Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - $0.10 NL - Holdem - 9 players
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Hero (BTN): $17.38
SB: $13.48 (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 11.76, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
BB: $14.59 (VPIP: 21.05, PFR: 14.83, 3Bet Preflop: 1.25, Hands: 214)
UTG: $6.15 (VPIP: 17.65, PFR: 5.88, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 17)
UTG+1: $17.98 (VPIP: 16.67, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 6)
MP: $12.06 (VPIP: 68.75, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, Hands: 16)
MP+1: $11.33 (VPIP: 12.50, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 16)
MP+2: $12.48 (VPIP: 23.53, PFR: 23.53, 3Bet Preflop: 50.00, Hands: 17)
CO: $7.80 (VPIP: 43.75, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 17)

SB posts SB $0.05, BB posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has As 8s
fold, fold, MP calls $0.10, fold, fold, CO calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.35, fold, fold, MP calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25

Flop : ($1.20, 3 players) Ah Ks Ts
MP checks, CO checks, Hero bets $0.75, fold, CO raises to $1.50, Hero calls $0.75

Turn : ($4.20, 2 players) Td
CO checks, Hero bets $2.50, CO raises to $5.95 and is all-in, Hero calls $3.45

River : ($16.10, 2 players) Qs

Hero shows As 8s (Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 12%, Flop 29%, Turn 0%)

CO shows Ad Ac (Full House, Aces full of Tens)
(Pre 88%, Flop 71%, Turn 100%)

CO wins $15.30
Rake paid $0.56
$0.24 was deducted from the pot for the jackpot.



Im trying to get in the habit of posting more hands and analyzing my hand history so I could improve my game so here I go.

As I see it, I don't think my raise is bad although most of the time I would probably fold As8s on the BTN even with two limpers. I play a TAG Nit style in the Micros cause I feel there's less variance then when I played straight TAG.

I think my big mistake here is betting the turn after getting c/r on the flop. I should have checked back the turn and call a river bet.

At the time I thought I played this hand decent but the more I look at it I feel like that was a horrible play on my part and something I don't want to do again.

Let me know what you think I could do better in this situation.

Reraise shove flop. Check behind turn as played.

I think getting it in on the flop is mostly only gonna be to draw to the flush, even though villain is pretty damn fishy. Not saying that's a super terrible spot to be in, but I'd rather just call flop, check behind turn, call normal river bet (or bet when checked to).

i will fold preflop this hand, i mean call me nitty but is FR, 2 limpers (set mining alert) if you go for the squeeze A8s doesnt have that much equity i rather go to A2-A5s or AT-AKs. since you decide to do it, i think the squeeze is way to lower anything close 0.45 will be better, the flop is awesome and the bet is kinda fair, i would shove the flop to see if i still have some fold equity that 2x reraise sometimes have some fold equity in it + i run it twice so it helps sometimes (more equity on the flop than the turn).

i would check the turn also, since you call the flop your intentions are transparent, you are drawing since villain will think that you go all in with the nuts on the flop.

imo everytime a fish make a weird move like check raise on a hard board like that, i try to slowdown the action a little, maybe i'm just too nitty.

If you don't raise limpers because you are afraid they are set mining, you are missing out. Even if they are set-mining, they only hit the flop 12% of the time so your c-bet will take the pot down 88% of the time.

As for the choice of hand, does A5s really have that much more equity than A8s? Sure, you can flop a straight in the first case and you are blocking a couple of combos for set-miners. Agree that the size of the bet should be at least 4x.

Why do you run it twice? It's a personal thing of course but if you are beating a limit it means you make better decisions than your opponents (mostly the fish) so why would you want to give them a chance to recover some of their money when they get it in bad versus you?

As for the hand, I'd prefer calling the flop rather than shoving. Although it's hard to put Villain on a set, they could have QJ, two pair, a better Ace. Why get the money in behind? You will only have fold equity if Villain raised flop with complete air/draw.

Betting the turn is a disaster. Are you betting for value or as a bluff? Slowing down and trying to hit your monster cheaply seems much better.

I appreciate the feedback.

On the turn I was betting as a semi-bluff, he may have been trying to make a move to take down the pot on the flop and when he checked the turn I decided to fire another barrel hoping for folds.

But I totally agree after reviewing the hand, I definitely should have checked back the turn and called a value bet on the river.

Yeah, I agree with this after reviewing the hand. Thats exactly how I should have played it. Thanks for the feedback!

Definitely check turn

is not because im afraid is because it can be also sometimes TT-77 also some Suited gappers so that cbet i doubt is gonna work 87%~ of the time, rather squeeze with the same suited broadway gappers (more equity)

the equity is really similar is more of a choice, A8 is slighly better cause has more odds on Top pair (because if you flop 5 in A5 is gonna be mid pair more times) but given the action a top pair with 8 might be not that good.

as you say i rather have some blockers, but even like that i don't use to do this anymore i squeeze more with broadway gappers A2-ATs rather steal blinds and play postflop.

well. lets say i've lost a lot to a 3 outers (aggro monkey shove turn with a gutshot or something) if you are ahead 80% doesn't change the odds to run it twice. but if he bad beat you rather have a second chance.

he bet flop to isolate also he has position.

is not that bad, looks like bluff betting with implied odds, to put pressure on hands like AJ-AK but to do that i rather go a little bit lower, to keep some fold equity.

the bad thing to me (after decide to play this hand squeezing) is calling the turn.