***** Hand History for Game 3363168397 *****
$25 NL Texas Hold'em - Thursday, January 23, 15:36:56 EDT 2003
Table Table 68536 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 3: JasonWillett ( $26.45 )
Seat 4: skybear711 ( $23.35 )
Seat 6: CaptKit ( $39.95 )
Seat 7: jshale19 ( $29.50 )
Seat 8: TheGaryLee ( $39.35 )
Seat 5: SAMMY262626 ( $27.25 )
Seat 2: WOLF16661 ( $14.65 )
Seat 1: bravia40 ( $4.70 )
Seat 9: suipei ( $4.50 )
Seat 10: toenden ( $26.95 )
CaptKit posts small blind [$0.10].
jshale19 posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to JasonWillett [ 8d 8s ]
TheGaryLee calls [$0.25].
suipei folds.
>You have options at Table 66316 Table!.
toenden folds.
bravia40 folds.
WOLF16661 folds.
JasonWillett calls [$0.25].
SAMMY262626 calls [$0.25].
CaptKit calls [$0.15].
>You have options at Table 66316 Table!.
jshale19 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, Th, 8h ]
CaptKit checks.
jshale19 checks.
TheGaryLee checks.
JasonWillett checks.
SAMMY262626 bets [$1].
CaptKit folds.
jshale19 folds.
TheGaryLee folds.
JasonWillett calls [$1].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Tc ]
JasonWillett checks.
SAMMY262626 bets [$3].
JasonWillett raises [$6].
SAMMY262626 raises [$6].
JasonWillett calls [$3].
** Dealing River ** [ 3s ]
JasonWillett bets [$6].
SAMMY262626 calls [$6].
JasonWillett shows [ 8d, 8s ] a full house, Eights full of tens.
SAMMY262626 doesn't show [ 9c, Ts ] three of a kind, tens.
JasonWillett wins $31.60 from the main pot with a full house, Eights full of tens.
TheGaryLee has left the table.

I seem to have a problem where when I win, I don't win much and when I lose I lose alot. How can I change this? I could've pushed all-in on the river but i really wanted a call. I feel that if I pushed all-in he would've called but I just couldn't fire, I wanted him to call or re-raise me. I didn't want to all-in just to watch him fold. When he bet 1$ on the flop I knew he was most likely holding a ten, protecting vs a flush draw..

How can I change this, played my hands better?

Originally Posted by Jack King off

when he re raises you on the turn its pretty obvious he has a big hand. you could have pushed all in right there and hes calling. on the river you gotta push. just calling there is leaving money on the table

I agree with the poster above. The reraise is a heavy indication that he'll play the hand for all his chips. I'd push in hear (of course a 9 will come on the river....hehehe).

IMHO, The turn is really the street when you are pushing to make your money and this is where you can get your opponents to make their biggest mistakes. Often times the hand has played itself out by the river since the full hand is revealed and it is a lot more difficult to get you full potential value for your hand.

^i dont mind the call preflop. if hes on the button hes obviously raising this, but with his position he doesnt HAVE to.

and what should have been done on the turn has allready been beat to death. even if you do choose to call on the turn its only to get your money all in on the river anyway. either way, you have to get all your money in the pot.

Everyone Thanks for input, I'll definately put this information to use, I knew what I needed to do but needed to be re-assured.

-Jason