Kind of a slow day for me, so thought I'd post a couple of hands just to see if there were any thoughts about them.
V1 is new to the table. Mid-20s, hoody, handles chips with ease, seems to understand position and is moderately aggressive. Half an orbit prior to hand 1, he c/r the PFR on his immediate left (competent 20 something playing good TAG) on K
6
4x flop, fired Kx turn and checked down 9
river, losing to KQ, claiming to have had a 6.
Hero appears to be pushing table around, but truth is I'm on a crazy rush of cards and playing a lot of pots. Not showing down too many hands at this point, but making a lot of raises.
Hand 1:
V1 (SB) ~$300 deep. Hero (MP) covers.
2 limps
Hero raises to $15 with TT
BTN calls, V1 (SB) calls, 1 limper calls
Pot: $60
Flop: 9
2
4
Checks to hero.
Hero bets $35.
Folds to V1 who c/r to $90.
Folds to hero.
Hero Calls.
Pot: $230
Flop: 9
2
4
- 8
Check/check
Pot: $230
Flop: 9
2
4
- 8
- Q
V1 bets $100
Hero calls.
Hand 2:
New player (V2) seated on Hero's immediate left. Sat with $50. Has straddled 3 hands (out of maybe 10 he's been at the table) and has shipped over several limps on 2 of them, folding to a raise on the other. In this game, straddle can be made anywhere and action begins on the straddle's immediate left.
V2 straddles (V2 is UTG+1, so Hero is UTG but acting last before straddle to close action PF).
3 limps (including V1 from pervious hand)
Hero looks down at TT and elects to limp, hoping that...
V2 ships it for $65 more.
V1 (~$240) agonizes then calls. All others fold.
Hero (covers V1) ships.
Thoughts on either hand?