and tens).
Outcome: Fnord wins $18.

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CO ($113.35)
Button ($136.25)
SB (LAgg) ($607.70)
Fnord ($274.40)
UTG ($65.50)
MP ($113.85)

Preflop: Fnord is BB with K, K.
4 folds, SB (LAgg) raises to $5.5, Fnord raises to $26, SB (LAgg) folds.

Final Pot: $31.50

Results in white below:
No showdown. Fnord wins $31.50.


Over 400 hands at the table, over 3-buys-ins down. LAgg cut off my action and I wasn't up for shifting back up gears.

Final Tally: -$182.85 vs LAgg

How'd I do?

this is a good post, too tired to pick it apart at the moment

OK I'll tackle this.


1 KK) Standard. This is why I like to reraise a lot. You need a better image.

2) Yep

3 ATo) Preflop is on the low end of good for me. There is value in preflop for sure and in a vaccum reraising with AT is good. I'm concerned about reverse implied odds cancelling the preflop value though because it will be difficult to fold TP to this guy. Flop is standard.

Ok I just read the "at this point I get a read part". If you're read/stats aren't sure you have to fold this AT pf. AJ is as low as I go Ax terms.

4 A5h) I like reraising pf a lot better. Was this hand consecutive with the AT one?

5 KJ) Bet the turn to steal the equity?

6 KK) Standard. I instacall flop. I like pf.

7 TT) The flop play is interesting to me.

Basically you don't want MP to check behind and go to a dangerous turn with 3 players right? What kind of hand is he reraising you with pf that we beat on the flop other then AK?

8 A6d) I hate this pf play. Stacks are too short. You're OOP. The LAG doesn't have the inititive. Basically the implieds aren't there unless you get in a 3 way AI pot. The chances of that are too slim.

Flop play is bad too. Stacks are to shallow to draw to 4 outs. CO has air alot (ie no implieds), your ace is dead alot.

9 KTc) pf is ok. Raise the flop more because we have no idea what he has. I probably pot control the turn, party because the FD hits, partly because I want to induce bluffs from this player.

10 KK) Converter messed this up. I cehck flop, bet turn.

11 A9) I fold pf. Post flop is fine.

12 QJ) Standard.

13 JJ) Raise more pre. I bet this flop because of draws and overcard turns that I'm scared off. As played turn and riv are fine.

14 JJ) Again I raise more pre. Youre not taking full advantage of the fact that he doesn't like to fold pf.

15 KTh) pf is fine given it's 4 handed. You really think he 4bets a draw or worse T on this flop? I don't like this one.

16 AJ) RR pf. What do you mean by "throttle it back"? Does that mean he gets more or less aggro? We could have 10 outs on this flop.

17) Standard.

18 J9o) I bet the flop a lot. I like your line too though.

19 AQh) Perfect. Watch your image after this one.

20) Where's your stack gone? The hand is standard.

21 35o) I don't like the turn. Just call. The AQ hand swings this river towards a smaller raise.

22 TJc) Standard.

23 KTh) I initially was going to say RR pre. Calling is best though against this guy with these stacks.

24 KK) The dynamics of the table at this point make me want to RR to $17. I feel our skill edge makes up for the lack of cutting off his implied odds. He calls out reraise with much less then pocket pairs (if we make it $17) and this wider range means our reverse implied odds are not as bad.

i would reraise with ATo more preflop since you are out of position.

i would bet river with JJ on that Q high board for value.

with AJo, i would probably float that flop ... gutshot + overs in position and you might have best hand

i think you bet the worst street with J9s

with 89c the river minraise is good

KT on QQT board i think he calls a full pot bet just as much as a $5