Some Good Plays From My First Night Online

[Khabbi]

Here are some hands that I feel I played well from my 1st session online, please crtique them...

HAND 1: This was my first hand where people actually played with me (I jumped the gun on Aces earlier)

Game #701523353 - (blinds $0.01/$0.02) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/01/24-18:51:49.8 (CST)
Table "Marakei" (real money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Seat 2: DBoyz ($2.00 in chips)
Seat 3: LAW12 ($4.67 in chips)
Seat 4: DK Elway ($2.11 in chips)
Seat 5: singgirl ($1.63 in chips)
Seat 6: nottakenname ($2.08 in chips)
Seat 7: mrbud8 ($2.13 in chips)
Seat 8: sonny g ($1.28 in chips)
Seat 9: 8ntmuch ($4.03 in chips)
Seat 10: Slim D ($8.32 in chips)
sonny g : Post Small Blind ($0.01)
8ntmuch : Post Big Blind ($0.02)
Dealing...
Dealt to nottakenname [ 9d ]
Dealt to nottakenname [ Kd ]
Slim D : Fold
DBoyz : Fold
LAW12 : Call ($0.02)
DK Elway: Call ($0.02)
singgirl: Call ($0.02)
nottakenname: Raise ($0.10)
mrbud8 : Fold
sonny g : Fold
8ntmuch : Fold
LAW12 : Call ($0.08)
DK Elway: Call ($0.08)
singgirl: Call ($0.08)
*** FLOP *** : [ Ad Jc Qs ]
LAW12 : Bet ($0.02)
DK Elway: Call ($0.02)
singgirl: Fold
nottakenname: Raise ($0.20)
LAW12 : Call ($0.18)
DK Elway: Call ($0.18)
*** TURN *** : [ Ad Jc Qs ] [ 6d ]
LAW12 : Bet ($0.02)
DK Elway: Call ($0.02)
nottakenname: Call ($0.02)
*** RIVER *** : [ Ad Jc Qs 6d ] [ Tc ]
LAW12 : Bet ($0.02)
DK Elway: Call ($0.02)
nottakenname: Raise ($1)
LAW12 : Fold
DK Elway: Fold
nottakenname: Winner -- doesn't show cards
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $1.10 | Rake: $0.05
Board: [ Ad Jc Qs 6d Tc ]
TN Foldem didn't bet
DBoyz didn't bet (folded)
LAW12 lost $0.34 (folded)
DK Elway lost $0.34 (folded)
singgirl lost $0.10 (folded)
nottakenname bet $1.32, collected $2.08, net +$0.76 [ 9d Kd ] (a straight, ten to ace)
mrbud8 didn't bet (folded)
sonny g lost $0.01 (folded)
8ntmuch lost $0.02 (folded)
Slim D didn't bet (folded)
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HAND2: Calling this hand out of early position is a recipe for bad habits (I think), although it turns out I would have won, I shouldn't look at it that way *right?*
Game #701540456 - (blinds $0.01/$0.02) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/01/24-19:10:28.8 (CST)
Table "Marakei" (real money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Seat 1: WillieGee ($1.91 in chips)
Seat 3: LAW12 ($5.57 in chips)
Seat 4: DK Elway ($1.52 in chips)
Seat 5: singgirl ($2.59 in chips)
Seat 6: nottakenname ($2.53 in chips)
Seat 7: mrbud8 ($1.97 in chips)
Seat 9: 8ntmuch ($4.48 in chips)
Seat 10: Slim D ($8.09 in chips)
WillieGee: Post Small Blind ($0.01)
LAW12 : Post Big Blind ($0.02)
Dealing...
Dealt to nottakenname [ 3s ]
Dealt to nottakenname [ Qs ]
DK Elway: Call ($0.02)
singgirl: Call ($0.02)
nottakenname: Fold
mrbud8 : Call ($0.02)
8ntmuch : Raise ($0.04)
Slim D : Call ($0.04)
WillieGee: Fold
LAW12 : Call ($0.02)
DK Elway: Call ($0.02)
singgirl: Call ($0.02)
mrbud8 : Call ($0.02)
*** FLOP *** : [ 8s 2s 7s ]
LAW12 : Check
DK Elway: Check
singgirl: Bet ($0.10)
mrbud8 : Call ($0.10)
8ntmuch : Call ($0.10)
Slim D : Fold
LAW12 : Fold
DK Elway: Fold
*** TURN *** : [ 8s 2s 7s ] [ 4c ]
singgirl: Bet ($0.16)
mrbud8 : Fold
8ntmuch : Fold
singgirl: Winner -- doesn't show cards
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $0.55 | Rake: $0
Board: [ 8s 2s 7s 4c ]
WillieGee lost $0.01 (folded)
LAW12 lost $0.04 (folded)
DK Elway lost $0.04 (folded)
singgirl bet $0.30, collected $0.71, net +$0.41
nottakenname didn't bet (folded) [ 3s Qs ] (a flush, queen high)
mrbud8 lost $0.14 (folded)
8ntmuch lost $0.14 (folded)
Slim D lost $0.04 (folded)
