Need help/advice

[Ugly Ed]

I need some help/advice. This is driving me crazy. Here is a pretty typical session for me. Please give me some advice. There are about 90 hands I condensed them down. Thanks in advance. I put my hole cards just to show the trash I get, and why (though not a good reason) I made some bad plays. Kinda frustrated. Also mb there were some hands I should have but didn't play. Also are these the typical hands most ppl get but they can some how make money with them? I have tried to condense this down hopefully it is still understandable.

My hole cards are in red. Hands I won in Green. Hands I lost in Blue. FPF= Fold Pre Flop

I started with 40$ was up to 64$ before the 1st hand here.

7h6s-Fold Pre Flop ---5c2c-FPF ---8sAd Call1$ Fold to 22$ raise ---Ah2c FPF--- Th7s FPF---6hAd FPF--Board came As 5s 6s Kd Jd--mb winAA 66---Js3h--FPF---8c7h--FPF---4d7dFPF---Ts8s--FPF---AcKc call 4$ Flop--TsQh3h bet 4$ Fold to 26.50$ raise--Board came Ts Qh 3h Ah 7d winner showed KK, I had AA 65$ pot---Jd2d--FPF---Jd7c--FPF---8d2h--FPF---Tc2c--FPF---Jc7d FPF to 4$ raise--Board came 3c Jd Jh 9h 6s I would have won with JJJ---9c7d--FPF---Kh6h--FPF---6d8s--FPF---4hJd-Check down Lose---Qc4s--Fpf---6s8s--FPF---Td7s--FPF---Ac3d--FPF---JhAs Raise 4$ Fold to 66.25---Jc8c--FPF---4cKd--Fold to 24$---7c2h--FPF--Would have tied Srt8 3-7---Jd4d--FPF---8s2s--FPF--Would have tied JJ66 61$ pot---8s8c--R2$ Flop Jd8hQd--bet5$--1 caller-(T)9d--bet 10$--caller folds--Win25$---3d5d--FPF---5d7c--FPF---2h4c--FPF---6dJh--FPF---3s8s---FPF---Js5c--FPF---JsAd--R4$-2 Callers--Flop 8hTs9s--Fold to 12$R---QdKd-R2$-2 Callers--Flop TsKs4c--B5$-1 Caller (T)Jh--R5$-1 Caller-(R)Qs-call 5$--Lose 9-K str8 Flush I know my River call was bad but for 5.50$ I called.---7d5d--FPF---TdQd--Call 3.5$--Flop-5dJd6s--B10$-All Fold win 28$---JhKh--C5$--Flop 9h8c8d--Fold to 28$ Raise---9s9c--R3$--All Fold Win $5---Kd8c--FPF---KsQh--C3$-Flop Td4s6c-Fold to 5$ R---9d6h--FPF Board-4c8s7sTcKh--Win MB Str8---Ks2d--FPF---9hTs--FPF to 5$---QsKc--C4$-Flop Qh4dKh-C18$--Win $67 KKQQ---7dJc--FPF---As4c--FPF---Th8c--FPF---Kh4c--FPF---Ac3s--FPF---8d8c-R2$ 1 call--Flop JsQcAh--B5$ player folds I win $9-----7s5d--FPF---3cJh-C2$--Flop 3sJdTc-B5$-(T)9s-C6$-(R)Qc--Fold to 30$---7s8s-C--0.50$--Flop-9cKsKc-Fold to 10$---4h3d--FPF---6sKd--FPF---As2h--C1$ Flop-4sQdAc-B4$--Fold to 8$---Th4d--FPF--Board seen Tc4h6h--Win MB TT44---8dQc--FPF---Kd7c---C--0.50$-Fold to 5$---5c9d--FPF---Kd5D--Check down-Lose---7d9c--FPF---Ac8h--B3$--All fold-win 5$---4h8s--FPF---Ah2h-C1$ Board seen 9dKs4s-Fold to 4$---Js3c--FPF---4h9s-C--0.50$ Flop 4d7dAc-Check--(T)4s-B3$--1 Caller-(R)6c--B7$--1 Caller--Win24$ 444---5hTh--FPF---6h3s--FPF---6sKh--FPF---9s9d-C2$--Flop 6h2hKc--C2$-(T)Th--Raise to 8$--1 Caller-(R) 5h-Check-Check--Lose to JJ---2cTc--FPF--Board 3c2sTd5c6s--Win MB TT22---Jc9h-C1$--Fold to 5$---QcKd--R2$--Call-10$-3ppl in--Flop AcAs6s--Fold to 10$---3h4c--C--.050$ Flop 4s2c3c--B5$--2 Callers--(T)5h--Bet16$(all in trying to rep str8 mb draw FH)--2 Callers--(R)9h--Lose Str8 2-6 Winner shows 64 Hole cards.

