Value betting + definition of a scare card

[ensign_lee]

Hand 1:
#Game No : 2912142903
***** Hand History for Game 2912142903 *****
$100 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, October 21, 23:36:46 EDT 2005
Table Table 64703 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 4: toddh1234 ( $70.23 )
Seat 5: awpeh ( $85.40 )
Seat 7: gliam ( $115.80 )
Seat 8: P20051 ( $45 )
Seat 6: ewlee ( $322.05 )
Seat 2: bateman3211 ( $84.15 )
Seat 3: MAGIC13X ( $83.30 )
Seat 10: BurroLoco ( $145.35 )
Seat 1: arbie1a ( $49.25 )
Seat 9: DoorBell ( $93.50 )
arbie1a posts small blind [$0.50].
bateman3211 posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ewlee [ As Kd ]
MAGIC13X calls [$1].
toddh1234 calls [$1].
awpeh folds.
ewlee raises [$4].
gliam folds.
P20051 folds.
DoorBell folds.
BurroLoco folds.
arbie1a folds.
bateman3211 calls [$3].
MAGIC13X calls [$3].
>You have options at Table 65809 Table!.
toddh1234 calls [$3].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kc, 2c, 5s ]
bateman3211 checks.
MAGIC13X checks.
toddh1234 bets [$3].
ewlee raises [$10].
bateman3211 calls [$10].
MAGIC13X folds.
toddh1234 calls [$7].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Ts ]
bateman3211 checks.
toddh1234 checks.
ewlee bets [$29].
bateman3211 folds.
toddh1234 calls [$29].
** Dealing River ** [ 9d ]
toddh1234 checks.
ewlee bets [$30].
toddh1234 is all-In [$27.23]

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Toddh1234 is a loose little bugger, playing 50-65% of his hands. He tends to ignore kickers and hang on to his top pair for dear life. Plus, when he gets a bigger stack, he tends to try to be godzilla and bluff every second hand that he's in. When he's at $100 or less, weak bets = weak holdings. Those are my reads. What do you think was the result and what do you think he was holding?

Hand 2
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#Game No : 2912727772
***** Hand History for Game 2912727772 *****
$100 NL Texas Hold'em - Saturday, October 22, 01:28:13 EDT 2005
Table Table 64703 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 4: toddh1234 ( $222.26 )
Seat 5: awpeh ( $122.80 )
Seat 6: ewlee ( $233.30 )
Seat 8: JAMEST1 ( $114.21 )
Seat 2: postmaster6 ( $98.50 )
Seat 9: gliam ( $94 )
Seat 3: bensweak ( $118.30 )
Seat 7: GrindingHalt ( $197.27 )
Seat 10: Serotonin5ht ( $102.80 )
Seat 1: DeJNow ( $143.50 )
DeJNow posts small blind [$0.50].
postmaster6 posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ewlee [ Qs 9s ]
bensweak folds.
toddh1234 raises [$3].
awpeh calls [$3].
ewlee calls [$3].
GrindingHalt folds.
JAMEST1 folds.
gliam folds.
Serotonin5ht folds.
DeJNow folds.
postmaster6 calls [$2].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qh, 9h, Ad ]
postmaster6 checks.
toddh1234 bets [$4].
awpeh folds.
ewlee raises [$10].
postmaster6 folds.
toddh1234 calls [$6].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2s ]
toddh1234 checks.
ewlee bets [$25].
toddh1234 calls [$25].
** Dealing River ** [ Js ]
toddh1234 checks.
ewlee bets [$50].
toddh1234 calls [$50].

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I know, I know. I should not be calling raises with Q9s. The table was so loose however. I felt that if I did hit a nice draw, that I would get paid for it. Plus, I figured that if toddh1234 got tied to his hand, that I would get paid.

I have a few questions regarding this hand.
1) Should that Jack have scared me? After all, AJ and AQ now own me, leaving me to beat only AK and AT, which are somewhat probable.
2) Do you think that $50 bet was a bit much, leading to that situation where the only hand that calls me is a hand that beats me? Or do you think it was an appropriate value bet given what you think he has.
3) What do you think toddh1234 has?

[ensign_lee]

Forgot to add.
Right before hand 1 (like the exact hand before), this hand happened. He'd started to give me too much respect at the table, so I thought I'd pop this on him.

#Game No : 2912138922
***** Hand History for Game 2912138922 *****
$100 NL Texas Hold'em - Friday, October 21, 23:36:02 EDT 2005
Table Table 64703 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 4: toddh1234 ( $76.23 )
Seat 5: awpeh ( $85.40 )
Seat 7: gliam ( $115.80 )
Seat 8: P20051 ( $45 )
Seat 6: ewlee ( $310.95 )
Seat 2: bateman3211 ( $84.15 )
Seat 3: MAGIC13X ( $83.30 )
Seat 10: BurroLoco ( $148.35 )
Seat 1: arbie1a ( $52.25 )
Seat 9: DoorBell ( $93.50 )
BurroLoco posts small blind [$0.50].
arbie1a posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ewlee [ 8h Th ]
bateman3211 folds.
MAGIC13X folds.
toddh1234 raises [$3].
awpeh folds.
ewlee calls [$3].
gliam folds.
P20051 folds.
DoorBell folds.
BurroLoco calls [$2.50].
arbie1a calls [$2].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, 2c, Kh ]
BurroLoco checks.
arbie1a checks.
toddh1234 bets [$3].
ewlee raises [$10].
BurroLoco folds.
arbie1a folds.
toddh1234 folds.
>You have options at Table 65809 Table!.
ewlee shows [ 8h, Th ] a pair of twos.
ewlee wins $24.10 from the main pot with a pair of twos.

[r8ed]

I think he has trips on the first hand. Either 5s or Ts. Unless he had AA/KK. But, I'm pretty sure he has trips.

[ensign_lee]

I think he has trips on the first hand. Either 5s or Ts. Unless he had AA/KK. But, I'm pretty sure he has trips.

Really? You don't think that he'd reraise at some point with a set? Say...the flop? or the turn?

[TalentedTom]

Hand #1 you ae getting paid off by KQ I think your play is very strong here I play my AK the same way.

Hand #2 I like your play all the way untill the river, the jack scares me a little but I bet here to, I would personally bet the same amount you did on the turn, but on the river I would bet $25. $50 is a big bet I'm used to value betting but if you can get away with betting that much go for it. I think AQ is an almost impossible holding considering the way he has played, the only possibilies are AK, AJ, AT, you have 2 of them beat, but I suspect he mucks AT at the end of it all.

Hand #3 Those are my favorate kind of plays, taking advantage of weak meaningless bets and winnings uncontested pots.

On another notee, your play in general seems to be very strong. I dont mind calling raises with suited connectors myslef (q9s, t8s) I have much respect for the lag players.

[ensign_lee]

Before I post the results, I'd like a few more lines on my play, if y'all don't mind. Boondock, Smackinyaup, Fnord: I'm calling y'all out.

Thanks.

[Kiriath]

first hand ur getting payed of by a weaker kicker, second hand I dunno, I would crap my pants before betting 50 on that river lol.