Stars $5 - Tough decisions

[fjuanl]

Advice on these hands?

Tight image, only hand shown was KK

*********** # 41 **************
PokerStars Game #2468687919: Tournament #11988466, Hold'em No Limit -
Level IV (50/100) - 2005/08/31 - 21:01:20 (ET)
Table '11988466 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: Hucklebearer (3275 in chips)
Seat 5: AtomSmasher3 (1235 in chips)
Seat 6: fjuanl (2215 in chips)
Seat 7: twelved (3235 in chips)
Seat 8: SPBALLA (3540 in chips)
Hucklebearer: posts small blind 50
AtomSmasher3: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to fjuanl [Jh Ad]
fjuanl: raises 200 to 300
twelved: folds
SPBALLA: calls 300
Hucklebearer: folds
AtomSmasher3: folds
*** FLOP *** [9s 2d Jd]
fjuanl: bets 400
SPBALLA: calls 400
*** TURN *** [9s 2d Jd] [Qc]
fjuanl: bets 400
SPBALLA: calls 400
*** RIVER *** [9s 2d Jd Qc] [7s]
fjuanl: bets 400
SPBALLA: raises 700 to 1100
fjuanl: folds
SPBALLA collected 3150 from pot
SPBALLA: shows [Qd Td] (a pair of Queens)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3150 | Rake 0
Board [9s 2d Jd Qc 7s]
Seat 3: Hucklebearer (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: AtomSmasher3 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: fjuanl folded on the River
Seat 7: twelved folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: SPBALLA (button) collected (3150)

*********** # 59 **************
PokerStars Game #2468825731: Tournament #11988466, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VI (100/200) - 2005/08/31 - 21:16:36 (ET)
Table '11988466 1' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 3: Hucklebearer (1625 in chips)
Seat 6: fjuanl (1690 in chips)
Seat 7: twelved (7230 in chips)
Seat 8: SPBALLA (2955 in chips)
Hucklebearer: posts small blind 100
fjuanl: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to fjuanl [Jc 8c]
twelved: calls 200
SPBALLA: folds
Hucklebearer: calls 100
fjuanl: checks
*** FLOP *** [Tc Jh 3s]
Hucklebearer: checks
fjuanl: bets 300
twelved: folds
Hucklebearer: calls 300
*** TURN *** [Tc Jh 3s] [Kh]
Hucklebearer: checks
fjuanl: checks
*** RIVER *** [Tc Jh 3s Kh] [7h]
Hucklebearer: bets 1125 and is all-in
fjuanl: calls 1125
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Hucklebearer: shows [9s Qc] (a straight, Nine to King)
fjuanl: shows [Jc 8c] (a pair of Jacks)
Hucklebearer collected 3450 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3450 | Rake 0
Board [Tc Jh 3s Kh 7h]
Seat 3: Hucklebearer (small blind) showed [9s Qc] and won (3450) with a
straight, Nine to King
Seat 6: fjuanl (big blind) showed [Jc 8c] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 7: twelved folded on the Flop
Seat 8: SPBALLA (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)


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SnG #2

*********** # 34 **************
PokerStars Game #2460567277: Tournament #11947072, Hold'em No Limit -
Level III (25/50) - 2005/08/30 - 19:20:48 (ET)
Table '11947072 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: rangertom (1668 in chips)
Seat 2: gozman_ps (1007 in chips)
Seat 3: roam3r (3420 in chips)
Seat 4: TheNoocH (2395 in chips)
Seat 5: fjuanl (2045 in chips)
Seat 6: xray-eyz (1510 in chips)
Seat 8: Geminico (1455 in chips)
fjuanl: posts small blind 25
xray-eyz: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to fjuanl [4d 6h]
Geminico: folds
rangertom: folds
gozman_ps: calls 50
roam3r: calls 50
TheNoocH: folds
fjuanl: calls 25
xray-eyz: checks
*** FLOP *** [6c 8c Ks]
fjuanl: checks
xray-eyz: checks
gozman_ps: checks
roam3r: checks
*** TURN *** [6c 8c Ks] [5d]
fjuanl: checks
xray-eyz: checks
gozman_ps: checks
roam3r: checks
*** RIVER *** [6c 8c Ks 5d] [7s]
fjuanl: bets 100
xray-eyz: raises 300 to 400
gozman_ps: folds
roam3r: folds
fjuanl: calls 300
*** SHOW DOWN ***
xray-eyz: shows [9s 4s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
fjuanl: shows [4d 6h] (a straight, Four to Eight)
xray-eyz collected 1000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1000 | Rake 0
Board [6c 8c Ks 5d 7s]
Seat 1: rangertom folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: gozman_ps folded on the River
Seat 3: roam3r folded on the River
Seat 4: TheNoocH (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: fjuanl (small blind) showed [4d 6h] and lost with a straight,
Four to Eight
Seat 6: xray-eyz (big blind) showed [9s 4s] and won (1000) with a
straight, Five to Nine
Seat 8: Geminico folded before Flop (didn't bet)

