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sorry if these seem simplistic, but i have to start somewhere. i figured i would start with the bigger pots.

hand one...villain is uber rock, which actually made this a tough call for me. should this have been a snap call, and if he hit his set...oh well? cant help but think its super standard at 25NL...i just dont like being the pushee.

Absolute Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (4 handed) Absolute-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($28.98)
SB ($27.05)
BB ($10.55)
Hero ($24.68)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, A.
Hero raises to $1, Button calls $1, 2 folds.

Flop: ($2.35) 4, 4, 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, Button raises to $14.75, Hero calls $13.

Turn: ($31.85) 2 (2 players)
Hero bets 8.93 , Button calls $8.93.

River: ($40.78) 7 (2 players)

Final Pot: $40.78


hand two...villain is call station, and when they come alive, i get wary. this board is a bit connected, but should i have pushed over on river? or would calling be best?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

UTG ($27.80)
MP ($11.75)
Hero ($36.90)
Button ($12.55)
SB ($7.55)
BB ($39.05)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
UTG calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, SB calls $0.90, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.75.

Flop: ($3.25) , , (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $2, SB folds, UTG calls $2.

Turn: ($7.25) (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $5, UTG calls $5.

River: ($17.25) (2 players)
UTG bets $12, Hero ???


hand three...pre-flop 3bet size? too small for 3way action?

Absolute Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Absolute-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

Hero ($24.30)
Button ($14.89)
SB ($14.38)
BB ($21.23)
UTG ($15.83)
MP ($9.75)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
UTG calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1, Button raises to $2, 2 folds, UTG calls $1.75, Hero raises to $6, Button raises to $14.89, UTG folds, Hero calls $8.89.

Flop: ($32.13) , , (2 players)

Turn: ($32.13) (2 players)

River: ($32.13) (2 players)

Final Pot: $32.13


hand four...ideal table for me to sit like a python and wait for a hand. all three to my right are fish. to my immediate right is a chronic minraiser with a rather wide range. to his right is the fish i came to the table for. and to his right is the biggest fish of all a loose-aggressive/passive/callstation that runs about 75/25/1 taking 40+% of hands to showdown (thank you, God for these idiots).

question is: i'm guessing no one plays this hand much differently. i am not strong enough to bet/raise here? but, no one is showing enough strength to convince me i'm beat? is there another way to play this hand/situation better? I HATE MINBETS AND MINRAISES!! they make me want to bluff.

Absolute Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Absolute-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

BB ($20)
UTG ($12.03)
MP ($116.82)
Hero ($36.90)
SB ($21.35)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
UTG calls $0.50, MP raises to $1, Hero calls $1, SB raises to $2, BB calls $1.50, UTG folds, MP calls $1, Hero calls $1.

Flop: ($8.50) , , (4 players)
SB bets $0.5, BB calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50.

Turn: ($10.50) (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP bets $1, Hero calls $1, SB calls $1, BB folds.

River: ($13.50) (3 players)
SB checks, MP checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $13.50


many thanks.

hand 1 - why u lead turn

hand 2 - shove

hand 3 - meh

hand 4 - meh

hand 1 - just shove flop, there isn't enough left behind anyhow

hand 2 - holy shove! there are sooooo many worse hands that will call a shove, so many lower sets, two pairs and only a few straights

hand 3 - I guess a bit bigger 3-bet is fine, but you got it all-in so thats good

hand 4 - yah lol.. not much you can do getting odds like that all the way down

1 - check turn. why lead turn after that aggro raise. I think I actually just either shove or fold flop. I mean, you are calling for like 60% of your stack.

2 - hmm. I think you are good here way too often not to shove. if he is the type to bluff his missed draws then shove with authority.

3 - pop it to $7.

4 - they are probably just looking for a cheap showdown with a crappy ace. just check.

hand 1: shove over the flop. villains raise size is odd but whatever.

hand 2: shove. this kind of looks like a set over set, but 2pair hands make up a decent part of his range here.

hand 3: raise to $1.25 after the limper. If you are doing this with every other hand (which you should be) then do the same thing w/ AA. Other than that i think its fine. you could 4-bet to $7 since he minraised.

hand 4: these spots are teh ghey but you played it fine.

thanks for the inputs.

hand one...he was AI on his shove. why do I open shove flop? why dont i bet for value and let him try and raise me or come along with stupid shit like TP? he just did it so quick i went, "wtf?" he had KK.

hand two...i flat-called like a donkey, and he had absolute AIR. a call station that donks the river...i love it.

hand three...i seem to notice that 4X+ limpers, especially over 6X, get folds. i allow for one limper before i bump my pfr. with two, i go 5X. and, i do it with 67s or AA. as for RR, if they call $6, they call $7, right? wheres the pressure point in your opinions?

hand four...i won the thing, to my surprise. i saw JJ (SB) and 56. i thought, "wow, you morons." i seem to think this a lot at AP's 25 NL games.

Originally Posted by Chopper

thanks for the inputs.

hand one...he was AI on his shove. why do I open shove flop? why dont i bet for value and let him try and raise me or come along with stupid shit like TP? he just did it so quick i went, "wtf?" he had KK.

all the people saying shove are saying shove OVER his raise, not open shove. You bet, he raises, just shove (instead of calling) beacuse there isn't much left behind.

gotcha. that makes a lot more sense. i misread my own hand.

short term memory i have forgotten.

hand 1: shove flop
hand 2: shove river
hand 3: fine they were short anyways
hand 4: just check

hand 2:

Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer, in another post,

that "two-street-float" maneuver seems to be getting popular, hmmmm...