had a few more interesting hands at NL10 that i would like to share with u guys. NL10 is actually turning into a bit of a grind as illustrated by my 1st hand example....
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CO: $10.45
BTN: $15.20
SB: $14.70
Hero (BB): $17.10
UTG: $11.15
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with A
K
UTG raises to $0.30,
1 fold,
BTN raises to $1.10,
1 fold,
Hero raises to $2.50,
1 fold,
BTN raises to $15.20 all in, Hero calls $12.70
Flop: ($30.75) T
8
5
(2 players - 1 is all in)
Turn: ($30.75) K
(2 players - 1 is all in)
River: ($30.75) 3
(2 players - 1 is all in)
Final Pot: $30.75
BTN shows T
T
(three of a kind, Tens)
Hero shows A
K
(a pair of Kings)
BTN wins $29.25
(Rake: $1.50)
obviously nothing i can do, but his 5bet shove is terrible. i am never cold 4betting air in that situation, i am 4bet calling JJ+ and AK. against that range TT has 33% equity, so for him to be shoving he is essentially bluffing. meh, this hand tilted me a little tbh - a couple hands like this can really kill a good session
i think this hand is pretty interesting:
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SB: $7.30
BB: $22.90
Hero (UTG): $26.20
MP: $12.05
CO: $9.55
BTN: $14.85
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is UTG with T
J
Hero raises to $0.30,
3 folds, SB calls $0.25,
1 fold
Flop: ($0.70) 3
4
T
(2 players)
SB checks,
Hero bets $0.60,
SB raises to $1.20, Hero calls $0.60
Turn: ($3.10) 8
(2 players)
SB bets $2.10,
Hero raises to $11.80, SB calls $3.70 all in
River: ($14.70) K
(2 players - 1 is all in)
his min raise on the flop is really confusing. i cant think of many hands except 33, 44, and maybe Tx that he is doing this for value. i guess from his point of view the flops looks like it might have missed me. theres a lot of draws he could be doing this with such as 56, a random flush draw etc. i could have got it in on the flop but i figured it is probably best to see a safe turn card and then commit.
the 8
is pretty good for my hand. 1 more Tx hand now beats me, but im not too worried about that as i think its more likely he is running some kind of semi-bluff. i ship it in and get called by overs+gutshot.
i think from his point of view his check raise should have been a bit bigger. once he got called i would have given up since i have basically said to him that im not going anywhere. i dont like his sizing on the turn because it leaves him pretty pot stuck when i shove it in and he has a little bit of equity.
this 3rd hand is quite interesting too. mainly because i take advantage of a bet sizing issue by villain. its not the hardest bluff to make in the world but i think it has a good success rate, and its the sort of thing most players would miss when mass tabling, but if u can add just 1 bb/100 by making this play then it is well worth it...
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UTG: $5.75
MP: $33.60
Hero (CO): $10.00
BTN: $10.00
SB: $13.65
BB: $4.45
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is CO with K
A
UTG calls $0.10,
1 fold,
Hero raises to $0.50,
2 folds, BB calls $0.40, UTG calls $0.40
Flop: ($1.55) 7
9
6
(3 players)
BB checks,
UTG bets $0.20, Hero calls $0.20, BB calls $0.20
Turn: ($2.15) 5
(3 players)
BB checks,
UTG bets $0.10,
Hero raises to $1, BB folds, UTG folds
i think flop is a mandatory peel. i have backdoor flush draw possibilities and with no real strength shown, i think my 2 over cards are live outs as well. if this flop had been checked to me i wouldnt have cbet. its a flop that hits a lot of hands for villains and therefore means there are unlikely to let go of a lot of their holdings. obv when villain min bets the turn its pretty obv he is making some kind of weak blocker/ 'see where im at' type bet and raising is pretty standard.
one final hand that i think is quite cool from both sides. its maybe a bit thin by me to value bet this river. but i think because of the draws missing i may get looked up quite light. im not sure i ever bluff this spot though purely for that reason.
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Hero (MP): $24.35
CO: $10.15
BTN: $23.65
SB: $10.25
BB: $11.10
UTG: $12.35
Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is MP with K
T
1 fold,
Hero raises to $0.30,
1 fold, BTN calls $0.30,
2 folds
Flop: ($0.75) 2
9
7
(2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks
Turn: ($0.75) K
(2 players)
Hero bets $0.50, BTN calls $0.50
River: ($1.75) J
(2 players)
Hero bets $1.40, BTN calls $1.40
im not sure i am in love with villains pre flop call. KTo doesnt play very well post flop. if i was him i would either 3bet hoping to take the pot down or just fold. probably erring on the side of 3betting because i am an aggro monkey on the button.
also, i am not sure i like his river call a whole lot. i think i am rarely if ever value betting worse than KTo here, and as i already said, i think i am never going to bluff here purely because the flush draw missed so i expect to be getting looked up light.
note that i didnt cbet the flop either. its impossible for me to rep anything on that flop so i expected to get bluff raised/ floated a lot. its also a flop that hits his button calling range quite hard. lots of pocket pairs will think they are good, theres a few gutshots, and hands like 89 etc arent going anywhere fast
hopefully i will be able to get a bit of momentum going at NL10, i seem to be losing a ton of flips where i get it in like big pocket pair v AK or the other way round. all standard of course, but its not nice when you are losing a lot of them
Last edited by jackwilcox; 06-02-2009 at 06:47 AM.