If you read through all of this, and have some advice for me. Thank You!!

[finky]

wow, trying to read that made my head hurt. Could you at least put a space between each hand?

Also I don't think there's enough information (position, action, stack size etc.), pokers more then your cards and the board.

Single out some problem hands and post a full HH.

[Ugly Ed]

Sorry about it being hard to read. Thanks though. I have posted a few hands. I was wanting to show a whole session, cause my problem I think is more than a few hands and I didnt want to have a huge post with a bunch of hands listed. I just lost 40$ in a few hands here they are minus the Junk folded Pre Flop

2 Junk hands

Game #1115029046 - (blinds $0.50/$1) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/11/26-12:09:25.3 (CST)
Table "Basseterre" (real money) -- Seat 9 is the button
Seat 1: xryder02 ($93.00 in chips)
Seat 2: potownboy ($124.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugly Ed ($37.00 in chips)
Seat 4: Brandx316 ($85.00 in chips)
Seat 5: mscdman ($158.25 in chips)
Seat 6: 422499 ($26.25 in chips)
Seat 7: seymore78 ($55.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Awiseboy ($128.00 in chips)
Seat 9: deloman1 ($123.25 in chips)
Seat 10: kegardner1 ($96.00 in chips)
kegardner1: Post Small Blind ($0.50)
xryder02: Post Big Blind ($1)
422499 : Post ($1.50)
Dealing...
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Jh ]
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Td ]
potownboy: Fold
Ugly Ed : Call ($1)
Brandx316: Fold
mscdman : Fold
422499 : Check
seymore78: Call ($1)
Awiseboy: Fold
deloman1: Call ($1)
kegardner1: Call ($0.50)
xryder02: Raise ($2)
Ugly Ed : Call ($2)
422499 : Fold
seymore78: Call ($2)
deloman1: Fold
kegardner1: Fold
*** FLOP *** : [ 4c Jd 9d ]
xryder02: Bet ($3)
Ugly Ed : Call ($3)
seymore78: Fold
*** TURN *** : [ 4c Jd 9d ] [ Tc ]
xryder02: Bet ($7)
Ugly Ed : Call ($7)
*** RIVER *** : [ 4c Jd 9d Tc ] [ 2c ]
xryder02: Bet ($24)
Ugly Ed : Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $31 | Rake: $1.50
Board: [ 4c Jd 9d Tc 2c ]
xryder02 bet $37, collected $55, net +$18 (showed hand) [ As Ah ] (a pair of aces)
potownboy didn't bet (folded)
Ugly Ed lost $13 (folded) [ Jh Td ] (two pair, jacks and tens)
Brandx316 didn't bet (folded)
mscdman didn't bet (folded)
422499 lost $1.50 (folded)
seymore78 lost $3 (folded)
Awiseboy didn't bet (folded)
deloman1 lost $1 (folded)
kegardner1 lost $1 (folded)


Game #1115031667 - (blinds $0.50/$1) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/11/26-12:11:09.5 (CST)
Table "Basseterre" (real money) -- Seat 10 is the button
Seat 1: xryder02 ($111.00 in chips)
Seat 2: potownboy ($124.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugly Ed ($24.00 in chips)
Seat 4: Brandx316 ($85.00 in chips)
Seat 5: mscdman ($158.25 in chips)
Seat 6: 422499 ($24.75 in chips)
Seat 7: seymore78 ($52.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Awiseboy ($128.00 in chips)
Seat 9: deloman1 ($122.25 in chips)
Seat 10: kegardner1 ($95.00 in chips)
xryder02: Post Small Blind ($0.50)
potownboy: Post Big Blind ($1)
Dealing...
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ 9s ]
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ 8c ]
Ugly Ed : Call ($1)
Brandx316: Fold
mscdman : Call ($1)
422499 : Fold
Ugly Ed said, "nh"
seymore78: Call ($1)
Awiseboy: Fold
deloman1: Call ($1)
kegardner1: Fold
xryder02: Call ($0.50)
xryder02 said, "ty"
potownboy: Check
*** FLOP *** : [ 4c Js Ad ]
xryder02: Check
potownboy: Check
Ugly Ed : Check
mscdman : Check
seymore78: Check
deloman1: Check
*** TURN *** : [ 4c Js Ad ] [ 5h ]
xryder02: Check
potownboy: Check
Ugly Ed : Check
mscdman : Check
seymore78: Check
deloman1: Check
*** RIVER *** : [ 4c Js Ad 5h ] [ Ks ]
xryder02: Check
potownboy: Check
Ugly Ed : Check
mscdman : Check
seymore78: Check
deloman1: Bet ($3.50)
xryder02: Fold
potownboy: Fold
Ugly Ed : Fold
mscdman : Fold
seymore78: Fold
deloman1: Winner -- doesn't show cards

