a couple of hands 25nl

[philly and the phanatics]

Ok so heres a couple of hands from yesterday that i probably misplayed-

h1-


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (SB) ($34.07)
BB ($16.30)
UTG ($21.73)
UTG+1 ($25.29)
MP1 ($9.17)
MP2 ($25)
MP3 ($24.40)
CO ($37.07)
Button ($10.73)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, A
5 folds, CO bets $0.85, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.75, 1 fold

Flop: ($1.95) A, 7, 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($4.95) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $2.50, Hero calls $2.50

River: ($9.95) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $7.75

Total pot: $25.45 | Rake: $1.27

villain is 17/11 with 38% steal and 60% cbet over 68 hands

on the river i think his range is polarized between sets/2pairs/straights and missed flushes...i dont think he bets this big with Ax but i could be wrong...so fold?

hand 2- Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($33.83)
UTG+1 ($47.60)
Hero (MP1) ($36.61)
MP2 ($15.61)
CO ($23.65)
Button ($15.14)
SB ($7.61)
BB ($26.89)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 10, 10
2 folds, Hero bets $1, 1 fold, CO calls $1, 2 folds, BB calls $0.75

Flop: ($3.10) K, 3, J (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, CO checks

Turn: ($3.10) K (3 players)
BB bets $1.50, Hero calls $1.50, 1 fold

River: ($6.10) 9 (2 players)
BB bets $2.50, Hero raises to $12

Based on his turn/river sizing and timing i do not think he has many great hands here and i think raising this big makes him fold all of his Jx that is beating me. Also its the perfect river to raise because it completes straights and flushes.....edit-he's 15/12 over 80 hands


OK this one isnt pretty
H3-
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Full Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($62.24)
UTG ($26.66)
UTG+1 ($39.37)
MP1 ($24.60)
MP2 ($26)
MP3 ($27.95)
CO ($20.80)
Button ($25)
Hero (SB) ($58.77)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K, A
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, 1 fold, CO bets $1, Button calls $1, Hero raises to $4, BB calls $3.75, 2 folds, Button calls $3

Flop: ($13.25) 5, 8, 5 (3 players)
Hero?

Ok preflop is gravy, the initial raiser is a frequent stealer who will fold to the 3bet, the btn is a huge whale that will call any 3bet (hence why my sizing is so big) and still play fit or fold post flop. Then i get cold called by someone whos also 200bb+ deep and ip. My first thought here was JJ/QQ/AK....my question is should i even cbet this flop? The whale will fold a high % of the time but im not sure if the cold caller will float me with his AK or if im just burning moneys or what.

[couriermike]

Hand 1 is tricky. His range is decently wide, he could've checked back the river with a small made hand but instead bets big when the straight draws complete. It doesn't look good. Maybe raise the flop?

Hand 2 is interesting. Villain is playing like a fish so he might call with something ridiculous, but the overbet has to scare him. He definitely calls with any K. I'm not sure if you always fold a J, or if he has the J often enough to justify the risk. Probably I just call. Interesting hand, though.

Hand 3, I'd just check. Someone's got a small overpair and they're not gonna fold it. If you bet here, you're practically committed and almost always behind when called.

[Roid_Rage]

Hand 3, if he's a huge whale, make your 3bet sizing a bit bigger, maybe $4.50-$5.50, obvious reasons. Tbh, the reg isn't going to be folding much, if any of his calling range on this flop, and the whale might have have some 22-TT type hand often enough that its going to be a pain when you cbet and get called. I just c/f here, you got your value pre. Just make sure when you hit your hand, you're barreling obviously.

[daven]

interesting hands. Not super-simple at all

Hand 1 - AQo. This is one of those spots where more reads make a huge difference. Like, vs me (is it?) preflop 3b or call both fine. Flop is ok except c-raise is probably better. Turn donk all day for value vs his draws/Ax cos you rep all sorts of weird and he isn't folding his worse aces. River is bet-fold for sure, check-fold as played cos of sizing

Hand 2 - TT. Pre interesting, you not using the pot button? Flop is ok, so is turn. Any reads for river? Raising to $9 probably accompishes the same.

Hand 3 - Squeeze looks good, so does sizing irrespective of whale. You must have reads on bb? vpip/pfr/fold c-bet/W$WSD? Like, otherwise it's pretty difficult to put him on a range or suggest best flop play.

[Hoopy]

H1 - Donk turn looks good, don't know why you think c/r flop is better here daven? As played fold river.

H2 - What daven said.

H3 - c/f since nobody folds any better hand here.

[Roid_Rage]

Daven, why don't you like making the 3bet sizing in hand 3 bigger? It's not a huge point, just curious. If he's not going to fold for a bit more, than why not get a bit more?

[philly and the phanatics]

yea i think in h1 leading the turn is best as dc also recommended in irc...

i agree with what daven said about only raising to 9 in order to accomplish the same thing, and BBickes bough up just folding the turn which i think has its merits, although he could be stabbing with a lot of draws.

in hand 3 the BB was a 15/13 reg with a 0/1 fold to cbet out of 125 hands...his w$wsd is 75% (3/4) but i didnt look at that during the hand (just the last stat ldo i looked at the others), could you tell me how that stat helps you

[daven]

you can probably check flop in hand 3 and get a free turn.