Some Hands I screwed up...

This is not indicative of my normal style of play, but it does show some common mistakes.

Hand 1: Villian is somewhere in between maniac and calling station, on his second buy in. I really just wanted t otake the pot down on the turn, to prevent a draw out, but I ran a serious risk of being called by a weak A or A9/A3.

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UTG+1 ($473.50)
Hero ($615)
MP2 ($214.80)
MP3 ($933.85)
CO ($749.65)
Button ($192.10)
SB ($707.60)
BB ($286.10)
UTG ($724.95)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with [Td], [Kc].
2 folds, Hero raises to $20, 1 fold, MP3 calls $20, CO calls $20, 2 folds, BB calls $14.

Flop: ($83) [Kh], [3c], [9c] (4 players)
BB bets $42, Hero raises to $100, MP3 folds, CO folds, BB calls $58.

Turn: ($283) [As] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $495 (All-In), BB folds.

Final Pot: $778


Hand 2: Calling a pot sized bet with a straight on the board.

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UTG ($415.65)
Hero ($645.45)
MP1 ($194.30)
MP2 ($961.80)
CO ($707.30)
Button ($1002.25)
SB ($123)
BB ($718.80)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with [Js], [As].
UTG calls $6, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold, MP2 calls $12, 3 folds, BB calls $6, UTG calls $6.

Flop: ($51) [6d], [4s], [5d] (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $18, MP2 folds, BB calls $18, UTG folds.

Turn: ($87) [2h] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($87) [3h] (2 players)
BB bets $48, Hero calls $48.

Final Pot: $183

The min raise let BB in with suited crap, and I paid it off.


Hand 3: Villain is solid, and his bet on the turn told me i was beat, but i couldn't let go of top pair. On the river, I was committed to calling the small value bet.

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MP1 ($407.25)
Hero ($534.45)
MP3 ($169.10)
CO ($982.80)
Button ($677.30)
SB ($102)
BB ($1035.65)
UTG ($156.10)
UTG+1 ($808.80)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with [Td], [Jc].
UTG calls $6, 1 fold, MP1 calls $6, Hero calls $6, 1 fold, CO calls $6, Button calls $6, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($42) [Jh], [3c], [7s] (7 players)
SB bets $6, BB calls $6, UTG folds, MP1 calls $6, Hero calls $6, CO calls $6, Button folds.

Turn: ($72) [6d] (5 players)
SB bets $24, BB folds, MP1 folds, Hero calls $24, CO folds.

River: ($120) [9c] (2 players)
SB bets $30, Hero calls $30.

Final Pot: $180


Hand 4: Min raise strikes again!!! I didn't realize I was making these little raises until I reviewed the session. It is not a normal play for me. Villain is a calling station post flop, but solid preflop.


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MP3 ($678.15)
Hero ($405.45)
Button ($213.75)
SB ($884.10)
BB ($614.30)
UTG ($261.10)
UTG+1 ($384.90)
MP1 ($165.25)
MP2 ($1003.80)

Preflop: Hero is CO with [Jc], [Jd].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $6, 3 folds, Hero raises to $12, 1 fold, SB calls $9, BB calls $6, UTG+1 calls $6.

Flop: ($48) [9c], [4c], [As] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $25, SB calls $25, BB folds, UTG+1 folds.

Turn: ($98) [8d] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($98) [Kd] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $98


I could have won this hand on the turn with a big follow up bet, but after a couple losses I was playing weak-tight.


Hand 5: I would like some comments on this one. Its a possible fold/raise pre-flop, but what can I put Villain on wit hhis pre-flop UTG limp?

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MP1 ($678.15)
Hero ($362.45)
MP3 ($213.75)
CO ($936.10)
Button ($671.30)
SB ($255.10)
BB ($372.90)
UTG ($165.25)
UTG+1 ($949.80)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with [Ks], [Jh].
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $6, 1 fold, Hero calls $6, 3 folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($24) [Th], [9c], [Kd] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets $24, Hero calls $24, SB folds, BB folds.

Turn: ($72) [5h] (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $50, UTG+1 calls $50.

River: ($172) [7h] (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $172


Hand 6: Cold- calling w/ QKs hoping for a monster, then calling down like a fish. I don't know what I was thinking here.

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Hero ($600)
UTG ($227.75)
UTG+1 ($1139.20)
MP1 ($707.30)
MP2 ($221.50)
CO ($138)
Button ($122.35)
SB ($1011.80)

Preflop: Hero is BB with [Qc], [Kc].
5 folds, Button raises to $18, 1 fold, Hero calls $12.

Flop: ($39) [6d], [Jh], [Kd] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $18, Hero calls $18.

Turn: ($75) [5d] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $36, Hero calls $36.

River: ($147) [2d] (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: $147


All in all a horrible session for me(-$250), but good to look back on and think WTF!!!

When raising, like you did on the flop in the first hand, try to raise to a more serious amount. Maybe 150 would have been more serious than barely over a minraise...

Second hand your preflop raise was weak. I like to raise 4x BB with a limper to encourage the limper to bail.

Hand three... if you play JT, don't consider one pair an out. You have a bad kicker...

Hand four I wouldn't do anything with it since so many people play a weak ace

fifth hand I'm feeling good about raising after the flop to find out who's ahead
sixth hand as well

hey, you might have been beat, but I think it's a raise or fold situation in both hands