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HAND 3: This hand was questionable for me. I was in late position, basically with limpers to me - nothing less than 10 cents seems to hold water as a raise on these micro tables. Was it a good fold? If I had stayed in, I probably would have been in a world of hurt hoping for the straight flush draw.
Game #701546016 - (blinds $0.01/$0.02) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/01/24-19:16:36.2 (CST)
Table "Marakei" (real money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Seat 1: WillieGee ($1.88 in chips)
Seat 2: tessaiga ($1.98 in chips)
Seat 3: LAW12 ($5.19 in chips)
Seat 4: DK Elway ($1.43 in chips)
Seat 6: nottakenname ($2.51 in chips)
Seat 7: mrbud8 ($1.77 in chips)
Seat 8: wolfskin97 ($2.53 in chips)
Seat 9: 8ntmuch ($4.30 in chips)
Seat 10: Slim D ($8.33 in chips)
nottakenname: Post Small Blind ($0.01)
mrbud8 : Post Big Blind ($0.02)
Dealt to nottakenname [ 6h ]
Dealt to nottakenname [ 7h ]
wolfskin97: Call ($0.02)
8ntmuch : Raise ($0.04)
Slim D : Call ($0.04)
WillieGee: Fold
tessaiga: Fold
LAW12 : Raise ($0.06)
DK Elway: Call ($0.06)
nottakenname: Fold
mrbud8 : Call ($0.04)
wolfskin97: Call ($0.04)
8ntmuch : Call ($0.02)
Slim D : Call ($0.02)
*** FLOP *** : [ 9h 8h 3s ]
mrbud8 : Bet ($0.02)
wolfskin97: Call ($0.02)
8ntmuch : Raise ($0.10)
Slim D : Call ($0.10)
LAW12 : Call ($0.10)
DK Elway: Call ($0.10)
mrbud8 : Call ($0.08)
wolfskin97: Call ($0.08)
*** TURN *** : [ 9h 8h 3s ] [ 4c ]
mrbud8 : Check
wolfskin97: Check
8ntmuch : Bet ($0.12)
Slim D : Call ($0.12)
LAW12 : Fold
DK Elway: Call ($0.12)
mrbud8 : Call ($0.12)
wolfskin97: Fold
*** RIVER *** : [ 9h 8h 3s 4c ] [ Qd ]
mrbud8 : Check
8ntmuch : Bet ($0.25)
Slim D : Fold
DK Elway: Call ($0.25)
nottakenname said, "phew, woulda lost a lot, folded 6h7h"
mrbud8 : Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $1.90 | Rake: $0.05
Board: [ 9h 8h 3s 4c Qd ]
WillieGee didn't bet (folded)
tessaiga didn't bet (folded)
LAW12 lost $0.16 (folded)
DK Elway lost $0.53 [ 9c Qc ] (two pair, queens and nines)
nottakenname lost $0.01 (folded) [ 6h 7h ] (high card queen)
mrbud8 lost $0.28 (folded)
wolfskin97 lost $0.16 (folded)
8ntmuch bet $0.53, collected $1.90, net +$1.37 (showed hand) [ 9d 9s ] (three of a kind, nines)
Slim D lost $0.28 (folded)
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HAND 4: Again, based on the outcome, I should have stayed in. But is K8o callable anywhere?
Game #701550014 - (blinds $0.01/$0.02) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/01/24-19:20:42.0 (CST)
Table "Marakei" (real money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Seat 2: tessaiga ($1.98 in chips)
Seat 3: LAW12 ($5.11 in chips)
Seat 4: DK Elway ($0.88 in chips)
Seat 5: rabbitchoker ($1.98 in chips)
Seat 6: nottakenname ($2.50 in chips)
Seat 7: mrbud8 ($1.47 in chips)
Seat 8: wolfskin97 ($2.35 in chips)
Seat 9: 8ntmuch ($5.67 in chips)
Seat 10: Slim D ($8.05 in chips)
wolfskin97: Post Small Blind ($0.01)
8ntmuch : Post Big Blind ($0.02)
Dealing...
Dealt to nottakenname [ Kc ]
Dealt to nottakenname [ 8d ]
Slim D : Call ($0.02)
tessaiga: Fold
LAW12 : Call ($0.02)
DK Elway: Call ($0.02)
rabbitchoker: Raise ($0.10)
nottakenname: Fold
mrbud8 : Fold
wolfskin97: Fold
8ntmuch : Fold
Slim D : Call ($0.08)
LAW12 : Call ($0.08)
DK Elway: Call ($0.08)
*** FLOP *** : [ Kd Qh 9s ]
Slim D : Check
LAW12 : Bet ($0.02)
DK Elway: Fold
rabbitchoker: Raise ($0.10)
Slim D : Fold
LAW12 : Call ($0.08)
*** TURN *** : [ Kd Qh 9s ] [ 8c ]
LAW12 : Bet ($0.02)
rabbitchoker: Call ($0.02)
*** RIVER *** : [ Kd Qh 9s 8c ] [ 4h ]
LAW12 : Bet ($0.02)
rabbitchoker: Call ($0.02)
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $0.71 | Rake: $0
Board: [ Kd Qh 9s 8c 4h ]
tessaiga didn't bet (folded)
LAW12 lost $0.24 (showed hand) [ Qs 2c ] (a pair of queens)
DK Elway lost $0.10 (folded)
