NL 50 Hands vs. Shorties

[vegascoop]

It's a love'm or hate'm thing with the shorties. Right now it's a hate'm. At absolute, where you can buy in for 200bb, it makes some of the 70bb types look smaller than they are and I'm probably gambling a little too much. I'm probably a little spewy with JJ/QQ. Then again, they have crap so much.

Hand1:

Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $73.77
HERO: $141.16
CO: $36.20
Button: $50.10
SB: $129.05
BB: $22.25

Pre-flop: (6 players) HERO is UTG+1 with K K
UTG calls, HERO raises to $2.5, CO calls, 3 folds, UTG calls.

Flop: 6 J 9 ($8.25, 3 players)
UTG checks, HERO bets $6, CO raises to $12, UTG folds, HERO raises to $38, CO calls all-in $21.7.
Uncalled bets: $4.3 returned to HERO.

Hand 2:

Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $74.30
UTG+1: $22.20
CO: $41.35
Button: $15.95
SB: $14.30
HERO: $100

Pre-flop: (6 players) HERO is BB with T T
3 folds, Button calls, SB calls, HERO raises to $2.5, Button calls, SB folds.

Flop: 2 Q Q ($5.5, 2 players)
HERO bets $4, Button raises all-in $13.45, HERO calls.

Hand 3:

Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
6 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $73.55
UTG+1: $20.65
CO: $45.05
Button: $31.25
SB: $11.80
HERO: $83.80

Pre-flop: (6 players) HERO is BB with K A
UTG folds, UTG+1 raises to $1.5, 2 folds, SB calls, HERO raises to $6.5, UTG+1 raises all-in $20.65, SB calls all-in $10.3, HERO calls.

Flop: J 8 2 ($53.1, 1 player + 2 all-in - Main pot: $35.4, Sidepot 1: $17.7)

Hand 4:

STAGE #565233851: HOLDEM NO LIMIT $0.50 - 2007-02-04 13:12:15 (ET)
Table: GUAM ST (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 6 - CARDSPAZ ($14.80 in chips)
Seat 2 - VISCANT ($96 in chips)
Seat 3 - CHILLEN007 ($62.57 in chips)
Seat 4 - I_C4LL ($181.07 in chips)
Seat 5 - YZJEEP ($30 in chips)
VISCANT - Posts small blind $0.25
CHILLEN007 - Posts big blind $0.50
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to I_C4LL [Ac Ks]
I_C4LL - Raises $2 to $2
YZJEEP - Folds
CARDSPAZ - Raises $5 to $5
VISCANT - Folds
CHILLEN007 - Folds
I_C4LL - Raises $15 to $17
CARDSPAZ - All-In $9.80
I_C4LL - returned ($2.20) : not called

Hand 4:

Absolute Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $27.15
HERO: $93.95
Button: $54.15
SB: $27.64
BB: $68.30

Pre-flop: (5 players) HERO is CO with Q Q
UTG folds, HERO raises to $2, Button folds, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: 7 8 2 ($6, 3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, HERO bets $4, SB raises to $8, BB folds, HERO raises to $33, SB calls all-in $17.64.
Uncalled bets: $7.36 returned to HERO.


I could go on for miles. How close to standard are these?

[Silly String]

I think all are fine except two hands I would play different:
Hand #2: I would consider c/c flop and fold to his raise the way it's played. You've probably been had here. Maybe weak, but it is read dependant though.
Hand #4a. I would just call his pre-flop re-raise. He likes his hand and you probably have 0 fold equity. Take a flop, hit your A or K and then stack his JJ or QQ. If you get all in preflop you are allowing him to play his hand optimally. Fold AQ or worse and call with PP where you are a 45/55 dog.

[swiggidy]

I play them all exactly the same.

Folding hand 2 sucks. If he has a Q good for him. This will be lower pocketpairs, AK,AJ, a 2. If your hand wasn't as strong (AK) I would consider a check/push. You can't give a free card with TT.

Hand 4a: Without a read you have to push (4bet)