I've recently played some hands which I found interesting. And I am wondering if there should have been some room for improvement. This is $1/2 NL Live.

Hand 1: H: Q J P:HJ S: $200 Villain Stack: $200

I raise $10 and CO calls. Everyone folds.

Flop is J 2 7 rainbow. I bet $15 and CO calls.
Turn is 3. I bet $25 and he calls.
River is 9. I check and he goes all-in.

How would you play this hand? My thinking is either has a set of two's or 7's...maybe 9 7suited (most likely not), pair of J or is bluffing.

Hand 2: H: 88 P: SB

Everyone limps to me, I raise to $12. Folds around to BTN. BTN calls This guy has been raising for the last 5 times each preflop which I think he is stealing blinds. My read is he is LAG or maniac. One pot he open raised $90 into a 3 way flop with a $45 pot (with I believe to be nothing, he didnt show).

Flop is J 9 7 rainbow. Gutshot straight draw and 3rd pair.

My read is that he has nothing. I check with intention to re-raise. And soon enough he bets to $50 on a pot of $30. I have about $90 left.

What would you do?


Hand 3: H: QJ

Folds to me in HJ and I raise to $6. Folds to SB and he re-raises to $15. I call. We are heads-up

Flop is Q 9 8

He bets $25 and I re-raise to $50. He calls.

Turn is 7. He checks. My stack is about $60 left.

I put him in a range of mid pocket pairs, maybe a set or also pair of Q's.
Since he just called my re-raise, most likely not a set. Maybe a straight draw as well.

What would you do?


I'll post my results after I get a few answers. Feedback is greatly appreciated.

You'll get much better feedback if you post one hand per thread and more detailed reads. Most responses in multiple hand threads are pretty surface level.

H1: I generally give up on this dry board OOP if he called two streets. His bet is bigger than PSB and you only have TPGK.

H2: Are you saying if you shove it will only be $40 more? If so, this is a snap fold as you have no FE, and no evidence that his overbets are air except that he did one recently.

H3: Just call flop. Raising TPMK is overplaying it. AP, you are committed.