would really appreciate some pointers on this, im not sure what to make of his hand....
it just felt, strange, the way he played it.
well, anyway, all theories are welcome.

Hero (BB): t1410 47 BBs
BTN/SB: t1590 53 BBs

Pre Flop: (t45) Hero is BB with 2 4
BTN/SB calls t15, Hero raises to t90, BTN/SB calls t60

Flop: (t180) 9 T A (2 players)
Hero bets t120, BTN/SB raises to t240, Hero raises to t360, BTN/SB calls t120

Turn: (t900) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets t540, BTN/SB calls t540

River: (t1980) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets t420 all in, BTN/SB folds

Lol, not sure what you were thinking but looks like he had a weak Ace or a missed straight draw.

Ummmmm. Dont pay 10% rake for starters

minraise instead of 3xing pre.

cbet 1/2 pot, fold to raise.

Thats about it I think.

This is a $1. I very highly doubt villian can fold an ace

What was hero's thought process here ?

i like the way you played the river.

Oh dear. Please answer these questions so we can think along.

-What's with the raise pre? Just take the free flop.

-Why min-4bet that flop?

-Why fire the turn after he's raise/called on the flop?

dude , u got major leaks.

first of all you need to get better and move higher in stakes as at the 1.10$ games rake is a killer.

teh secret to beat the 1$ games is: wait for strong made hands and valuebet them , fold rest , almost never bluff.


as played checkfold preflop flop and turn - river is ok.

do not bluff at the 1$ games.

xD

well for starters... im no husng player, at all. and im not planning on staying on this level either. was just messing around with the few dollars i got in rakeback, and i found these SNGs to play.

pre-flop: this was the first "playable" hand i had got in some time, just thought i could do something with it. even tho i was oop.

flop: i c-bet cause the flop didnt seem superbad for that, not safe, but ok. then the raise... it just felt weak. that's all there is to it. what's why popped back. had he raised anything else than the min i would've folded.

turn: since he felt weak on the flop, i fired again (and saved a little for a third barrel). i wasnt sure at first what he had, but when he called i guessed he had a high

and then the river play was easy for me, shove any card unless it's a just got lucky with the 5.



im not claiming that this was well played :P i just went with my read that he was weak.

24s the best hand you'd had in a while? You've got to be kidding me.

nah man, im serious. looked really good compared to the other crap. j2, T2, 93 etc... in those cases 42 looks playable, its connected at least.
and i also felt it necessary to balance out all my folding so i can get some action when i actually do have a hand.

anyways... someone have a guess to what my opponent might have had? that WAS the reason i posted in the first place^^

straight draw

1) you're about $1000 invested on the turn with SQUAT! you rivered a gross 4 outer
2) it's already been said, but yeah 10% rake? Dude you gotta win 55% just to break even! that's insane. I have to win like 50.5% with rakeback on my site.
3) this is all just a joke right?

Limping KJ/KQ on the button?

55% isn't too hard at the $1 games. Unless you're playing like the hand posted here.

well , the thing is you can easely win 70% or the 1$ games as villains are very weak , but that is after you learn to beat them.

OP: in heads up a min raise shows great strength. u said his min raise on flop looked weak , in heads up it is the opposite , it means he has a strong hand , he want you to put more chips and is afraid not to lose you if he bets bigger.

plus when you play a hand , any hand you should have a plan for later streets. if you call some big flop bet (or bet big yourself) you will often call some turn/river scary cards just due to pot odds. to avoid that decide when / if you want to keep the pot small on flop.

My guess is that he had a hand like J8 or 87. If he limps the majority of his buttons he might also have a KJ, QJ, or Ax. Also 10x if he is really bad.