a little help

[fishstick]

hey everyone. i hope you all had good and profitable weekends.

mine was a bit hit and miss, and i could use a little guidance.

thanks a lot!

Hand 1 - with a king in the flop - should i have even bet this post-flop?

***** Hand History for Game 502119439 *****
0/0 TexasHTGameTable (NL) - Sun Apr 04 15:19:59 EDT 2004
Table Table 11354 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: fishstick ( $29.90)
Seat 2: seat 2 ( $23.50)
Seat 3: seat 3 ( $29.85)
Seat 4: seat 4 ( $20.65)
Seat 5: seat 5 ( $13.15)
Seat 6: seat 6 ( $24)
Seat 7: seat 7 ( $26.65)
Seat 8: seat 8 ( $65.30)
Seat 9: seat 9 ( $24.50)
Seat 10: seat 10 ( $23.50)
seat 10 posts small blind (0.25)
fishstick posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to fishstick [ Qh, Ac ]
seat 2 folds.
seat 3 folds.
seat 4 folds.
seat 5 folds.
seat 6 calls (0.50)
seat 7 folds.
seat 8 folds.
seat 9 folds.
seat 10 calls (0.25)
fishstick checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Kd, 9c, Qs ]
seat 10 checks.
fishstick bets (2)
seat 6 calls (2)
seat 10 folds.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Kc ]
fishstick checks.
seat 6 bets (3)
fishstick folds.
** Summary **
Main Pot: $8.25 | Rake: $0.25
Board: [ Kd 9c Qs Kc ]
fishstick balance $27.40, lost $2.50 (folded)
seat 2 balance $23.50, didn't bet (folded)
seat 3 balance $29.85, didn't bet (folded)
seat 4 balance $20.65, didn't bet (folded)
seat 5 balance $13.15, didn't bet (folded)
seat 6 balance $26.75, bet $5.50, collected $8.25, net +$2.75
seat 7 balance $26.65, didn't bet (folded)
seat 8 balance $65.30, didn't bet (folded)
seat 9 balance $24.50, didn't bet (folded)
seat 10 balance $23, lost $0.50 (folded)


Hand 2 - should i have called the reraises? and should i have bailed after the flop yielded zip?

***** Hand History for Game 502124503 *****
0/0 TexasHTGameTable (NL) - Sun Apr 04 15:22:31 EDT 2004
Table Table 11354 (Real Money) -- Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: fishstick ( $27.15)
Seat 2: seat 2 ( $24.90)
Seat 4: seat 4 ( $20.15)
Seat 5: seat 5 ( $13.80)
Seat 6: seat 6 ( $26.75)
Seat 7: seat 7 ( $26.65)
Seat 8: seat 8 ( $64.80)
Seat 9: seat 9 ( $24.50)
Seat 10: seat 10 ( $22)
seat 4 posts small blind (0.25)
seat 5 posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to fishstick [ Kd, Qd ]
seat 6 calls (0.50)
seat 7 folds.
seat 8 folds.
seat 9 calls (0.50)
seat 10 folds.
fishstick raises (2) to 2
seat 2 folds.
seat 4 raises (5.75) to 6
seat 5 folds.
seat 6 folds.
seat 9 folds.
fishstick calls (4)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 7c, As, 9h ]
seat 4 bets (14.15)
seat 4 is all-In.
fishstick folds.
Creating Main Pot with $27 with seat 4
** Summary **
Main Pot: $27 | Rake: $0.65
Board: [ 7c As 9h ]
fishstick balance $21.15, lost $6 (folded)
seat 2 balance $24.90, didn't bet (folded)
seat 4 balance $27, bet $20.15, collected $27, net +$6.85 [ 9c 9s ] [ three of a kind, nines -- As,9c,9s,9h,7c ]
seat 5 balance $13.30, lost $0.50 (folded)
seat 6 balance $26.25, lost $0.50 (folded)
seat 7 balance $26.65, didn't bet (folded)
seat 8 balance $64.80, didn't bet (folded)
seat 9 balance $24, lost $0.50 (folded)
seat 10 balance $22, didn't bet (folded)


Hand 3 - should i have called the reraise after the river? i wasn't expecting someone (outside of the blinds) to play cards that would have made a straight.