3 Junk Hands

Game #1115035002 - (blinds $0.50/$1) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/11/26-12:13:18.3 (CST)
Table "Basseterre" (real money) -- Seat 2 is the button
Seat 1: xryder02 ($110.00 in chips)
Seat 2: potownboy ($122.75 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugly Ed ($20.00 in chips)
Seat 4: Brandx316 ($85.00 in chips)
Seat 5: mscdman ($157.25 in chips)
Seat 6: 422499 ($50.50 in chips)
Seat 7: seymore78 ($51.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Awiseboy ($128.00 in chips)
Seat 9: deloman1 ($102.25 in chips)
Seat 10: kegardner1 ($95.00 in chips)
Ugly Ed : Post Small Blind ($0.50)
Brandx316: Post Big Blind ($1)
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Ks ]
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Td ]
mscdman : Fold
422499 : Call ($1)
seymore78: Fold
Awiseboy: Fold
422499 said, "ty"
deloman1: Raise ($2)
kegardner1: Fold
xryder02: Fold
potownboy: Fold
Ugly Ed : Call ($1.50)
Brandx316: Raise ($6)
422499 : Call ($6)
deloman1: Call ($5)
Ugly Ed : Fold
*** FLOP *** : [ 3s Jh 6h ]
Brandx316: Bet ($10)
422499 : Fold
deloman1: Fold
Brandx316: Winner -- doesn't show cards

Game #1115036133 - (blinds $0.50/$1) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/11/26-12:14:02.4 (CST)
Table "Basseterre" (real money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Seat 1: xryder02 ($110.00 in chips)
Seat 2: potownboy ($122.75 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugly Ed ($18.00 in chips)
Seat 4: Brandx316 ($100.00 in chips)
Seat 5: mscdman ($157.25 in chips)
Seat 6: 422499 ($43.50 in chips)
Seat 7: seymore78 ($51.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Awiseboy ($128.00 in chips)
Seat 9: deloman1 ($95.25 in chips)
Seat 10: kegardner1 ($95.00 in chips)
Brandx316: Post Small Blind ($0.50)
mscdman : Post Big Blind ($1)
Dealing...
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ 8s ]
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ As ]
422499 : Fold
seymore78: Call ($1)
Awiseboy: Fold
deloman1: Call ($1)
kegardner1: Call ($1)
xryder02: Fold
potownboy: Fold
Ugly Ed : Raise ($3)
Brandx316: Fold
mscdman : Fold
seymore78: Call ($2)
deloman1: Fold
kegardner1: Fold
*** FLOP *** : [ Ah 9d 9h ]
seymore78: Check
Ugly Ed : Bet ($7)
seymore78: Fold
Ugly Ed : Winner -- doesn't show cards
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $9.25 | Rake: $0.25
Board: [ Ah 9d 9h ]
xryder02 didn't bet (folded)
potownboy didn't bet (folded)
Ugly Ed bet $10, collected $16.25, net +$6.25 [ 8s As ] (two pair, aces and nines)
Brandx316 lost $0.50 (folded)
mscdman lost $1 (folded)
422499 didn't bet (folded)
seymore78 lost $3 (folded)
Awiseboy didn't bet (folded)
deloman1 lost $1 (folded)
kegardner1 lost $1 (folded)

