played a bit more 25NL today, ill show a couple of hands here:
villain in this hand was pretty weird, running 21/8 or something. pre flop is standard button open, then i have to call a 3bet once i get offered like 2.6:1 by the pot. im not planning to put any more money in unless i flop a big hand of course.
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Hero (BTN): $25.10
SB: $11.10
BB: $41.15
CO: $55.05
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with 4
7
1 fold,
Hero raises to $0.75,
1 fold,
BB raises to $1.75, Hero calls $1
Flop: ($3.60) 4
T
6
(2 players)
BB bets $3.50, Hero calls $3.50
this was a weird bet by villain, i wouldnt expect villain to bet this big with a huge hand here. i think its mainly trying to buy the pot with whatever he 3betted pre flop. even if he does have like AA i still have equity with my 5 outs to make trips/ 2pair. i basically decide to see what he does on the turn.
Turn: ($10.60) K
(2 players)
BB bets $5,
Hero raises to $19.85 all in, BB calls $14.85
when he bets so small on the turn i cant see him having a huge hand at all. it seems more likely that the king scared him than helped him, and he is just betting to 'see where he is at' or whatever random reasoning he has for his smaller than half pot bet.
i dont like his sizing if he does have AK/ AA type hand, because his shove sizing on the river will be 3/4ths pot, and i will be able to easily get away if i held a hand like JJ/ 9T for example.
using a bit of maths on pokerstove, i basicaly have 30% against a range of AK, KK, AA, and AQcc. i dont think he calls with any other hands (i eliminate 66 and TT from his range because i dont think he ever has those based on his actions), so using fold equity and my equity when called, i only need him to fold 23% of the time to show a profit. i think he is bet/folding this turn at least 1 time in 4, so therefore this is profitable.
River: ($50.30) 8
(2 players - 1 is all in)
he actually had AK which is of course a standard call by him, i still had 31% on the river, but unfortunately didnt hit, though its important to note that i dont expect him to call very often and am essentially trying to maximise my fold equity whereby i only need him to fold 1 time in 4
heres another hand, villain is unknown and has only just sat at the table. this is a super standard 4bet blind v blind. folding sucks because he *should* by 3betting me pretty wide in this spot, calling sucks because mostly i miss a flop and have to try and check raise bluff or whatever. so i decide to 4bet, and i am obviously calling a shove if he decides to do that.
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BTN: $16.70
Hero (SB): $41.05
BB: $25.00
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with A
Q
1 fold,
Hero raises to $1,
BB raises to $3,
Hero raises to $7.25, BB calls $4.25
Flop: ($14.50) 4
A
8
(2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks
flop i could bet. i dont really think he has too many AJ/AT type hands in his range though, so i dont see much value from it. i prefer checking here to enduce a bluff. if he doesnt bluff, my check indicates weakness, so i can bet the turn and hopefully get a call from JJ type of hand that didnt decide to shove pre flop (is a bad play by him if he has JJ here but whatever)
also, i can comfortably get the money in over two streets, so im not too worried about missing a street of value.
Turn: ($14.50) 5
(2 players)
Hero bets $7.25, BB calls $7.25
i bet half pot to set up an easy river shove, i dont like betting more (means its easier for him to fold) and i dont like betting less (misses value if he folds to river bet)
River: ($29.00) T
(2 players)
Hero bets $11.25, BB calls $10.50 all in
obviously river is super standard shove. sucks if he has TT or whatever but yea. i miss so much value if i check because he is checking back the river with every hand i beat like 100% of the time unless he is a total maniac, and he shouldnt be bluffing the river ever if i check, because of stack sizes theres not enough to look strong.
as it was, he had KTss, so he turned a flush. his play is pretty bad on every street except the turn though. pre flop he beats nothing, and is crushed most of the time. on the flop, he has no showdown value so he should bet (i am never check raising the flop ever so he shouldnt be worried of that). turn and river are obviously standard though.
final hand i show from today, not much known on the players at the time of this hand either. pre flop is again standard, i cant fold with the price im getting and the fact that sb is likely to call too.
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Hero (BTN): $40.90
SB: $26.05
BB: $27.25
CO: $25.00
Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with J
T
1 fold,
Hero raises to $0.75, SB calls $0.65,
BB raises to $2, Hero calls $1.25, SB calls $1.25
Flop: ($6.00) T
8
7
(3 players)
SB checks,
BB bets $4, Hero calls $4,
SB raises to $24.05 all in,
BB raises to $25.25 all in, Hero calls $21.25
flop i was going to raise, but was close to timing out as was in a hand on other table so just quickly called 'call' lol. i should be raising here and getting it in though as played i didnt need to.
once 2 people are all in i basically have 35% against any conceivable range for them, and because i have such great pot odds, i have to call.
even getting it in vs 1 player here is good, we are actually a favourite over QQ+.
Turn: ($80.55) 4
(3 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($80.55) T
(3 players - 2 are all in)
anyway i lost that hand, bb won as he showed J9cc for a flopped straight. dont like his play pre flop because he doesnt make me fold anything really due to the odds he gives me and the fact i have position, he should be squeezing bigger if he wants to do that, although just calling with the J9s there is probably a more profitable option due to my 4bet tendancies.
so yea, for the guy who asked, played like 722 hands today, and ended up down $46, which isnt bad considering.
i am only at like 2.5ptbb/100 now for nl25 (was running in double figures before my last 2 sessions), tho sample size is only like 5k hands.
Last edited by jackwilcox; 06-25-2009 at 07:58 PM.