rabbitchoker bet $0.24, collected $0.71, net +$0.47 (showed hand) [ Ad Qc ] (a pair of queens)
nottakenname didn't bet (folded) [ Kc 8d ] (two pair, kings and eights)
mrbud8 didn't bet (folded)
wolfskin97 lost $0.01 (folded)
8ntmuch lost $0.02 (folded)
Slim D lost $0.10 (folded)
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HAND 5: I knew already that rabitchocker was a loose aggressive (almost maniac) player. I still think that my 73h sucks too much to call with, even against a maniac in early position.
Game #701555604 - (blinds $0.01/$0.02) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/01/24-19:26:32.3 (CST)
Table "Marakei" (real money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Seat 2: tessaiga ($1.96 in chips)
Seat 3: LAW12 ($4.83 in chips)
Seat 4: DK Elway ($0.00 in chips)
Seat 5: rabbitchoker ($3.59 in chips)
Seat 6: nottakenname ($2.50 in chips)
Seat 7: mrbud8 ($0.00 in chips)
Seat 8: wolfskin97 ($2.34 in chips)
Seat 9: 8ntmuch ($5.41 in chips)
Seat 10: Slim D ($9.23 in chips)
tessaiga: Post Small Blind ($0.01)
LAW12 : Post Big Blind ($0.02)
Dealing...
Dealt to nottakenname [ 3h ]
Dealt to nottakenname [ 7h ]
rabbitchoker: Raise ($0.10)
nottakenname: Fold
wolfskin97: Fold
8ntmuch : Call ($0.10)
Slim D : Call ($0.10)
tessaiga: Fold
LAW12 : Call ($0.08)
*** FLOP *** : [ 7s 9s 4h ]
LAW12 : Bet ($0.02)
rabbitchoker: Call ($0.02)
8ntmuch : Call ($0.02)
Slim D : Raise ($0.08)
LAW12 : Call ($0.06)
rabbitchoker: Call ($0.06)
8ntmuch : Fold
*** TURN *** : [ 7s 9s 4h ] [ 5c ]
LAW12 : Bet ($0.02)
rabbitchoker: Call ($0.02)
Slim D : Call ($0.02)
*** RIVER *** : [ 7s 9s 4h 5c ] [ 7d ]
LAW12 : Check
rabbitchoker: Check
Slim D : Check
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $0.73 | Rake: $0
Board: [ 7s 9s 4h 5c 7d ]
tessaiga lost $0.01 (folded)
LAW12 lost $0.20 (showed hand) [ 2c 8s ] (a pair of sevens)
DK Elway didn't bet
rabbitchoker lost $0.20 (showed hand) [ 4c Ad ] (two pair, sevens and fours)
nottakenname didn't bet (folded) [ 3h 7h ] (three of a kind, sevens)
mrbud8 didn't bet
wolfskin97 didn't bet (folded)
8ntmuch lost $0.12 (folded)
Slim D bet $0.20, collected $0.73, net +$0.53 (showed hand) [ 9h As ] (two pair, nines and sevens)
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HAND 6: Here's another hand that would have gone my way if I stayed in. I don't want to be starting any bad habits, and I felt that Q9o is a weak hand and it surely wouldn't stand a raise. I don't want to start going in on "gut feel"
Game #701566137 - (blinds $0.01/$0.02) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/01/24-19:37:35.5 (CST)
Table "Marakei" (real money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Seat 1: ACENYOU ($1.96 in chips)
Seat 2: Grappler68 ($1.26 in chips)
Seat 3: LAW12 ($4.54 in chips)
Seat 4: sparky 78 ($1.98 in chips)
Seat 5: rabbitchoker ($3.17 in chips)
Seat 6: nottakenname ($2.94 in chips)
Seat 7: mrbud8 ($2.51 in chips)
Seat 9: 8ntmuch ($5.55 in chips)
ACENYOU : Post Small Blind ($0.01)
Grappler68: Post Big Blind ($0.02)
Dealing...
Dealt to nottakenname [ 9d ]
Dealt to nottakenname [ Qh ]
LAW12 : Call ($0.02)
sparky 78: Fold
rabbitchoker: Call ($0.02)
nottakenname: Fold
mrbud8 : Call ($0.02)
8ntmuch : Fold
ACENYOU : Raise ($0.12)
Grappler68: Fold
LAW12 : Call ($0.11)
rabbitchoker: Call ($0.11)
mrbud8 : Call ($0.11)
*** FLOP *** : [ Td Qc Qd ]
ACENYOU : Bet ($0.20)
LAW12 : Fold
rabbitchoker: Fold
mrbud8 : Call ($0.20)
*** TURN *** : [ Td Qc Qd ] [ 9c ]
ACENYOU : Bet ($0.20)
mrbud8 : Call ($0.20)
*** RIVER *** : [ Td Qc Qd 9c ] [ 2c ]
ACENYOU : Check
mrbud8 : Bet ($0.50)
ACENYOU : Call ($0.50)
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $2.24 | Rake: $0.10
Board: [ Td Qc Qd 9c 2c ]
ACENYOU lost $1.03 [ Jd Jc ] (two pair, queens and jacks)
Grappler68 lost $0.02 (folded)
