2 situations

[rubixstreub]

Hand 1:

No solid reads

No-limit Texas Hold'em $5+$.5 (real money), hand #1,194,531,932
Fort Bragg Single Table Tournament, 22 Aug 2005 08:09 PM
Seat 2: Hero [AD,AS] ($1,455 in chips)
Seat 3: Satchmo zz ($3,635 in chips)
Seat 4: buddy5454 ($1,110 in chips)
Seat 5: aryazzomo ($1,280 in chips)
Seat 6: wood_man ($1,230 in chips)
Seat 7: JP1144 ($3,430 in chips)
Seat 8: Legend69er ($890 in chips)
Seat 9: jrussell ($200 in chips)
Seat 10: Crazychad ($1,770 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
buddy5454 posts blind ($15), aryazzomo posts blind ($30).

PRE-FLOP
wood_man calls $30, JP1144 folds, Legend69er folds, jrussell folds, Crazychad folds, Hero bets $150, Satchmo zz folds, buddy5454 folds, aryazzomo folds, wood_man calls $120.

FLOP [board cards KC,6S,4D ]
wood_man checks, Hero bets $200, wood_man calls $200.

TURN [board cards KC,6S,4D,2D ]
wood_man bets $200, Hero?

Does this Donk Bet ever worry you enough to slow down and check call?

Hand 2:

Seat 2: Hero [KC,JH] ($2,000 in chips)
Seat 4: buddy5454 ($1,780 in chips)
Seat 7: JP1144 ($9,655 in chips)
Seat 8: Legend69er ($1,565 in chips)


ANTES/BLINDS
buddy5454 posts blind ($150), JP1144 posts blind ($300).

PRE-FLOP
Legend69er folds, Hero bets $2,000 and is all-in,

How bad is this push on the bubble? JP is likely to call with just about anything, although I'm by far the tightest player at the table,

[drmcboy]

Hand 1 - no. I'm raising on the turn. If he re raises I'm a little spooked but I think you need a read to give up AA there.

Hand 2 - You saying JP is likely to call makes me think you assume he'll call with a worse hand than KJ, in which case I like the play. Not good if you're looking for ITM but g00t for the win.

[rubixstreub]

Hand 2 - You saying JP is likely to call makes me think you assume he'll call with a worse hand than KJ, in which case I like the play. Not good if you're looking for ITM but g00t for the win.

Yeah, I'm looking for the edge to put me comfortably in the money, whether it's stealing the blinds or doubling up against his any two. Aren't you always looking for the win ?

[TLR]

Hand #1: Reraise
Hand#2: I would not push here

[JeffreyGB]

Hand 1: Definitely reraise. I might push, but that depends on how my feel for the situation was. The only hands you're afraid of are 66 and 22 (KK should have reraised preflop).

Hand 2: I like the push unless you're going to be able to get one of the shortstacks completely out first. Your stack is very small in comparison to the starting pot, so if you're going to win it, you need to make something happen. You're not that likely to catch a better hand soon, but you want some protection (chips) in case one of the short stacks does.

[rubixstreub]

On Hand 1 I just called the guy down fearing some fishy two pair (Kx to match something on the board). At these low limits I feel like anyone is capable of playing Ax Kx and hitting two pair to bust my overpair. My gut reaction was to push as soon as he bet 200, though....

the river was another miss and then he bet 60(min). Probably should have just reraised him huge there too... guess I was playing a little scared do to my lack of reads.

[Miffed22001]

hand 1. Auto raise even as much as a push?
hand 2. I'd call. If he raises i go over the top and i push the flop so long as its not ace high making him make the nasty call.

[PokerPatNEU]

Hand 1 - What could he have called the pre flop raise and the flop bet with that is helped by the two of diamonds on the turn? 35s? K2? Unlikely. I'm raising the turn. The only thing you have to worry about here is a slowplayed 66 or 44.

Hand 2 - I don't like it with the big stack still left to act. Especially with him in the BB it's cheaper for him to call if he has anything from Ax to a little pair...Dangerous chance to take with KJ, i wait for a better spot. The shorteset stack is the big blind next hand, you will probably find him pushing and hopefully you can bubble in, then take a gamble.

[vqc]

Hand 1 looks to me like hes trying to fend off your continuation bet by leading out on the turn.
I agree with drmcboy here. 1) YOu have AA on a very non scary flop 2) Raise.

Hand 2 is an easy push for me.