I think the one thing I'm struggling with much now as a player is playing semi premium holdings(AJ,AQ, 7s-JJs) with 25-40 bigs. When is the right time to 3 bet call it off to 4 bet, 4 bet allin, 3 bet fold to 4 bet, just call a 3 bet, 4 bet not go allin, fold completely in a multiway action preflop? I guess the best thing to do would be to show some hands and than maybe you guys can give me some feedback, but last week I just kept getting it in bad with these holdings just hoping my opponent would be bluff folding or have AQ,AK but kept showing up with like Qs plus. Obviously it depends and varies opponent to opponent but are these just tough spots to begin with or can you really improve your game to not really have to think about it hard while playing?

Yatahay Network - 150/300 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3 : http://www.holdemmanager.com

MP+1: 9,961 (33.2 bb)
CO: 9,961 (33.2 bb)
BTN: 9,811 (32.7 bb)
SB: 16,178 (53.9 bb)
Hero (BB): 11,002 (36.7 bb)
UTG: 9,152 (30.5 bb)
UTG+1: 7,568 (25.2 bb)
MP: 6,384 (21.3 bb)

8 players post ante of 39, SB posts 150, Hero posts BB 300

Pre Flop: (pot: 762) Hero has 9s 9d
3 folds, MP+1 raises to 600, 3 folds, Hero raises to 1,950, MP+1 raises to 9,922 and is all-in, Hero calls 7,972

Flop: (20,306, 2 players) 7d 6d 4s

Turn: (20,306, 2 players) 3s

River: (20,306, 2 players) 3d

Results: 20,306 pot (0 rake)
Final Board: 7d 6d 4s 3s 3d

MP+1 shows Ks Kh: (Two Pair, Kings and Threes)
(Pre 81%, Flop 83%, Turn 91%)

Hero shows 9s 9d: (Two Pair, Nines and Threes)
(Pre 19%, Flop 17%, Turn 9%)

MP+1 wins 20,306

Yatahay Network - 1500/3000 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3 : http://www.holdemmanager.com

Hero (UTG): 143,444 (47.8 bb)
CO: 180,254 (60.1 bb)
BTN: 88,330 (29.4 bb)
SB: 213,350 (71.1 bb)
BB: 99,625 (33.2 bb)

5 players post ante of 375, SB posts 1,500, BB posts 3,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 6,375) Hero has Ad Qh
Hero raises to 6,000, CO calls 6,000, 2 folds, BB raises to 31,180, Hero raises to 143,069 and is all-in, fold, BB calls 68,070 and is all-in

Flop: (207,875, 2 players) Th 6s 7d

Turn: (207,875, 2 players) Ts

River: (207,875, 2 players) 9c

Results: 207,875 pot (0 rake)
Final Board: Th 6s 7d Ts 9c

Hero shows Ad Qh: (One Pair, Tens)
(Pre 28%, Flop 14%, Turn 7%)

BB shows Kh Kc: (Two Pair, Kings and Tens)
(Pre 72%, Flop 86%, Turn 93%)

BB wins 207,875

This one seems like an easy call but putting it up anyway when opponent is going to be picking up straight outs here a lot with pot size bet left on turn but putting it up anyway.


Yatahay Network - 650/1300 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3 : http://www.holdemmanager.com

Hero (MP+1): 89,341 (68.7 bb)
MP+2: 3,774 (2.9 bb)
CO: 55,962 (43 bb)
BTN: 20,544 (15.8 bb)
SB: 58,205 (44.8 bb)
BB: 108,634 (83.6 bb)
UTG: 21,356 (16.4 bb)
UTG+1: 59,553 (45.8 bb)
MP: 184,690 (142.1 bb)

9 players post ante of 165, SB posts 650, BB posts 1,300

Pre Flop: (pot: 3,435) Hero has 7h 7d
3 folds, Hero raises to 2,600, fold, CO raises to 9,100, 3 folds, Hero calls 6,500

Flop: (21,635, 2 players) 2s Td 4c
Hero checks, CO bets 8,970, Hero calls 8,970

Turn: (39,575, 2 players) 3s
Hero checks, CO bets 37,727 and is all-in, Hero calls 37,727

River: (115,029, 2 players) Ad

Results: 115,029 pot (0 rake)
Final Board: 2s Td 4c 3s Ad

Hero shows 7h 7d: (One Pair, Sevens)
(Pre 20%, Flop 8%, Turn 5%)

CO shows As Ah: (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 80%, Flop 92%, Turn 95%)

CO wins 115,029

Are you ever 4 betting here?


Yatahay Network - 1250/2500 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3 : http://www.holdemmanager.com

SB: 253,513 (101.4 bb)
BB: 100,000 (40 bb)
UTG: 129,640 (51.9 bb)
UTG+1: 483,598 (193.4 bb)
MP: 94,750 (37.9 bb)
Hero (MP+1): 80,693 (32.3 bb)
CO: 379,739 (151.9 bb)
BTN: 149,254 (59.7 bb)

8 players post ante of 315, SB posts 1,250, BB posts 2,500

Pre Flop: (pot: 6,270) Hero has 9s 9c
UTG raises to 5,500, fold, MP raises to 10,000, Hero calls 10,000, 4 folds, UTG raises to 129,325 and is all-in, MP calls 84,435 and is all-in, Hero folds

Flop: (205,140, 2 players) 2h Tc 5d

Turn: (205,140, 2 players) Jd

River: (205,140, 2 players) 8s

Results: 205,140 pot (0 rake)
Final Board: 2h Tc 5d Jd 8s

UTG shows Ad Qh: (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 29%, Flop 16%, Turn 12%)

MP shows Kh Kd: (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 71%, Flop 84%, Turn 88%)

MP wins 205,140

How would you play this hand??


