1-2$

8 handed

Hero (250$) UTG - image : aggressive, a bit bluffy, fearless, bets strong hands
Kc9C raises to 22$
Loose villain folds
Unknown (60$) calls
Fold
Unknown (300$) calls
Fold
Fold
Fold
Fold

Flop 2s-10c-7c

Hero bets 26$
Villain 1 raises to 42$ and is all in
Villain 2 raises to 76$
Hero calls 50$

Turn 2d

Villain licks his lips
Hero checks
Villain checks

River Jc

Hero goes all in 97$
Villain snap calls with supreme confidence

Hero shows K high club flush
Vilain 1 shows 10-10 for full house
Villain 2 shows J-J for full house


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Regular raise to 12$ UTG + 1
Fold
Fold
Fold
Fold
Fold
Hero calls with 6h8h
Fold

Ah-4-s-8c

Regular bets 18$
Hero calls

Turn 2d

Regular bets 35$
Hero raises to 105$
Regular calls

River Js

Regular checks
Hero checks

Regular shows A-2 for 2 pairs


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Unknown player seems tight raises to 12$ UTG+1
Loose indian calls 12$ UTG+2
Hero MP calls 12$ with AcJc

Flop : As-8d-2c

Unknown player seems tight checks
Loose indian bets 12$
Hero raises 26$

Unknown player seems tight calls
Loose indian folds

Turn : 9h

Unknown player seems tight checks
Hero bets 35$
Unknown player seems tight calls

River : 10s

Unknown player seems tight checks
Hero checks

Unknown player seems tight shows AA


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Just lost a hand relatively tilted but not really will gamble old guy opens UTG +2 21$
Hero raises to 42$ with 9s9c

Just lost a hand relatively tilted but not really will gamble old guy raises to 115$ and is all-in
Hero assess that guy's range to be AA 12% of the time and AK 80% of the time and calls

Flop K high

Old guy shows AcKc

Well, can’t help but notice that you opened 11x UTG in the first hand with K9cc and I figured the best advice I could give is to…uhhh… open a little smaller.

I also noticed that Villain licked his lips on the turn in that hand as well. Very sus.

I think they're very beautiful.

OP, please post one hand per thread, include reads, and don't include results. You will get little valuable responses to posts like this.

Fold pre, ffs.


How can he snap with supreme confidence when you block the nuts?

Fold turn. If you are raising here, you just have way too many bluffs in this spot. This might be your least worst played hand.

I don't understand why you raised flop but now that you did it makes absolutely no sense to bet the turn in this spot.

Wow.

OP it seems like you don’t have a firm grasp of the purpose of your raises and whether a raise is a bluff or for value. Many of the aggressive actions you took in these hand histories are with incredibly marginal medium strength hands. Like your AJ/99/86 hhs. Usually marginal medium-strength hands play better as calls or folds, not raises.

I don’t understand the lip-licking in the K9s hh.

Your short sentence is loaded with meaning, could you break it down?

Why do you say I have too many bluffs in this spot, is not the numbers of bluff what the Other Player thinks - so how can you restonate that for yourself? You're taking a whole assessment of what players generally thinks? Or is it card related? How can it be board related when a stone cold bluff is a thing?...? You talk like it was some GTO thing, so what, you only want me to bluff with QJ on 892 boards? I would fold Ax in his spot, obv not 2 pairs, but would fold the pair of ace weak kicker. So... what makes it looks like I have too many bluffs in this spot? What does a good spot for bluffing looks like?

I hard a knot in my stomach after I left the 35$ on the felt... thinking.. can I only be called with a better hand there?

Was that the case? If so, why? Could you explain me the foundations and A to Z of what ''makes sense'' (- of being called by a worse hand (?)...) How am I supposed to Know what HE called with less than AJ on a A high board? like... what? how do I get that in my head? I dont get it.. is it like, oh he only calls two streets with Ax or less?


I would bet SO MUCH money that he has AK there. ****ing dead read.. Just like... the frequency... and timing... and bet size... position.. recent hands... Im sure, im sure he has AK... and HJE DOES... doesn't that make 99 a call and a lets go?.. Am I not 55%? I understand AK is a overall better when attacking the whole table, but in one v one all in, 99 got the edge... or maybe you want me to always call with 99 there...? Maybe its too much gambling and I shouldn't take this spot for so hard and so much money? Or maybe you're thinking about his range as a whole... which obv is ahead of me... I tend more to think of his exact hand... is that a mistake? if so why?

Not reading all that. Hand 1 is a trivial fold pre and if you want to get frisky and open this, your raise size is way too large.

so im just gonna look at the first 2 because they were such nonsense I feel the rest are similar.

K9 is a fold utg frend. What are you even doing? Hoping to flop exactly like this? I mean were you satisfied with the action you got? You have a shorty behind who could just jam preflop or on the flop or just punt your stack trying to push a draw. Just, dont. I know live is slow but there are faaaaarrr better spots than this.

Hand 2 is one such better spot. Now you have a 3bet opportunity. Dont be scared of live players positional raises, sometimes they are as light as K9. You put a lot of pressure on him and force him to play out of position and just try to bink. Lot of dead money flops there when he misses. As played why did you raise the turn? Trying to rep that 35 offsuit? Is that what you'd do with the nuts on a totally dry board with an UTG raiser barreling off?

I would work on self evaluation. Serously.

You bet 1/3rd pot on the turn. Nobody is folding top pair for that price.

Your last two hands should be calls at the decision point where you raised.

Your second hand should be a fold on the turn, not a raise.

Your first hand should be a fold preflop.

Agree that you need to reassess your image. If I saw any of these hands play out I’d label you as a spewy LAG who overvalues medium strength hands. Not trying to be mean, just honest.

Noob perspective on just this hand:

Would just fold 86s in the cut-off facing aggression from UTG+1.

The ace-high flop smashes their range. Much more so than your calling range. Middle pair is about the best you could have hoped for, but you're likely behind anyway.

Once you call the flop bet and he barrels again on a fairly dry board, you're very likely not in good shape. What story are you telling with the raise? What can he realistically be concerned about you having that you expect to push him off the hand?

Relieved to see you waved the white flag on the river.

Also, lol, all of these players checking really strong hands ahead of you on the river shows that they expect you to bluff, basically, all the time.

First and foremost, I praise you for your willingness to learn the game, having the courage to post in these forums to get valuable feedback (I took me months to gather the courage to do so myself).

With the way you post and the information presented, I can tell you’re rather new to the game or perhaps have just brushed the surface of it. Which is perfectly fine, because we all have to get our start somewhere. Yet, in order to learn and get the most from these posts, I have a few recommendations for your future ones. It will help others, like myself, to clearly understand what you’re trying to convey and helps you to improve as well.

Suggestions:

- Keep it to 1 hand: As we know, hands in poker are very complex. A tough hand can have many learning points, perspectives, ways to be played, etc. This will help readers to have a more focused idea in helping you.

- What are your questions in the hand: Stating clear questions will tell people which area you’re trying to improve in your game. This will also allow others to analyze it, perhaps giving you a new perspective that you might have not seen.

- Keep track of the pot on every street: The pot size is very crucial information, as a lot of the betting is based on it. For example, 1/3 sized bet is seen more as a “blocker” bet, compared to pot sized bet is either heavy bluff or heavy value bet.

- Track Positions: Another very important aspect of the game. Most actions, whether to call, raise, or fold, depends on your position relative to your opponent/s. Be sure to keep track of it closely.

In all, tweaking your posts with these suggestions will be a win/win for everyone. Allowing you to get more “bang for your buck” so to speak.