some way overdue glory for me after a week of unbelievable suckouts & such. also, would like to welcome some hand analysis/critique. help patch up whatever play leaks you find from these hands, how you would've played it & why, etc, etc. i know it's only a couple hands, but whatever advice you can offer would be great input & appreciated.


btw: on this hand, i misclicked the wrong button on the turn & that's why there's that odd $0.50 bet there when i wanted to bet bigger to protect my hand against the draw.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $21.02
UTG+1: $45.05
MP1: $53.15
MP2: $40.05
Hero: $54.35
CO: $86.65
Button: $21.45
SB: $60.80
BB: $53.80

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP3 with
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero raises to $1.5, 3 folds, BB calls, UTG calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: ($6.25, 4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $6, BB raises to $12, UTG folds, MP1 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: ($42.25, 3 players)
BB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $0.5, BB calls, MP1 calls.

River: ($43.75, 3 players)
BB is all-in $39.8, MP1 folds, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: $123.35
BB shows 8h Qh
Hero shows Qc Ad

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& this one... how would you guys have played it? the reason i overbet the pot was because i had a pretty loose/aggressive table image @ the time & i wanted it to seem like i was trying to buy out the pot & hoping someone w/ a piece of the board would call. & also, to make it too expensive for anyone to go on their flush draw @ the same time.

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $86.15
UTG+1: $21.45
MP1: $60.05
MP2: $16.20
MP3: $19.92
CO: $44.30
Button: $41.20
SB: $39.55
Hero: $120.90

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with
UTG raises to $2, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: ($10.25, 5 players)
Hero bets $20, 2 folds, MP3 calls all-in $17.92, Button folds.
Uncalled bets: $2.08 returned to Hero.

Turn: ($46.09, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $46.09)


River: ($46.09, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: $46.09)


Results:
Final pot: $46.09
Hero shows 3c 3s
MP3 shows Qh Th

Hand 1: thank your lucky stars you are playing the world's largest donkey. TPSK (shit kicker) and he re-raises? Silly donk, pots are for sharks!

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TTinthehole (1:11:07 AM): i was gonna raise after littlemissvic limped
TTinthehole (1:11:25 AM): then i remembered that the person isn't coming to fix her fold button til the morning

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Hand #1- Raise more PF with 2 limpers in front of you or limp along for big hand value. All your PF raise did was sweeten the pot with A-hi.

The min. raise to your sizable flop bet has to tell you that you got action and for that reason, push after he raises. You have MP1 sandwiched and that sweetens the pot if for some reason you just take it down, but I'd be very surprised if they both folded. You could've slowplayed yourself into oblivion here and that's why I'd say taht you were a bit lucky.

At least call and push the turn to no heart. I've done that a lot and it's also a winning play.

Hand #2- lol @ the flop bet.

I like it though. 5 players see a flop in a healthily raised pot and you got action from 77-99 and JJ and AT and JT. I like it. nh.

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Hand 1: Agree with alex, have to bump more PF or call and tag along. Push the turn.

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