LAW12 lost $0.13 (folded)
sparky 78 didn't bet (folded)
rabbitchoker lost $0.13 (folded)
nottakenname didn't bet (folded) [ 9d Qh ] (a full house, queens full of nines)
mrbud8 bet $1.03, collected $2.24, net +$1.21 (showed hand) [ Jh Qs ] (three of a kind, queens)
8ntmuch didn't bet (folded)
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HAND 7: This was my biggest hand of the evening.
Game #701568230 - (blinds $0.01/$0.02) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/01/24-19:39:35.4 (CST)
Table "Marakei" (real money) -- Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: ACENYOU ($0.93 in chips)
Seat 2: Grappler68 ($1.24 in chips)
Seat 3: LAW12 ($4.41 in chips)
Seat 4: sparky 78 ($1.98 in chips)
Seat 6: nottakenname ($2.94 in chips)
Seat 7: mrbud8 ($3.72 in chips)
Seat 9: 8ntmuch ($5.55 in chips)
Seat 10: kwtht ($2.00 in chips)
Grappler68: Post Small Blind ($0.01)
LAW12 : Post Big Blind ($0.02)
kwtht : Post ($0.02)
Dealing...
Dealt to nottakenname [ Tc ]
Dealt to nottakenname [ Th ]
sparky 78: Fold
nottakenname: Raise ($0.10)
mrbud8 : Fold
8ntmuch : Fold
kwtht : Call ($0.08)
ACENYOU : Call ($0.10)
Grappler68: Call ($0.09)
LAW12 : Call ($0.08)
*** FLOP *** : [ Ts Qc 3s ]
Grappler68: Check
LAW12 : Check
nottakenname: Bet ($0.25)
kwtht : Raise ($0.50)
ACENYOU : Fold
Grappler68: Call ($0.50)
LAW12 : Fold
nottakenname: Raise ($1)
kwtht : Call ($0.75)
Grappler68: Call All-in ($0.64)
*** TURN *** : [ Ts Qc 3s ] [ Ad ]
nottakenname: Bet ($1.59)
kwtht : Call All-in ($0.65)
*** RIVER *** : [ Ts Qc 3s Ad ] [ Kh ]
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $3.67 | Side pot 1: $1.52 | Rake: $0.25
Board: [ Ts Qc 3s Ad Kh ]
ACENYOU lost $0.10 (folded)
Grappler68 lost $1.24 (showed hand) [ 4s As ] (a pair of aces)
LAW12 lost $0.10 (folded)
sparky 78 didn't bet (folded)
nottakenname bet $2.94, collected $6.13, net +$3.19 (showed hand) [ Tc Th ] (three of a kind, tens)
mrbud8 didn't bet (folded)
8ntmuch didn't bet (folded)
kwtht lost $2 (showed hand) [ Qd 7c ] (a pair of queens)
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HAND 8: I know I was lucky, but was it a good play to push on the turn? There wasn't enough money to do it earlier.
Game #701664683 - (blinds $0.01/$0.02) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/01/24-21:17:39.5 (CST)
Table "Kaniet" (real money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Seat 2: jimmye ($2.12 in chips)
Seat 3: *randy ($2.40 in chips)
Seat 5: brownshlager ($0.00 in chips)
Seat 6: nottakenname ($1.74 in chips)
Seat 7: GeminiDav ($1.26 in chips)
Seat 8: Fontana62 ($2.24 in chips)
Seat 9: dakota009 ($2.81 in chips)
Seat 10: KCtoOKC ($5.17 in chips)
KCtoOKC : Post Small Blind ($0.01)
jimmye : Post Big Blind ($0.02)
Dealing...
Dealt to nottakenname [ Ad ]
Dealt to nottakenname [ 9d ]
*randy : Fold
nottakenname: Call ($0.02)
GeminiDav: Call ($0.02)
Fontana62: Fold
dakota009: Fold
KCtoOKC : Call ($0.01)
jimmye : Check
*** FLOP *** : [ 7s 9h 4d ]
KCtoOKC : Check
jimmye : Check
nottakenname: Bet ($0.10)
GeminiDav: Call ($0.10)
KCtoOKC : Fold
jimmye : Fold
*** TURN *** : [ 7s 9h 4d ] [ Qs ]
nottakenname: Bet ($0.25)
GeminiDav: Raise ($0.50)
nottakenname: Call ($0.25)
*** RIVER *** : [ 7s 9h 4d Qs ] [ Ac ]
nottakenname: Bet ($1.12)
GeminiDav: Call All-in ($0.64)
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $2.46 | Rake: $0.10
Board: [ 7s 9h 4d Qs Ac ]
jimmye lost $0.02 (folded)
*randy didn't bet (folded)
brownshlager didn't bet
nottakenname bet $1.74, collected $2.94, net +$1.20 (showed hand) [ Ad 9d ] (two pair, aces and nines)
GeminiDav lost $1.26 (showed hand) [ Qc 7c ] (two pair, queens and sevens)
Fontana62 didn't bet (folded)
dakota009 didn't bet (folded)
KCtoOKC lost $0.02 (folded)
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[johnnyawe]