2Junk Hands

Game #1115041416 - (blinds $0.50/$1) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/11/26-12:17:36.3 (CST)
Table "Basseterre" (real money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Seat 1: xryder02 ($104.50 in chips)
Seat 2: potownboy ($121.75 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugly Ed ($24.25 in chips)
Seat 4: Brandx316 ($99.50 in chips)
Seat 5: mscdman ($163.25 in chips)
Seat 6: 422499 ($41.50 in chips)
Seat 7: lil douche ($100.00 in chips)
Seat 8: Awiseboy ($112.00 in chips)
Seat 9: deloman1 ($109.75 in chips)
Seat 10: kegardner1 ($94.00 in chips)
Awiseboy: Post Small Blind ($0.50)
deloman1: Post Big Blind ($1)
Dealing...
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Kc ]
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Kh ]
kegardner1: Fold
xryder02: Call ($1)
potownboy: Fold
Ugly Ed : Raise ($5)
Brandx316: Fold
mscdman : Fold
422499 : Fold
Awiseboy: Call ($4.50)
deloman1: Fold
xryder02: Call ($4)
*** FLOP *** : [ 5s 2d 2c ]
Awiseboy: Check
xryder02: Check
Ugly Ed : Bet ($19.25)
Awiseboy: Fold
xryder02: Fold
Ugly Ed : Winner -- doesn't show cards
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $15.25 | Rake: $0.75
Board: [ 5s 2d 2c ]
xryder02 lost $5 (folded)
potownboy didn't bet (folded)
Ugly Ed bet $24.25, collected $34.50, net +$10.25 [ Kc Kh ] (two pair, kings and twos)
Brandx316 didn't bet (folded)
mscdman didn't bet (folded)
422499 didn't bet (folded)
lil douche didn't bet
Awiseboy lost $5 (folded)
deloman1 lost $1 (folded)
kegardner1 didn't bet (folded)

4 Junk Hands

Game #1115047077 - (blinds $0.50/$1) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/11/26-12:21:24.9 (CST)
Table "Basseterre" (real money) -- Seat 1 is the button
Seat 1: xryder02 ($95.50 in chips)
Seat 2: potownboy ($117.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Ugly Ed ($34.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Brandx316 ($99.50 in chips)
Seat 5: mscdman ($163.25 in chips)
Seat 6: 422499 ($36.00 in chips)
Seat 7: lil douche ($97.50 in chips)
Seat 8: Awiseboy ($108.50 in chips)
Seat 10: kegardner1 ($92.00 in chips)
potownboy: Post Small Blind ($0.50)
Ugly Ed : Post Big Blind ($1)
Dealing...
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Ac ]
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ 8h ]
Brandx316: Fold
mscdman : Fold
422499 : Call ($1)
lil douche: Fold
Awiseboy: Fold
kegardner1: Fold
xryder02: Call ($1)
potownboy: Call ($0.50)
Ugly Ed : Raise ($3)
422499 : Call ($3)
xryder02: Fold
potownboy: Call ($3)
*** FLOP *** : [ Ts 4c Ah ]
potownboy: Check
Ugly Ed : Bet ($8)
422499 : Call ($8)
potownboy: Fold
*** TURN *** : [ Ts 4c Ah ] [ Kc ]
Ugly Ed : Bet ($10)
422499 : Raise ($24)
Ugly Ed : Call All-in ($12.50)
*** RIVER *** : [ Ts 4c Ah Kc ] [ Ks ]
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $71 | Rake: $3
Board: [ Ts 4c Ah Kc Ks ]
xryder02 lost $1 (folded)
potownboy lost $4 (folded)
Ugly Ed lost $34.50 (showed hand) [ Ac 8h ] (two pair, aces and kings)
Brandx316 didn't bet (folded)
mscdman didn't bet (folded)
422499 bet $36, collected $72.50, net +$36.50 (showed hand) [ Jh Qh ] (a straight, ten to ace)
lil douche didn't bet (folded)
Awiseboy didn't bet (folded)
deloman1 didn't bet
kegardner1 didn't bet (folded)

Everything except the KK is a standard preflop fold.

On the KK hand I might bet a smaller amount on the flop to entice a few callers with inferior hands.

[ThelVlaster]

A lot of hands to look through. Maybe just post 2 or 3 with commentary to what was going through your mind, and don't post the results. I'll just talk about the one you went broke on.

1) Why raise 3x BB with A8o? Were you protecting your blind? Were you trying to start a bluff? Were you on tilt? You don't have good position.
2) You hit your ace, but do you think that 8 kicker will hold up? You bet and he calls. Does he have a set? a pair of aces? A straight draw of some sort (I would have ruled this out since thats a lot to call with only 4 outs, but the results are posted)
3) Why bet $10 on the turn scare card. If you thought you were ahead on the flop, then you have to think that you might be behind here.
4) He put you all in and you probably called because you were pot committed, but this isn't a tournament, you have to think you are behind here and fold.

[Ugly Ed]

Everything except the KK is a standard preflop fold.

So you usually fold A8s? I just did to a 5$ preflop raise and missed a 60$ pot with the flush. I shouldnt feel bad about that?

[slickslack]

Everything except the KK is a standard preflop fold.

So you usually fold A8s? I just did to a 5$ preflop raise and missed a 60$ pot with the flush. I shouldnt feel bad about that?

absolutely not. it's a trash hand with only one real possibility, flush. unless you are on the button with more than half the table limping. even then i don't like it.

playing suited cards just because they're suited is a massive leak. focus more on the strength of cards, that's where the money is.

