Three hands from tonight

[Tom42]

* Villain is 52/10 over 50 hands and somewhat aggro.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ 0.50 BB (3 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

BB ($90.51)
Button ($38)
Hero ($45)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, Q. Hero posts a blind of $0.25.
1 fold, Hero (poster) raises to $1.75, BB calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4) 7, 6, 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $3, BB calls $3.

Turn: ($10) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $7.25, Hero calls $7.25.

River: ($24.50) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $10, BB calls $10.

Final Pot: $44.50

Call turn? River was a blocking bet. I wanted to showdown my set vs set's/two pairs, and flush looked unlikely.


* Villain in this hand is a rock, 11/6 over 100 hands. I did see him go all-in with just a OESD on a monottome flop after his C-bet was raised.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ 0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($101.81)
MP ($67.60)
CO ($50.75)
Button ($55.05)
SB ($95.50)
BB ($38.25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with T, A. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
Hero raises to $2, 2 folds, Button calls $2, 2 folds.

Flop: ($4.75) 5, T, 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $3, Button raises to $9, Hero calls $6.

Turn: ($22.75) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: ($22.75) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $10, Button raises to $35, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $67.75

His flop-raise looked like a set. His turn check behind and river raise screamed boat. I folded. Good? Bad?


Villain was pretty much unknow.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ 0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($91.51)
SB ($34.42)
BB ($46.75)
UTG ($35.90)
MP ($84.05)
CO ($68.29)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, A. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, CO raises to $1.5, Hero raises to $6, 2 folds, UTG folds, CO calls $4.50.

Flop: ($13.25) Q, K, Q (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($13.25) J (2 players)
CO bets $6, Hero calls $6.

River: ($25.25) 8 (2 players)
CO calls $56.29 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $81.54

This is one of those WA/WB situation so I Checked the flop. River is an obvious flold I guess, but it could just as well be a bluf. Villain probably knows I don't have a queen. I really don't like playing it passive like this. What's your line?

[NLHE lahooozaher]

I like all of them.

Hand1: good blocking bet
Hand2: if you think his flop raise is a set, bet the turn...as played easy river fold.
Hand3:well played. sometimes I raise to $15 on the turn to rep a monster and if called take a free showdown. it depends how light I think he'll call reraises though.

[benny999]

I like all of them.

Hand1: good blocking bet
Hand2: if you think his flop raise is a set, bet the turn...as played easy river fold.
Hand3:well played. sometimes I raise to $15 on the turn to rep a monster and if called take a free showdown. it depends how light I think he'll call reraises though.

I agree, nhs..

[bdawg56kg]

Hand 2 lead the turn. He most likely has a flush or set. A flush isn't putting any more money in, and you really want to charge a set. He will almost never bet this turn when checked to.