HAND 1: This was my first hand where people actually played with me (I jumped the gun on Aces earlier)

Not sure why you played so agressively with only :Kd: . K9s isn't exactly a monster in a full ring. Its a hand you want to try and limp with and hope to catch a flush or straight, and then if you happen to catch top pair maybe try and take the pot down but still be careful. I don't like the flop bet unless you really thought there was a good chance they would both fold. I would have just called the .02 to see the next card cheaply.

HAND2: Calling this hand out of early position is a recipe for bad habits (I think), although it turns out I would have won, I shouldn't look at it that way *right?*

Yeah.. :Qs: From EP it depends on the table. If you think you can limp in, you can call. But if the pots are being raised a lot preflop then you just want to fold. Also if 6 or more people are seeing the flop regularly then I think you want to call. I don't play the microlimits so I'm not sure.. My guess is it that a lot of ppl typically see the flop and it might be worth it to play Qxs-Axs from any position.

HAND 3: This hand was questionable for me. I was in late position, basically with limpers to me - nothing less than 10 cents seems to hold water as a raise on these micro tables. Was it a good fold? If I had stayed in, I probably would have been in a world of hurt hoping for the straight flush draw.

Well very similiar situation. You have a nice drawing hand in but you're looking at a raised pot. Because it looks at least 5 people are going to see the flop, and another couple behind you will probably come along, I think you have to call this preflop. Remember that draw hands play best when you have a lot of people seeing flop.

HAND 4: Again, based on the outcome, I should have stayed in. But is K8o callable anywhere?

No.

HAND 5: I knew already that rabitchocker was a loose aggressive (almost maniac) player. I still think that my 73h sucks too much to call with, even against a maniac in early position.

Fold preflop. You can't trap a maniac with . Wait for a pocket pair or two high cards if you want to make a loose call againt a maniac. Those hands play well in short-handed raised pots.

HAND 6: Here's another hand that would have gone my way if I stayed in. I don't want to be starting any bad habits, and I felt that Q9o is a weak hand and it surely wouldn't stand a raise. I don't want to start going in on "gut feel"

Yeah, fold.

HAND 7: This was my biggest hand of the evening.

Very well played.