5 Hands

[!Luck]

Hand #1: No reads

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($33.10)
MP ($4.90)
Button ($22.59)
SB ($17.60)
BB ($0)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A, 9. Hero posts a blind of $0.25. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
MP calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero (poster) checks.

Flop: ($0.85) 9, J, 9 (4 players)
Hero bets $0.5, MP folds, Button raises to $3, Hero calls $2.50.

Turn: ($6.85) J (3 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $7.52, Hero....

Final Pot: $14.37

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MP ($15.60)
CO ($13.50)
Button ($34.45)
SB ($8.80)
BB ($39.25)
Hero ($23.30)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with Q, Q. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
Hero raises to $1, 2 folds, Button raises to $8.8, 2 folds, Hero calls $22.30 (All-In), Button calls $14.50.

Hand #2 The guy has been prone to bet big, but i cannot be sure he is a manic. Or is this just standard?

Flop: ($46.95) 2, 9, 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($46.95) K (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($46.95) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $46.95

Hand #3 Villian seems solid, 20/14. I got scared when he called my preflop bet.

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BB ($28.20)
UTG ($10.70)
MP ($29.45)
Button ($51.35)
Hero ($45.50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T, T. Hero posts a blind of $0.10.
UTG calls $0.25, MP raises to $1, Button calls $1, Hero (poster) raises to $2.4, 1 fold, UTG folds, MP folds, Button calls $1.50.

Flop: ($6.50) 6, 4, 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $4, Button calls $4.

Turn: ($14.50) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: ($14.50) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $4, Button raises to $8, Hero calls $4.

Final Pot: $30.50


Hand #4 is this the best way to go?

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Button ($27.35)
SB ($30.90)
BB ($35.10)
Hero ($59.75)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8, 8. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, SB (poster) raises to $2.9, 1 fold, Hero calls $2.

Flop: ($6.25) 8, K, 2 (2 players)
SB bets $5, Hero calls $56.75 (All-In), SB folds.

Final Pot: $68


Hand #5: No reads.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($8.56)
SB ($24.94)
Hero ($40.90)
UTG ($28.35)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, K. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
UTG raises to $0.5, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.75, UTG calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.10) J, 7, J (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $3, Hero calls $3.

Turn: ($10.10) J (2 players)
Hero bets $5, UTG calls $23.35 (All-In), Hero calls $18.35.

River: ($56.80) Q (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $56.80

I keep swining between overly aggersive to weak. Thanks in advance for your help.

Side question: I just did a reload bonus for party, but i have no reason to keep that money in there do i need to keep the deposited amount in there until i clear my bonus?

[MrSmiley23]

1. looks good 2 me
2. judging from that hand seems to me hes a maniac (then again its only 1 hand)..but if hes consistently doing it probably going to be hard to put him on a hand so QQ looks good
3. looks good, curious what did he have ?
4. too aggressive? i think you could have slowplayed this one, looks like he would have gotten a little deeper
5. weak check on flop

[Miffed22001]

1. looks good 2 me
2. judging from that hand seems to me hes a maniac (then again its only 1 hand)..but if hes consistently doing it probably going to be hard to put him on a hand so QQ looks good
3. looks good, curious what did he have ?
4. too aggressive? i think you could have slowplayed this one, looks like he would have gotten a little deeper
5. weak check on flop

why weak in 5? He induces a weaker hand to bet and hes hardly folding here without a good read KK no good.

[zenbitz]

hand 1 - I guess call, check/call river.
hand 2 - meh, ok I guess stop-n-go?
hand 3 - I don't know what villian checks the turn with, but I just call river. He has a pair, sometimes he beats you sometimes not.
hand 4 - this works if you bluff like this
hand 5 - why donk the turn?

[natdang]

hand 1 - I 3-bet this, due to the texture of the flop, 2-to a straight, 2- to a flush, I wanna make villain pay a little more for another card

hand 2 - I guess it's fine, but you might wanna take a flop - if a fish reraises pf it's usually with the goods

hand 3 - I think it's fine, you lose the min if you're behind, and you want to keep the pot size under control w/ TT

hand 4- okay wtf? You cost yourself a lot of $ here.. I wouldn't slowplay, but at least make a callable raise here.. a good player can get away from KQ, maybe even AK here.. He could also have been just c-betting, in which case $15 would have achieved the exact same thing

hand 5 - agree, very weak check on flop. there's a 2-flush out. the rest looks fine.

[MrSmiley23]

For hand 5.. you check it what if he has a J, he puts you on high pockets from your reraise preflop he bets out .. you have no idea where you are in the hand unless you raise the flop but he just called

[!Luck]

For hand i am not sure why i checked the flop, i tend to c-bet often. but my thinking is that it is very unlikly for anyone to have that one missing jack. Or rephrased is that the times i get paid of by 88-qq is worth it. I would not believe he has a 7 bcause o f his preflop raise, unless he plays axs

[andy-akb]

I took a week break from poker after a abad downswing of variance and a lot of bad play, realized I have some huge leaks in my game and decided to switch from FR to 6max, so my advice may not be that great. I typed up the responses before reading the others, so take it as you will. I apologize if it is a little lengthy.

1) I fold. I think him limping on the button with a jack is probably more likely than a 9. If we call we are most likely going to have to call a push, so you really are playing for stacks. The worst hand he could have is a 9, and while it is definitely possible, Id expect to see a jack more than a 9. Id fold because really at best we are splitting the pot, and at worst we are losing the pot.

2) I dont hate this, but Id rather have atleast somewhat of a read on our opponent before making a play like this. If he makes huge raises with marginal hands then pushing is fine, if his big raises mean big hands [KK+,AK] then Im folding, I dont think calling is much of an option.

3) The button smoothcalled a raise PF and then called your reraise from the blinds. A raise from the blinds is typically a very strong hand, and TT is the worst he could realistically expect you to have, maybe 99. Preflop if Im raising Im raising more, probably to $5, there was already a raise and a call and you are first to act every street. He could be calling your small raise with any pair because he is probably getting the odds on hitting his set, he could also have a hand like AQ. I think he is probably going to have a small PP as a bigger one would most likely reraise or a hand like KQ, or AQ, AK would most likely reraise as well, but its still a possibility. This flop is unlikely to have helped anybody, he could have picked up a flush draw though and besides that you also are likely to have the best hand, a bet here is fine. The call and an overcard on the turn worry me a little, he could easily still be in here with KQ or AQh, I like the check. On the river Id assume you are making a blocking bet, but I dont really like it. If it is a blocking bet then fold to the raise, if it isnt then either check/call or bet bigger. Personally I think id bet around $6 here and fold to the raise, or possibly just check/fold, Im really not too sure.

4) Preflop is fine, as long as you dont play the flop like that. Make a standard raise and hope he pushes or calls and pushes the turn, you are scaring away too many hands with this big raise. Given the effective stack sizes, how could calling here and pushing the turn be?

5) Preflop is fine, on the flop though I would definitely be leading here, why the check/call? Villain has shown strength here, he called your 3bet and lead the flop when checked to, on this turn I would probably go for a checkraise/AI [as played]. We are ahead of QQ, but behind AA or any Jack, he could be doing this with a middle PP, but Im not sure. I call, but I think its close.