*********** # 91 **************
PokerStars Game #2460883411: Tournament #11947072, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VII (100/200) - 2005/08/30 - 20:00:04 (ET)
Table '11947072 1' Seat #4 is the button
Seat 3: roam3r (4882 in chips)
Seat 4: TheNoocH (2523 in chips)
Seat 5: fjuanl (3665 in chips)
Seat 8: Geminico (2430 in chips)
roam3r: posts the ante 25
TheNoocH: posts the ante 25
fjuanl: posts the ante 25
Geminico: posts the ante 25
fjuanl: posts small blind 100
Geminico: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to fjuanl [Ts Kc]
roam3r: folds
TheNoocH: folds
fjuanl: calls 100
Geminico: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh Qd 8c]
fjuanl: bets 200
Geminico: calls 200
*** TURN *** [Jh Qd 8c] [6s]
fjuanl: bets 300
Geminico: calls 300
*** RIVER *** [Jh Qd 8c 6s] [4s]
fjuanl: checks
Geminico: bets 800
fjuanl: folds
Geminico collected 1500 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 1500 | Rake 0
Board [Jh Qd 8c 6s 4s]
Seat 3: roam3r folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: TheNoocH (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: fjuanl (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 8: Geminico (big blind) collected (1500)

[vqc]

SNG 1
#41
I check that river, and call a small bet on the river.
Why?
He flat called twice in a row, Id be scared. But his raise on the river is out of line with the 7. Its not like he hit a seven and is reraising. It probably means he had a set, a two pair, or a pair that hes not afraid of.

#59
push the flop.

SNG 2
hand #34
you have the ass end of the straight. You can call there if u want but no ones raising that river unless they have a piece of that. i also dont kno if I bet that river. you might be better off check calling, but im not sure.

hand #91
raise preflop
bet the flop and hopefulyl take it down there.
in ur case, I would check the turn and see if u can get a free card.

[daluchy]

First hand: would it be better to check the turn and give him the free card?

2nd hand: Definately fold the river. TP bad kicker is never good in a situation like that

3rd hand: The bottom end of the straight is tough, but I probably would of paid it off too. It was a good play to just call though. Pushing back at him would of been bad. I've learned to just call it if I may not have the nuts straight.

Hand 4: PFR then continue bet. In the way the hand really went or in the hypothetical continue bet, check the turn if he calls.

[drmcboy]

Hand 1 - bet enough on the flop to commit you to the hand, go back for the rest on turn.

Hand 2 - I can't figure out why you called here on the river. VQ's push not a bad line, although I like your flop bet. Once you get called and the K hits you're done.

Hand 3 - they call it the sucker end for a reason. Check river, maybe call a small bet. With the betting patterns here about the only hand you beat is a bluff.

Hand 4 - raise pre flop.

[GatorJH]

Hand #41 - your 2/3 pot bet looked too much like a continuation bet and I woldn't have bet on the river after two smooth calls.

Hand #59 - With your hand you needed to take the pot down on the flop. a 1/2 sized pot bet won't do that. I would have made at least a pot sized bet and check/folded to any callers due to the poor kicker.

Hand #34 - NUff said by everyone else on this one

Hand #91 - I would raise pre-flop and follow with a continuation bet on the flop. With his call on the flop I would have checked the turn. After all, you still haven't made your hand and are behind a hand as bad as 8 2 offsuit.

[TLR]

Hand#41: Good play, nice laydown

hand#59: I dont like your play here, you hit TP with a weak kicker on a board with a str8 draw, and you were short stacked. 300 chips in this situation is an easy call for the big stack, and even for the drawing short stack. Depending on the table behaviour I would bet the pot or push on the flop.

Hand #34: check-fold the river, it is called sucker straight for a reason

hand#91: I am with the majority