***** Hand History for Game 502136935 *****
0/0 TexasHTGameTable (NL) - Sun Apr 04 15:28:42 EDT 2004
Table Table 11354 (Real Money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: fishstick ( $21.15)
Seat 2: seat 2 ( $24.90)
Seat 3: Zilvia ( $24.50)
Seat 4: seat 4 ( $26.50)
Seat 5: seat 5 ( $8.30)
Seat 6: seat 6 ( $22.25)
Seat 7: seat 7 ( $28.95)
Seat 8: seat 8 ( $75.15)
Seat 9: seat 9 ( $21.25)
Seat 10: seat 10 ( $20.80)
seat 10 posts small blind (0.25)
fishstick posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to fishstick [ 5c, 3h ]
seat 2 calls (0.50)
Zilvia folds.
seat 4 folds.
seat 5 calls (0.50)
seat 6 folds.
seat 7 folds.
seat 8 folds.
seat 9 folds.
seat 10 calls (0.25)
fishstick checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Th, 3c, 2h ]
seat 10 checks.
fishstick checks.
seat 2 checks.
seat 5 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 7d ]
seat 10 checks.
fishstick checks.
seat 2 checks.
seat 5 checks.
** Dealing River ** : [ 5h ]
seat 10 checks.
fishstick bets (2)
seat 2 folds.
seat 5 raises (6) to 6
seat 10 folds.
fishstick calls (4)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $13.30 | Rake: $0.70
Board: [ Th 3c 2h 7d 5h ]
fishstick balance $14.65, lost $6.50 [ 5c 3h ] [ two pairs, fives and threes -- Th,5c,5h,3h,3c ]
seat 2 balance $24.40, lost $0.50 (folded)
Seat 3 balance $24.50, didn't bet (folded)
seat 4 balance $26.50, didn't bet (folded)
seat 5 balance $15.10, bet $6.50, collected $13.30, net +$6.80 [ 4s 6s ] [ a straight, three to seven -- 7d,6s,5h,4s,3c ]
seat 6 balance $22.25, didn't bet (folded)
seat 7 balance $28.95, didn't bet (folded)
seat 8 balance $75.15, didn't bet (folded)
seat 9 balance $21.25, didn't bet (folded)
seat 10 balance $20.30, lost $0.50 (folded)

Hand 4 - i called the pre-flop raise on a "hunch" (i wouldn't have called a bigger raise) and ended up winning the hand. was this a good play, or did i just get lucky?

***** Hand History for Game 502149935 *****
0/0 TexasHTGameTable (NL) - Sun Apr 04 15:35:12 EDT 2004
Table Table 11354 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 1: fishstick ( $13.90)
Seat 2: seat 2 ( $38.40)
Seat 3: seat 3 ( $23.25)
Seat 4: seat 4 ( $21)
Seat 6: seat 6 ( $17.15)
Seat 7: seat 7 ( $28.95)
Seat 8: seat 8 ( $82.55)
Seat 10: seat 10 ( $24.05)
seat 10 posts small blind (0.25)
fishstick posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to fishstick [ 8h, Qh ]
seat 2 folds.
seat 3 folds.
seat 4 folds.
seat 6 raises (1) to 1
seat 8 calls (1)
seat 10 calls (0.75)
fishstick calls (0.50)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ As, Qc, 8s ]
seat 10 bets (2)
fishstick raises (4) to 4
seat 6 calls (4)
seat 8 calls (4)
seat 10 calls (2)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ Ts ]
seat 10 checks.
fishstick bets (8.90)
fishstick is all-In.
seat 6 calls (8.90)
seat 8 folds.
seat 10 folds.
** Dealing River ** : [ 9h ]
Creating Main Pot with $35.95 with fishstick
** Summary **
Main Pot: $35.95 | | Rake: $1.85
Board: [ As Qc 8s Ts 9h ]
fishstick balance $35.95, bet $13.90, collected $35.95, net +$22.05 [ 8h Qh ] [ two pairs, queens and eights -- As,Qh,Qc,8h,8s ]
seat 2 balance $38.40, didn't bet (folded)
seat 3 balance $23.25, didn't bet (folded)
seat 4 balance $21, didn't bet (folded)
seat 6 balance $3.25, lost $13.90 [ Kh Ad ] [ a pair of aces -- Ad,As,Kh,Qc,Ts ]
seat 7 balance $28.95, sits out
seat 8 balance $77.55, lost $5 (folded)
seat 10 balance $19.05, lost $5 (folded)


thanks again!

[Fnord]

Hand 1: I would have raised pre-flop and bet it out again on the turn. Fold to a call/raise.

Hand 2: If a solid player re-raises you pre-flop and you're on KQo I think that's a pretty solid fold. Once the Ace hit you had no buisness hanging around. He's representing AA, KK, QQ or AK with that betting pattern.

Hand 3: Well played. Can't win 'em all.

Hand 4: 50c more ain't calling much of a raise and you could do worse than Q8s. Good job punishing the micro-raise with your implied pot odds. I like the aggression with 2 pair w/o top pair, gotta play it fast or not at all. Maybe raise more on the flop, but I'm just nit picking... Although with so many callers the flush would have worried me a little more...

[fishstick]

thanks, fnord - i appreciate the good feedback.

i need to get better at figuring out what the other guy might have, and then respond accordingly.

last night was better - i only ended up $14 ahead, but no stupid moves, and the hands i played, i played hard and won.