I'm a top pair donk!..

[griffey24]

Hey guys,

here are a few hands from tonight. I'd apreciate any feedback.

Hand 1:

-I can't say why I limped this hand.. especially UTG, I almost always raise or fold here. (so I know this was stupid)
-I had seen guy in blinds min-raise the last several orbits, so I figured I was ahead of his range and in position so I bumped him
-After the min-raise, I got to showdown reasonbly cheap, and lost to A8

Cryptologic
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: $103.50
UTG+1: $127
CO: $103
Button: $132.17
SB: $54.98
BB: $122

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG with
Hero calls, 3 folds, SB calls, BB raises to $2, Hero raises to $7, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: ($15, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $7.75, BB raises to $15.5, Hero calls.

Turn: ($46, 2 players)
BB bets $10, Hero calls.

River: ($66, 2 players)
BB bets $3, Hero calls and loses to A8


Hand 2:

-The previous hand was a setup for this hand. This is the next hand against the same villain as Hand 1
-same villain, and is 57/25/5, but over only 50 hands

Cryptologic
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $14.98
CO: $221
Hero: $105.75
SB: $90.50
BB: $100

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with
UTG folds, CO raises to $2, Hero raises to $7, 2 folds, CO calls.

Flop: ($15.5, 2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $9.75, CO raises to $19.5, Hero calls.

Turn: ($54.5, 2 players)
CO bets $32, Hero ??

Hand 3:

-do I flat call this flop? fold or squeeze raise?
-new to the table, no real reads on villains

Cryptologic
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
6 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $93.50
Hero: $93
CO: $155.88
Button: $110.31
SB: $167.25
BB: $98.75

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG+1 with
UTG calls, Hero raises to $4, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: ($16.5, 4 players)
BB bets $9, UTG calls, Hero ??

[bode]

hand 1: I dont really like preflop, but you know that. Post flop i think is fine. I never really know how to read a chronic min-raiser like that.

hand 2: with those stats on villain i think i just shove over the turn raise. If you flat call you only have a <1/2 PSB on the river so i think its best to put your money in now. since villain has an AF of 5 i think he is betting a draw hear a good % of the time as well as a weaker K/2pr.

hand 3: Thats a set line I take alot from the blinds. I would flat call and see what happens on the turn and fold to alot of action.

[griffey24]

hand 1: I dont really like preflop, but you know that. Post flop i think is fine. I never really know how to read a chronic min-raiser like that.

Yah, Hand 1 was bad preflop for sure. But postflop, given the bet sizes from villain, can I/should I find a fold anywhere?

[bode]

hand 1: I dont really like preflop, but you know that. Post flop i think is fine. I never really know how to read a chronic min-raiser like that.

Yah, Hand 1 was bad preflop for sure. But postflop, given the bet sizes from villain, can I/should I find a fold anywhere?

i dont know, honestly. i still have alot of trouble w/ hands like this. There are only 2 better A's that have you crushed, but w/ villain being a min-raise super donk i just have a hard time folding. Since the bet sizes are so small he is either scared or taking you to (minimum) value town, and w/ the pot odds im getting i like a call down.

[griffey24]

Cool, thanks for the replies bode-ist.

Anyone have any thoughts on Hand 3. I was really stuck between the idea of flat calling, or raising strong here, on the flop.

[cardsman1992]

I raise to $27 ish on flop and fold to a push. If he smooth calls and leads strong, I think you might be able to find a fold. If he checks to you, check behind for pot control, then call a reasonable river bet. This could be KJ, QJ, TT/99/77/78. Could also be a set, but checking behind on the turn helps to minimize a set's damage.