Yatahay Network - 700/1400 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3 : http://www.holdemmanager.com

CO: 147,213 (105.2 bb)
BTN: 62,076 (44.3 bb)
Hero (SB): 89,864 (64.2 bb)
BB: 161,392 (115.3 bb)
UTG: 132,364 (94.5 bb)
UTG+1: 135,618 (96.9 bb)
MP: 90,078 (64.3 bb)
MP+1: 50,205 (35.9 bb)
MP+2: 115,664 (82.6 bb)

9 players post ante of 175, Hero posts SB 700, BB posts 1,400

Pre Flop: (pot: 3,675) Hero has Ac Jh
6 folds, BTN raises to 2,800, Hero raises to 8,400, fold, BTN calls 5,600

Flop: (19,775, 2 players) 5h Qs Qh
Hero bets 6,388, BTN calls 6,388

Turn: (32,551, 2 players) 5d
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: (32,551, 2 players) Ts
Hero bets 9,276, BTN raises to 47,113 and is all-in, Hero folds

Results: 51,103 pot (0 rake)
Final Board: 5h Qs Qh 5d Ts

BTN wins 51,103

Should I have called here off a 33 big blind stack with 8s? I accidently misclicked here and didn't raise much if your wondering on the sizing.


Yatahay Network - 1200/2400 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3 : http://www.holdemmanager.com

BTN: 23,300 (9.7 bb)
SB: 19,240 (8 bb)
BB: 35,677 (14.9 bb)
UTG: 69,808 (29.1 bb)
UTG+1: 76,610 (31.9 bb)
Hero (MP): 80,720 (33.6 bb)
CO: 57,400 (23.9 bb)

7 players post ante of 240, SB posts 1,200, BB posts 2,400

Pre Flop: (pot: 5,280) Hero has 8h 8c
fold, UTG+1 raises to 6,000, Hero raises to 9,600, 4 folds, UTG+1 raises to 76,370 and is all-in, Hero folds

Results: 24,480 pot (0 rake)

UTG+1 wins 24,480

I dont know why I folded here. Seems like a super easy 4 bet allin.


Yatahay Network - 1500/3000 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3 : http://www.holdemmanager.com

MP: 105,070 (35 bb)
CO: 160,879 (53.6 bb)
BTN: 165,881 (55.3 bb)
SB: 96,174 (32.1 bb)
Hero (BB): 81,786 (27.3 bb)
UTG: 113,813 (37.9 bb)

6 players post ante of 375, SB posts 1,500, Hero posts BB 3,000

Pre Flop: (pot: 6,750) Hero has Qs Ad
fold, MP raises to 6,000, fold, BTN calls 6,000, SB raises to 28,500, Hero folds, 2 folds

Results: 23,250 pot (0 rake)

SB wins 23,250

I don't know what your supposed to do here other than knowing how your opponent plays here.

Yatahay Network - 1750/3500 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3 : http://www.holdemmanager.com

BB: 204,933 (58.6 bb)
UTG: 60,550 (17.3 bb)
Hero (UTG+1): 248,893 (71.1 bb)
MP: 66,905 (19.1 bb)
MP+1: 115,650 (33 bb)
CO: 71,643 (20.5 bb)
BTN: 69,912 (20 bb)
SB: 50,166 (14.3 bb)

8 players post ante of 450, SB posts 1,750, BB posts 3,500

Pre Flop: (pot: 8,850) Hero has 7c 7d
fold, Hero raises to 7,000, MP calls 7,000, MP+1 raises to 24,500, 4 folds, Hero calls 17,500, fold

Flop: (64,850, 2 players) 4h 3c 9c
Hero checks, MP+1 bets 48,638, Hero raises to 97,276, MP+1 calls 42,062 and is all-in

Turn: (246,250, 2 players) 9d

River: (246,250, 2 players) 8d

Results: 246,250 pot (0 rake)
Final Board: 4h 3c 9c 9d 8d

Hero shows 7c 7d: (Two Pair, Nines and Sevens)
(Pre 19%, Flop 10%, Turn 5%)

MP+1 shows Qs Qc: (Two Pair, Queens and Nines)
(Pre 81%, Flop 90%, Turn 95%)

MP+1 wins 246,250

Hand 1 shove or flat, mostly flatting. Hand 2 is an easy fold pre vs a dangerous big blind raise (look at how little chips he has behind). Hand 3 I'm not exactly sure, close spot. Hand 4 nope I'm not 4 betting here without very good reads. Hand 5 play it same but check the river, a good player could easily have bluffed you off the winning hand or at least a chop here. Hand 6 shove or flat, mostly flatting. Hand 7 another close spot, quite read dependant really. Hand 8 folding pre sometimes flatting. If I'm flatting I'm certainly not reraising the flop given the preflop aciton.