Hands from tonight

[drtofu66]

Hand 1: Just sat down-- no read on villain

Cryptologic
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
10 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is BB with T 8
UTG calls $0.25, 5 folds, CO calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, SB calls $0.1, Hero checks.

Flop: 3 9 J ($1.25, 5 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1, UTG folds, CO calls $1, 2 folds.

Turn: 9 ($3.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, CO checks.

River: 7 ($3.25, 2 players)
Hero bets $2, CO raises to $5, Hero calls $3.

Results:
Final pot: $13.25


Hand 2:
Villain is 42%/0%/1.43 over 45 hands
Is he raising with 2 pair or does he have the nut straight?

Cryptologic
Pot Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
10 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is BB with 2 4
5 folds, MP3 calls $0.25, 2 folds, SB calls $0.1, Hero checks.

Flop: 3 5 Q ($0.75, 3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $0.5, MP3 calls $0.5, SB folds.

Turn: A ($1.75, 2 players)
Hero bets $1, MP3 calls $1.

River: K ($3.75, 2 players)
Hero bets $1, MP3 raises to $2, Hero calls $1.

Results:
Final pot: $7.75

Hand 3:
I have to call this flop shortie push, right?

Cryptologic
Pot Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
7 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is SB with Q 8
UTG (poster) checks, UTG+1 calls $0.25, MP1 calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.1, BB (poster) checks.

Flop: T J 3 ($1.25, 5 players)
Hero bets $1, BB raises all-in $4.02, 3 folds, Hero calls $3.02.

Turn: 7 ($9.29, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $9.29)


River: T ($9.29, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $9.29)


Results:
Final pot: $9.29

Hand 4:

Cryptologic
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
9 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is SB with :8h :8d
4 folds, MP3 raises to $0.5, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.35, BB raises to $1.75, MP3 calls $1, Hero calls $1.

Flop: :4h :9d :8s ($5.25, 3 players)
What's the best line OOP here?


Hand 5:
Standard or too weak?

Cryptologic
Pot Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
9 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP2 with 8 8
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, MP3 calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25, Button folds, SB calls $0.1, BB checks.

Flop: 9 9 9 ($1.75, 7 players)
SB checks, BB bets $0.25, UTG calls $0.25, MP1 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, 3 folds.

Turn: 2 ($2.75, 4 players)
BB bets $0.25, UTG calls $0.25, MP1 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25.

River: 6 ($3.75, 4 players)
BB bets $0.25, UTG folds, MP1 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25.

Results:
Final pot: $4.5


Hand 6:

*sigh* I should've raised preflop. Aside from that, was calling down here stupid?


Cryptologic
Pot Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
9 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is Button with Q A
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 3 folds, CO calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, SB calls $0.1, BB checks.

Flop: A T 9 ($1.25, 5 players)
SB checks, BB bets $1.25, 2 folds, Hero calls $1.25, SB calls $1.25.

Turn: J ($5, 3 players)
SB checks, BB bets $2.5, Hero calls $2.5, SB folds.

River: 2 ($10, 2 players)
BB bets $3.5, Hero calls $3.5.

Results:
Final pot: $17


Hand 7:

2 pair here didn't seem all that great to me, especially when UTG+1 woke up and started to bet.

Cryptologic
Pot Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
7 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is MP1 with Q J
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, 3 folds, 3 folds, BB checks.

Flop: 7 T J ($0.9, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $0.9, BB calls $0.9, UTG+1 calls $0.9.

Turn: Q ($3.6, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 bets $0.5, Hero calls $0.5, BB calls $0.5.

River: 4 ($5.1, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 bets $2, Hero calls $2, BB folds.

Results:
Final pot: $9.1

Hand 8:
Definitely not worth the call and I didn't think a blocking bet would work, right?

Villain over 11 hands is 37%/9%/1.33

Cryptologic
Pot Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.15/$0.25
9 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is UTG with K A
Hero raises to $0.9, UTG+1 calls $0.9, 7 folds.

Flop: 8 3 3 ($2.2, 2 players)
Hero bets $1, UTG+1 calls $1.

Turn: 6 ($4.2, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $1, Hero calls $1.

River: 8 ($6.2, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $6.2, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $6.2 returned to UTG+1.

Results:
Final pot: $6.2

[bdawg56kg]

1) Fine. I probably lead for full pot on the river, but looks good.

2) Pleaseeeee, 3-bet that river. I also bet more on the turn, like $1.50 and around $4-5 on the river. You are waaayyy too weak-tight if you are afraid of JT here, plus JT makes no sense at all. So many other hands will raise that river. I mean, c'mon you have 2nd nuts man!

