Hand #1

Game # 247506555 - Texas Hold'em No Limit EUR 0.50/1 - Table "Aguilas"
Game ended 2006-02-12 18:04:45 GMT+01:00

Players:
ricba640 (EUR 93.50 in seat 1)
SwedssonJr (EUR 14.43 in seat 2)
TBlumDK (EUR 359.50 in seat 3)
flintbro (EUR 50.26 in seat 4)
Villain1 (EUR 35.00 in seat 5)
Hero (EUR 100.00 in seat 6)

Dealer: TBlumDK
Small Blind: flintbro (0.50)
Big Blind: Villain1 (1.00)
Blind out of turn: Hero (1.00)

Hero was dealt: Kd - Th

Hero Check
ricba640 Fold
SwedssonJr Fold
TBlumDK Fold
flintbro Raise (1.50)
Villain1 Call (1.00)
Hero Call (1.00)

Flop 4c - Kc - Ks

flintbro Check
Villain Check
Hero Bet (3.00)
flintbro Fold
Villain Call (3.00)

Turn 4c - Kc - Ks - 8d

Villain Check
Hero Bet (10.00)
Villain Call (10.00)

River 4c - Kc - Ks - 8d - 7d

Villain Bet (8.25)
Hero Raise (22.00)
Villain All-In (11.75)
Hero Payback (2.00)

Hero shows: Kd - Th (three of a kind, kings)
Villain shows: Kh - Qc (three of a kind, kings, with queen as kicker)

Villain wins: EUR 69.00 (with three of a kind, kings, with queen as kicker)
Rake: EUR 1.40

Comments:

Looking back, I think raising the river was a bad move on my part. I thought his bet was a blocking bet, or even a stupid bluff because he didn't believe I had a K, but I guess the average player would bet the river if they have trips. Up until the river I put him on a flush draw.

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Hand #2

Game # 247622969 - Texas Hold'em No Limit EUR 0,50/1,00 - Table "Aguilas"
Game ended 2006-02-12 20:40:37 GMT+01:00

Players:
donkey098 (EUR 117,05 in seat 1)
Chrille123 (EUR 100,20 in seat 3)
Drummer44 (EUR 111,05 in seat 4)
Villain (EUR 28,75 in seat 5)
Hero (EUR 248,65 in seat 6)

Dealer: Villain
Small Blind: Hero (0,50)
Big Blind: donkey098 (1,00)

Hero was dealt: Qh - Ad

Chrille123 Call (1,00)
Drummer44 Fold
Villain Raise (2,00)
Hero Raise (4,00)
donkey098 Fold
Chrille123 Call (3,50)
Villain Call (2,50)

Flop Ah - 5h - 6h

Hero Bet (7,25)
Chrille123 Fold
Villain Call (7,25)

Turn Ah - 5h - 6h - 2s

Hero Bet (10,00)
Villain Call (10,00)

River Ah - 5h - 6h - 2s - 4s

Hero Bet (8,00)
Villain All-In (7,00)
Hero Payback (1,00)

Hero shows: Qh - Ad (a pair of aces)
Villain shows: As - Kh (a pair of aces, with king as kicker)

Villain wins: EUR 61,00 (with a pair of aces, with king as kicker)
Rake: EUR 2,00

Comments:

In the hand right before this one, villain had called a moderate pf raise from SB w/ K9, and went to the showdown to lose to KQ. Villain had bet both flop and river, and seemed to think he had the best hand. For this hand, when he min-raised pf, I put him on Ax or even Kx, where x is a moderate kicker. In the case that he had Ax, I dominate his hand, and so my plan was to re-raise to make it HU. Given my observations that Villain is likely to hold 2nd best hands / be dominated, was my thinking correct?

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How would you guys play these hands differently? Thanks.