some hands and questions

[asdpikas]

1. villain is shortstacked, this is a mandatory call, right?

$25 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, January 29, 00:44:07 ET 2008
Table Table 131366 (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Joyeupoisson ( $21.19 USD )
Seat 2: Fithbusiness ( $33.38 USD )
Seat 5: toolucky999 ( $5.63 USD )
Seat 6: dozla ( $22.99 USD )
Seat 4: guruyson ( $24.05 USD )
Seat 3: Art2000111 ( $12 USD )
toolucky999 posts small blind [$0.10 USD].
dozla posts big blind [$0.25 USD].
Art2000111 posts big blind [$0.25 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to guruyson [ Qc Ah ]
Fithbusiness folds.
Art2000111 checks.
guruyson raises [$1.25 USD]
toolucky999 calls [$1.15 USD]
dozla folds.
Art2000111 calls [$1 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5s, 4s, Ac ]
toolucky999 is all-In.
Art2000111 folds.
guruyson ???


2. is there any value on betting the river?
$25 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, January 29, 01:10:10 ET 2008
Table Table 131366 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: Joyeupoisson ( $20.57 USD )
Seat 4: guruyson ( $22.91 USD )
Seat 3: Art2000111 ( $11.72 USD )
Seat 2: BigCmos ( $9.33 USD )
Seat 6: funz3l ( $10 USD )
BigCmos posts small blind [$0.10 USD].
Art2000111 posts big blind [$0.25 USD].
funz3l posts big blind [$0.25 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to guruyson [ 7d 7c ]
guruyson raises [$1.25 USD]
funz3l folds.
Joyeupoisson folds.
BigCmos folds.
Art2000111 calls [$1 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, 6d, 2c ]
Art2000111 checks.
guruyson bets [$2.25 USD]
Art2000111 calls [$2.25 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ Js ]
Art2000111 checks.
guruyson bets [$5 USD]
Art2000111 calls [$5 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 4s ]
Art2000111 checks.
guruyson???

3.This could be a semibluff, but i'm worried about the person still to act behind me
$25 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, January 29, 01:44:17 ET 2008
Table Table 131366 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 4: guruyson ( $41.44 USD )
Seat 5: ItsTheNewBlack ( $22.89 USD )
Seat 3: DodgyTackle ( $17.65 USD )
Seat 1: MRT247777 ( $23.50 USD )
Seat 2: polak514 ( $0 USD )
Seat 6: bobbo7729 ( $0 USD )
DodgyTackle posts small blind [$0.10 USD].
guruyson posts big blind [$0.25 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to guruyson [ Jh Jc ]
bobbo7729 has joined the table.
ItsTheNewBlack folds.
MRT247777 calls [$0.25 USD]
polak514 has joined the table.
DodgyTackle calls [$0.15 USD]
guruyson raises [$1.25 USD]
MRT247777 calls [$1.25 USD]
DodgyTackle calls [$1.25 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7c, 6h, 9d ]
DodgyTackle is all-In.
guruyson ???

4. Is this well played at all? I put villain on a draw/float and bet river to get missed draws to fold, if raised, i plan to fold

$25 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, January 29, 04:28:50 ET 2008
Table Table 126346 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 2: guruyson ( $35.87 USD )
Seat 3: call204 ( $24.75 USD )
Seat 5: Unrockbar_1 ( $23.90 USD )
Seat 6: mastunga ( $35.50 USD )
Seat 4: dupree118 ( $6.46 USD )
dupree118 posts small blind [$0.10 USD].
Unrockbar_1 posts big blind [$0.25 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to guruyson [ Ts Th ]
mastunga folds.
guruyson raises [$0.75 USD]
call204 calls [$0.75 USD]
dupree118 folds.
Unrockbar_1 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Qh, 6d, 8h ]
guruyson bets [$1.25 USD]
call204 calls [$1.25 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 5d ]
guruyson checks.
call204 bets [$3.25 USD]
guruyson calls [$3.25 USD]
** Dealing River ** [ 8s ]
guruyson bets [$3 USD]

5. This is pretty standard, but the third heart appears on the river and he looks to be drawing??? river ok?
$25 USD NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, January 29, 13:16:01 ET 2008
Table Table 126406 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 3: P_Helmuth23 ( $33.44 USD )
Seat 1: guruyson ( $27.49 USD )
Seat 2: DibalH ( $29.78 USD )
Seat 4: partyliel ( $25 USD )
Seat 5: acequeen118 ( $10.18 USD )
guruyson posts small blind [$0.10 USD].
DibalH posts big blind [$0.25 USD].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to guruyson [ Qs Ah ]
P_Helmuth23 folds.
ExtremPwner has joined the table.
partyliel raises [$1 USD]
acequeen118 folds.
guruyson raises [$3.90 USD]
DibalH folds.
partyliel calls [$3 USD]
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3c, 3h, 7h ]
guruyson bets [$6 USD]
partyliel calls [$6 USD]
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6d ]
guruyson checks.
partyliel checks.
** Dealing River ** [ Qh ]
guruyson bets [$7 USD]
partyliel calls [$7 USD]

[meeloche]

1) yes

2) With no reads I'd check behind. I have to know I can get called with worse before I bet. No point in turning a hand with showdown value into a bluff.

3) I'm a station so i probably call, I just can't see him doing that with something that beats us. Reads would be super helpfull for this on how he's playing how you're playing etc.

4) If you think he's on a draw/float i'd rather bet the turn than the river. Looks a lot like a queen though thats not folding river.

5) Again info would help on how villain plays in 3 bet pots. Usually at these stakes those ranges are pretty tight. I don't mind the river though.

[will641]

1) easy call
2) yes there is some thin value there. he guaranteed calls with a 6, but he probably had some draw. bet like $9 or 10
3) raise higher pre flop, and i would call this. dont worry too much about the guy behind you. if you are worried shove or fold.
4) b/f turn. throw a block bet on river.
5) looks fine

[asdpikas]

thank you for your responses
meeloche, i had no reads on villains so thats why i didn't write any

good to see most of my reasonings were on target or close to it

[bair]

1: uhhh waht? snap call
2: im definitely betting here
3: calling this as well
4: this is real bad and transparent, i think pretty much every hand in his range should be raising you on the river, except a queen of course.
5: i'd def bet more.