Two situations for hero calls. In the first villain has to be the hero, in the second I like to call.

(1)

Everest Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2/$4 (HH Converter by Kreatief)

MP3 ($335.90)
CO ($384.00) ___ (Hero)
BTN ($423.30)
SB ($426.90)
BB ($643.30)
UTG+1 ($75.50)
UTG+2 ($512.05)
MP1 ($396.00)
MP2 ($400.00)

Preflop: Hero is CO with J, K
4 folds, Hero raises to $14.00, 2 folds, BB calls $10.00,

Flop: A, 8, J ( $30 )
BB checks, Hero checks,

Turn: 3 ( $30 )
BB bets $22.00, Hero calls $22.00,

River: 8 ( $74 )
BB bets $55.00, Hero raises to $155.00,


Villain is 15/10/2 over 1,100 hands
I have a note that he likes to make hero calls.
I play 13/8 and my image should be tight.
The intention of my raise was to get him to fold a weak A. It somehow escaped my attention that AT = A2. And I hadn't read my note on him. So, how bad/good is my raise?


(2)

Everest Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2/$4 (HH Converter by Kreatief)

CO ($410.50)
BTN ($368.00)
SB ($523.30)
BB ($425.90) ___ (Hero)
UTG+1 ($436.50)
UTG+2 ($74.50)
MP1 ($400.00)
MP2 ($585.30)
MP3 ($394.00)

Preflop: Hero is BB with T, K
7 folds, SB raises to $12.00, Hero calls $8.00,

Flop: 7, 9, Q ( $26 )
SB bets $16.00, Hero calls $16.00,

Turn: T ( $58 )
SB checks, Hero bets $30.00, SB calls $30.00,

River: A ( $118 )
SB bets $80.00, Hero?


Villain is 14/9/3.6 over 2,400 hands
Note that this is blind vs. blind. A voice inside me screams "Call, he has JT". What do you think?

In the first hand I think that the villain calls with any Ace, so raising is pointless. I would either call or fold, depending on if you think he was looking to c/r the flop with his big Ace.

On the second hand, I think this is a clear fold. Calling with third pair is never good, especially when any Ace falls on the river. He could have made two pair, etc. An Ace also falls into his bluffing range, but still I just don't think that this situation warrants a call.

i dont like either of these hands...esp the second...why would a 14/9 continue on the turn with JT then bet river? i think villian has 2p here so often....hand 1 is meh...i wouldnt call wih any ace but if you did have a hand why not do something on the turn...fwiw i make it 64 on the turn in hand 1 and re evaluate the river if he calls...

1:
i think the raise is only folding out his turn semibluffs and u have some sd value. i think about calling rather then bluff raising. he dont folds an ace which is pretty much only hand which make sense there. his range is aces and semiblufs.

2: at first i thougt this would be good spot to call but thinking about it makes me think there are 2p/aj/or kinda straight(with j-kj) hands in his range which he could play bluffy like this to get value from exactly what u has blind on blind. dunno if it make sense, i think fold is fine. basicaly expecting him to be just bluffing.i dont know if i bet the turn ten tho.

if u want him to fold a weak A in first one why not baby raise the flop and jam up the turn???

secind hands smels a little like KJ not J10, if u have seen him spazz out befotre in similar spots i mnite b able to muster up a call but my geneal thinking is u got a nitty guy taking a weird line against you and you have like 17th pair i wud just muck the river as played. mayb check back the turn and then u can call a small bet on river easier??

I absolutely agreee. They both rank among the worst hands I've played this year. The funny thing is, I actually won one of them.

I don't understand the point of your turn bet in the second hand.

shoving hand 2 is way better than calling

Results:
First hand he called me with 44!
Second I called and looked pretty foolish against his AAA.

Conclusion: Herocalls suck