3) Standard. You have a very big draw.

4) Lead or CR. I personally like leading 3/4 pot since I think it's the easiest way to stack an overpair, but at 25NL you probably get his stack any way you play it if he has AA.

5) Fine. I might raise the turn, as you are given no reason to think your hand might not be good, and you would hate to see any overcard come on the river.

6) I think you played it okay. I like raising the turn to $6 or so, and fold to a 3-bet. Hopefully it will buy you a free showdown and it will also be easier to win a big pot if you hit the right river card. Raising the flop is okay too.

7) Raise the turn! You likely have the best hand, and it makes the river easier to play.

8) Bet 3/4 pot on the flop or check/fold. As played, just fold the turn. I know it seems weak, but it just isn't worth it, especially when you consider the possible reverse implied odds if you hit an A or K and he has trips/boat.


*Also, you REALLY need to post stack sizes.

[Renton]

I have not seen the other responses.

#1: I would have played this one passively. You gave villain a chance to steal this with a strong bet on the turn. Thankfully he didn't. As played after that point, you did fine.

#2: You have the second nuts. Why aren't you reraising on the river? Pot that bad boy! Are you really putting villain on JT here? I think the best thing villain holds is 55. I wouldn't go broke here, but damn near it.

#3: You are even money to win the hand. The dead money makes this profitable. Call.

#4: Passive. Check to the raiser. He obviously has an over pair and will probably go to felt with it. I'd check/call the flop and bet out on the turn.

#5: Not too bad. In a four way pot the chances are significant that someone has the 9 (I am probably superstitious, but i have gotten burned with KK/AA and the like in this identical situation many times). However, that being said the 9 is the only hand that beats you. You have to raise this river for value and see what the reaction is. If he reraises, just call, I wouldn't push all in. I have seen pairs bigger than 99 limp in before at these stakes.

#6: Obviously raise preflop. As played, reraise the flop, big time. I'm talkin like 4x the leader's bet. Its fairly ballsy, but that's what I'd do.

#7: Fold the river and get out while its still cheap. The .5 call on the turn is fine. You have huge implied odds to hit your four outer (assuming stacks are decent).

#8: Fold the turn. He isn't bluffing, and that being the case you are a 12% underdog, so calling the bet is bad odds.

[drtofu66]

*Also, you REALLY need to post stack sizes.

Yeah, I wish I could do that easily. Unfortunately, these are Crypto hands and the one converter I found that could do it omits stack sizes for some reasonf (and bisonbison doesn't convert Crypto).

Thanks for your comments, both of you. I got into NL with too much of a SSHE mindset and I was spewing chips left and right betting too hard with TP while the setcampers would figure that out and wait to take my stack. I've gone a little too far the other way I admit but at least now I'm making money instead of losing until I figure out the NL game better.

In case you were wondering on some of these-- hand 1 the guy was slowplaying JJ and thankfully I've learned enough not to get stubborn and reraise without the nuts. Hand 7-- villain had KsTs which makes a lot of sense and I should've figured that out and realized that his weak turn bet was a blocking bet.

Here's another one from today. I think I played it ok-- any advice?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP3 ($37.46)
Hero ($24.65)
Button ($26.48)
SB ($42.86)
BB ($55.35)
UTG ($24.15)
UTG+1 ($35.20)
UTG+2 ($26)
MP1 ($8.30)
MP2 ($13.54)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J, J. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
4 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, MP3 calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.25, 2 folds, BB calls $1, MP2 calls $1, MP3 folds.

Flop: ($4.10) 7, 4, A (3 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets $2.25, BB calls $2.25, MP2 calls $2.25.

Turn: ($10.85) 4 (3 players)
BB checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks.

River: ($10.85) Q (3 players)
BB bets $3, MP2 folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $13.85

[nutsinho]

Hand 2 I don't know what you were thinking, you have the best hand 99.99% of the time

Hand 4 lead out 1/2-3/4 pot

Hand 5 value raise river to a buck, fold to any reraise

Hand 6 fold river

Hand 7 really looks like the guy is pricing his flush draw, i would raise the turn to $5 straight

[STIdrivr]

I dont see how you put villian on a JT in hand 2. There are a lot of other possible and very likely hands he could have something like AK,AQ,KQ,A5s,A3s,55,33 if hes a donk I would put him more on a slow played AA QQ than JT in this spot.He would of called in MP then called a flop raise for no reason with 2 unders, then hit runner runner straight. I think in the long run you will be losing value not raising.