A Few Hands From Today

[I Like Pie]

UTG is 16/14/0.9 over 250 hands and I can't remember anything significant about him
CO is playing 35/17 over 40 hands and doesn't seem to good

I normally play bottom two very fast but raising big here didn't feel like the right play for some reason.

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No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $81.71
CO: $204.10
Hero: $142.58
SB: $229.85
BB: $99.00

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with 9 6
UTG raises to $4, CO calls, Hero calls, 2 folds.

Flop: K 9 6 ($13.5, 3 players)
UTG bets $10, CO raises to $20, Hero...

Villain is CO from hand 1

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Stack sizes:
Hero: $101.50
UTG+1: $190.36
CO: $76.49
Button: $70.90
SB: $88.71
BB: $232.91

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG with 3 3
Hero raises to $4, 4 folds, BB raises to $12, Hero calls.

Flop: 9 J T ($25.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: 3 ($25.5, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $15, BB calls.

River: A ($55.5, 2 players)
BB bets $25, Hero...

I've been playing particulary aggressive from the CO and BTN, I'm over 50% at stealing at the table at this point and playing like 24/22.
Villain has nitty numbers, 10/5 but has been aggrssive. One hand I remember, he raises UTG, I 3bet with TT from BTN, SB calls and he shoves, I fold, SB calls, Villain shows QQ)
So is this a spew or nice play?

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UTG ($24.05)
Hero ($177.50)
SB ($122.05)
BB ($475.35)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6, 8.
1 fold, Hero raises to $3.5, 1 fold, BB calls $2.50.

Flop: ($7.50) 5, 3, 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $5, BB raises to $17, Hero calls $12.

Turn: ($41.50) 2 (2 players)
BB bets $31, Hero raises to $87

[mixchange]

1. I would pop it to $50 and see what happens. imo more likely is its two kings battling it out, or like 78 vs. k
if they do have a set, they will probably re-raise and you can bail.

2. just call, only the straight calls your shove

3. fold the flop and wait for a better spot, which will come vs. this guy

[IowaSkinsFan]

Hand 1: tbh idk what to say because its such a tough spot. I could see arguments for raising, folding, or calling.
Hand 2: Raise duh
Hand 2: fold on the flop.

[andy-akb]

Hand 1: tbh idk what to say because its such a tough spot. I could see arguments for raising, folding, or calling.
Hand 2: Raise duh
Hand 2: fold on the flop.

This seems spot on

Mix, for hand 2, does a straight make any sense?

[mixchange]

Hand 1: tbh idk what to say because its such a tough spot. I could see arguments for raising, folding, or calling.
Hand 2: Raise duh
Hand 2: fold on the flop.

This seems spot on

Mix, for hand 2, does a straight make any sense?

no, you are right, I read too fast and didn't realize hero was utg, i was thinking he was button and bb may have put hero on a steal and 3bet, so something like kq is in his range. soooo raise the river

[griffey24]

Hand 1 - this spot sucks.. I feel like if villain raised more we could call for pot control and UTG would still fold. But the raise was so small if we flat call, UTG will prob call too.

hand 2 - you have to raise here.I can't see how villain can have a straight. If he had KQ he had it on the flop, and he would have either lead out on turn or c/r'd. This is a full-on river block, and you need to raise it.

hand 3 - yah, just dump it.

[griffey24]

oh and I'm not really sure about the call pre in hand 2... its close either way I guess. You playing strictly for sets, or to outplay him with position?

[I Like Pie]

In hand 1 I had my raising chips ready, had that slider all the way over but I backed out. It didn't feel like the right move.

Prima Poker skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $81.71
CO: $204.10
Hero: $142.58
SB: $229.85
BB: $99.00

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with 9 6
UTG raises to $4, CO calls, Hero calls, 2 folds.

Flop: K 9 6 ($13.5, 3 players)
UTG bets $10, CO raises to $20, Hero calls, UTG calls.

Turn: A ($73.5, 3 players)
UTG checks, CO checks, Hero...

Don't really like the A, UTG could have AK. CO might have mini-raised the flop with A9 too. How do you proceed?


Hand 2, looking at it after the fact it looks like an easy raise. At the time I really felt like he had AK yet I flat called anyways and played it safe, I play bad. He showed AK and I won.

Hand 3, well, 95% of the time I give up on the flop, pretty standard but I was thinking he had something like 66-99 or A5 and I could get him off of it. I figured calling the flop and raising the turn would sell a nice story and we were deep enough to do it without him being committed.
He folded, I showed.