4 $100NL hands for review

[JL]

Texas Hold'em $0.5-$1 NL (real money), hand #435,381,280
Table Talca, 2 May 2006 2:03 PM ET

Seat 1: Nutz710 ($80.00 in chips)
Seat 2: kocket pings ($51.50 in chips)
Seat 3: dadoooo1 ($31.00 in chips)
Seat 4: farsan2 ($129.05 in chips)
Seat 5: HERO[ 8D,9D ] ($129.90 in chips)
Seat 6: maldini79 ($37.20 in chips)
Seat 7: mobilsvin ($125.30 in chips)
Seat 8: pubowner ($124.60 in chips)
Seat 9: gneorz ($113.00 in chips)
Seat 10: TurnTurnTurn ($95.90 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
pubowner posts blind ($0.50), gneorz posts blind ($1).

I am next to the CO and it is folded to me...Is raising here with 89s good or bad?

PRE-FLOP
5 folds, HERO bets $3, maldini79 calls $3, 3 folds .

FLOP [board cards AH,QD,6D ]
HERO bets $7, maldini79 bets $14, scrow377 calls $7.

Standard C-bet by me...not sure what his min-raise meant, is it -ev to continue with this hand?

TURN [board cards AH,QD,6D,7C ]
HERO bets $15, maldini79 bets $20.20 and is all-in, scrow377 calls $5.20.

I figured checking here would be too weak, so I bet..thoughts?? (playing 4-5 tables at once I did not realize he was short stacked)

RIVER [board cards AH,QD,6D,7C,KH ]




Texas Hold'em $0.5-$1 NL (Real Money), #435,417,418
Table Trondheim, 2 May 2006 5:13 PM ET



Seat 1: HERO[ QS,QD] ($208.15 in chips)
Seat 2: Orlando x ($96 in chips)
Seat 3: MOFFE123 ($114.20 in chips)
Seat 5: kmax0731 ($81.50 in chips)
Seat 6: J-Uno ($58.50 in chips)
Seat 7: akaPUB ($74 in chips)
Seat 8: EOH ($48.60 in chips)
Seat 9: Mind2Break ($96.10 in chips)
Seat 10: num_lock ($195.85 in chips)


ANTES/BLINDS
Orlando x posts blind ($0.50), MOFFE123 posts blind ($1).

A raise and a re-raise before me...and I'm holding QQ, what do I do now?

PRE-FLOP
kmax0731 folds, J-Uno calls $1, akaPUB bets $2.50, EOH bets $5, Mind2Break folds, num_lock folds, HERO calls $5, Orlando x folds, MOFFE123 folds, J-Uno calls $4, akaPUB calls $2.50.

FLOP [board cards 6D,8D,8H ]
J-Uno checks, akaPUB checks, EOH bets $10, HERO folds, J-Uno calls $10, akaPUB folds.

I was hoping to spike a Q on the flop, is this fold too weak or is it standard?

Texas Hold'em $0.5-$1 PL (Real Money), #435,428,135
Table Holguin, 2 May 2006 5:15 PM ET



Seat 1: -TRIUMPHUS- ($25.20 in chips)
Seat 2: HERO [AD,AC]($107 in chips)
Seat 3: UWdonkey ($111.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Sarah0624 ($86.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Bobby291 ($95.90 in chips)
Seat 6: dr9999 ($118 in chips)
Seat 7: GrenadierB ($93 in chips)
Seat 8: Wilhelm1 ($123.20 in chips)
Seat 9: chisquPC ($64 in chips)
Seat 10: gruby30 ($89.10 in chips)



ANTES/BLINDS
GrenadierB posts blind ($1), Wilhelm1 posts blind ($1).

PRE-FLOP
3 folds, HERO bets $3, UWdonkey calls $3, Sarah0624 folds, Bobby291 folds, dr9999 calls $3, GrenadierB folds, Wilhelm1 calls $2.

FLOP [board cards 4D,6H,3C ]
Wilhelm1 checks, HERO bets $10, UWdonkey folds, dr9999 calls $10, Wilhelm1 folds.

TURN [board cards 4D,6H,3C,5S ]
HERO bets $20, dr9999 bets $40, HERO folds.

I figured set, or pocket 7's....or maybe a good bluff by dr9999?? PT rates him as a "Slightly loose aggressive solid"


Texas Hold'em $0.50-$0.50 PL (real money), hand #435,423,311
Table Luzern, 2 May 2006 2:14 PM ET

Seat 1: dr9999 ($58.40 in chips)
Seat 2: weevils3 ($20.70 in chips)
Seat 3: Pokrbeachbum ($17.50 in chips)
Seat 4: -TRIUMPHUS- ($16.25 in chips)
Seat 5: gruby30 ($95.00 in chips)
Seat 6: bwalten85 ($52.75 in chips)
Seat 7: GrenadierB ($65.15 in chips)
Seat 8: Borodach ($55.25 in chips)
Seat 9: HERO [ QS,3H ] ($52.80 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
HERO posts blind ($0.50), dr9999 posts blind ($0.50).

PRE-FLOP
weevils3 calls $0.50, Pokrbeachbum folds, -TRIUMPHUS- calls $0.50, 3 folds , Borodach calls $0.50, HERO checks, dr9999 checks.

FLOP [board cards 3C,7S,QH ]
HERO checks, dr9999 checks, weevils3 bets $0.50, -TRIUMPHUS- bets $1, Borodach folds, HERO calls $1, dr9999 folds, weevils3 calls $0.50.

Well I flop a BB special on an uncoridinated board. Every time I flop 2 pair from the blinds I usually come out betting the pot, because "never slow play 2 pair" is what I hear a lot...but I never get paid off that way. So this time I figured since the board looks pretty tame I wil check. Thoughts??

TURN [board cards 3C,7S,QH,5D ]
HERO checks, weevils3 checks, -TRIUMPHUS- bets $3, HERO bets $7, weevils3 folds, -TRIUMPHUS- calls $4.

I check here because I am 90% sure Triumphus will bet (he's a maniac, he always bets)...and I am going for the check raise.

RIVER [board cards 3C,7S,QH,5D,KD ]
HERO bets $9, -TRIUMPHUS- calls $7.75 and is all-in.

Him being short stacked makes this a lot easier on the river.

[JL]

No replies?
does it all look fairly standard or what?

[martindcx1e]

1. I don't c-bet here OOP vs. 2 guys.
2. Fine.
3. Fine.
4. Bet the flop.

[mcatdog]

I think Hand 4 is the only one that's terrible, the rest of them are really OK even though I might play them a little bit differently.

Hand 1, he's only seeing the flop with one other guy. I would find a new seat and stop raising 89 suited when a calling station has position on me. That being said, once you saw the flop, you were probably doubling this guy up no matter how you played the hand.

Hand 2 is standard unless you've seen the guy make one of those stupid little "I have AA" re-raises when he didn't have anything.

I think that with your read, betting $20 on the turn on Hand 3 is probably a waste of money, because a good aggressive player might raise you with any two cards here. He knows what you have and he knows you can't call a raise. If your opponent is not capable of a bluff raise then I like the way you played the hand.

Hand 4, bet the flop.

[martindcx1e]

Hand 1, he's only seeing the flop with one other guy.

I see that now. I still probably don't bet that flop though.