[johnny_fish]

Axs is a limping hand. Folding is a very good option too.

[Ugly Ed]

I am going crazy. After folding preflop 20 hands of junk, and seeing 3 of them would have won nice pots. (i dont have transcript for this one) I get JJ on the button checks to me I raise 4$ (4xBB) get 1 caller. Flop comes TdJd8c. Opponent checks I raise 15$. Opponent re raises 30$ puts me all in. Turn and River are Ac 9s. He had QdKd. I lose to the str8. He reraised me on a draw (yes he had lot of outs) and won. What should I have done differently?

10 Hands later this. What should I have done here
Game #1115132893 - (blinds $0.50/$1) No Limit Texas Hold'em - 2005/11/26-13:14:54.3 (CST)
Table "Akamaru" (real money) -- Seat 6 is the button
Seat 2: ***MC*** ($160.00 in chips)
Seat 3: macryan10 ($106.25 in chips)
Seat 4: sammyd024466 ($99.50 in chips)
Seat 5: shortness ($152.00 in chips)
Seat 6: paifos ($124.75 in chips)
Seat 7: mscdman ($130.75 in chips)
Seat 8: Ugly Ed ($39.00 in chips)
Seat 9: KIDD15 ($60.00 in chips)
Seat 10: madski ($39.00 in chips)
mscdman : Post Small Blind ($0.50)
Ugly Ed : Post Big Blind ($1)
Dealing...
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Jd ]
Dealt to Ugly Ed [ Jc ]
KIDD15 : Fold
madski : Call ($1)
***MC***: Fold
macryan10: Fold
sammyd024466: Fold
shortness: Fold
paifos : Fold
mscdman : Raise ($4)
Ugly Ed : Call ($3.50)
madski : Call ($3.50)
*** FLOP *** : [ Ad 5d 8c ]
mscdman : Check
Ugly Ed : Bet ($4)
madski : Fold
mscdman : Raise ($16)
Ugly Ed : Fold
mscdman : Winner -- doesn't show cards
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $20.50 | Rake: $1
Board: [ Ad 5d 8c ]
pjeter didn't bet
***MC*** didn't bet (folded)
macryan10 didn't bet (folded)
sammyd024466 didn't bet (folded)
shortness didn't bet (folded)
paifos didn't bet (folded)
mscdman bet $20.50, collected $32.50, net +$12
Ugly Ed lost $8.50 (folded) [ Jd Jc ] (a pair of jacks)
KIDD15 didn't bet (folded)
madski lost $4.50 (folded)

[finky]

Looking at the first hand (Apart from it being a fold from this position) I think you need to try and put your opponants on a hand. He min raised the flop, this means he likes his hand and does not mind a lot of callers (foolish with any hand but anyway), on the turn you have top two pair, what hand would raise pre-flop and be beating you right now? Think about it because this is vital.

The only hands you are behind to are a set or KQ, unlikely as you have both a J and a 10 and few people min raise KQ preflop. His most likely holding is AA/KK/QQ or an AK trying to bluff it out. Raise the turn and be prepaired to get all you chips in if he pushes, pay off KQ or a low set, unlikely given the action so far but you still have outs to fill up.

Putting opponents on a hand or a range of hands takes time to learn and no-one is right all the time but the more you try, the better you will get.

[finky]

The last hand, check fold post flop.

If you really want to represent the A bet more. Think about the hand you are trying to represent. Would a strong A only bet 1/3 of the pot with two flush cards out?

[lowBoy]

I think you should look carefully at starting hand charts and play tight ABC poker for a while. Stop playing the "would have" game and concentrate on the theory, not the results. Stay focused and ride out those 40-hand cold card streaks. I know after a run of crap cards that ATo looks like a dynamite hand, but it's not that great and you need to excercise caution. Riding cold streaks is tough, but if you have to fold 40 hands in a row, the most it could cost you is 6BB. That's nothing. You'll make that back in one hand.

Stop limping with non-suited connectors in early position. In fact, fold them. Your post-flop play isn't strong enough to win pots out of position when you don't hit hard (ie the straight or two pair).

Don't call even a min raise with KTo, especially when you're out of position (ie in the blinds). The only situation I can recommend is if you've got position on a very loose PFR'r - like someone who's raising around 25% of hands.

Ditch Axs. It's not profitable most of the time. You'll hit a flush on the flop around 1% and a flush draw something like 5% of the time IIRC. When you do hit that flush, people are usually wary of it and you'll only get payed off from a smaller flush or a donk with a hand they can't get away from.