edit: If you don't want to reply to then all then thats fine, I played 9k hands yesterday so I had a lot to post. Pick 1 or 2 if you choose.


1. Against and unknown that seems competent through about 5-6 orbits.

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UTG+1 ($336.65)
MP1 ($133.30)
MP2 ($197)
CO ($218.45)
Button ($394.10)
SB ($213.30)
Hero ($260.15)
UTG ($146)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K, A.
5 folds, Button raises to $8, 1 fold, Hero raises to $28, Button calls $20.

Flop: ($57) 7, T, 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $38, Button calls $38.

Turn: ($133) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $36, Hero raises to $194.15


2. Complete unknown.


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Hero ($257.20)
SB ($187.55)
BB ($115.25)
UTG ($346.90)
UTG+1 ($90.40)
MP1 ($200)
MP2 ($114.20)
MP3 ($165.30)
CO ($114)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, A.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $2, MP1 calls $2, 3 folds, Hero raises to $12, SB calls $11, 1 fold, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $10.

Flop: ($40) A, 7, 9 (3 players)
SB checks, MP1 checks, Hero bets $32, SB calls $32, MP1 raises to $188, Hero is confused.


3. Against an unknown that seems pretty aggro through about 100 hands. Also need a river plan if I call.

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UTG+1 ($363.10)
MP1 ($341.35)
MP2 ($455.55)
MP3 ($207.45)
CO ($238)
Button ($96.35)
Hero ($200)
BB ($115.55)
UTG ($219.50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T, A.
3 folds, MP2 raises to $8, 3 folds, Hero calls $7, 1 fold.

Flop: ($18) 5, A, 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $10, Hero calls $10.

Turn: ($38) K (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets $30, Hero ???


4. Vs. WCGplayer who is generally spewy and makes random plays vs. regs.

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Button ($105.20)
SB ($206.45)
BB ($224.80)
UTG ($192.85)
Hero ($200)
MP1 ($215.60)
MP2 ($150.10)
CO ($265.90)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q, Q.
1 fold, Hero raises to $8, 4 folds, SB raises to $24, 1 fold, Hero calls $16.

Flop: ($50) 8, T, T (2 players)
SB bets $31, Hero calls $31.

Turn: ($112) 3 (2 players)
SB bets $151.45 (All-In), Hero ???


5. Vs. a guy who I had never seen until 2 daysago but opens a ton of potsand plays pretty LAG. Played some 6max with him 2 days ago also and seems ok at hand reading, but very aggro.

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BB ($212.30)
UTG ($102.85)
UTG+1 ($48)
MP1 ($95.40)
MP2 ($268.20)
MP3 ($440.55)
Hero ($219.70)
Button ($309.15)
SB ($179)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 9, 9.
4 folds, MP3 raises to $8, Hero calls $8, 3 folds.

Flop: ($19) 5, 6, J (2 players)
MP3 bets $14, Hero calls $14.

Turn: ($47) 2 (2 players)
MP3 bets $36, Hero calls $36.

River: ($119) J (2 players)
MP3 bets $80, Hero raises to $161.7


6. vs. the same guy as the last hand. Rase a lot of flops. Doesn't really shutdown too often.

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UTG ($61.75)
UTG+1 ($51.30)
MP1 ($134.30)
MP2 ($203.55)
Hero ($643.85)
CO ($509.40)
Button ($231.50)
SB ($196)
BB ($230.95)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q, Q.
UTG calls $2, 3 folds, Hero raises to $10, 1 fold, Button calls $10, 2 folds, UTG folds.

Flop: ($25) 3, J, J (2 players)
Hero bets $18, Button raises to $42, Hero calls $24.

Turn: ($109) 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks.

River: ($109) A (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $88, Hero ???


7. Guy is 16.5/8.5/2. Decent, but not phenomenal reg. Never played this deep with him so don't know his tendencies deep. Take the freeroll on the turn or is this line fine?

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SB ($41.30)
BB ($145.80)
UTG ($66.35)
UTG+1 ($183)
MP1 ($119.25)
MP2 ($386.20)
MP3 ($368.70)
CO ($200)
Hero ($449.30)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8, 9.
3 folds, MP2 raises to $8, 2 folds, Hero calls $8, 2 folds.

Flop: ($19) T, 7, K (2 players)
MP2 bets $12, Hero raises to $38, MP2 raises to $99, Hero calls $61.

Turn: ($217) 2 (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $150

hand 1: you will get called by QQ every single time.

hand 2: is tough. you are either crushed by his set or are up against a flush draw. i usually fold here.

hand 3: easy fold.

hand 4: he has it.

hand 5: i like it.

hand 6: probably the toughest hand. terrible terrible turn and river. i think i'd let it go, those two cards just hit such a huge part of his range, even though he is aggressive.

hand 7: i take the free card this deep, though either way is fine. if you take the free card and hit he'll fire river for sure and you'll have all his money.

Hand #1: B/f $90 > c/r. I think this c/r has little FE. He probably checks behind the non-felting parts of his range [99, JJ, random Ts]

Hand #2: Fold, but it's close.

Hand #3: Fold preflop for exactly this reason. As played, I guess call and hope he gives up.

Hand #4: This qualifies as a random play against a reg. Call.

Hand #5: ... You're repping a J so hard on the turn. If he had QQ+, he'd probably c/c or c/f river. Maybe blocking bet. No real value in raising. He either has air or is snap-calling. This play is pretty dopey.

Hand #6: Three-bet on the flop. He disbelieves here a lot.

Hand #7: Turn bet is fine as played.

I think he had a full house (or quads) in hand 1 and tarped you expertly. Amirite?

DISCLAIMER: I'm a fish.

#1
I don't think this is +ev:

I'll assume he'll bet ATC in turn because we're B vs BB so he can think we have given up the pot...
After his call on the flop, he can have sth like {99-22, 98s-76s, KQ-JT, AT, A7s, AJo}
He can call our push with {99-77, 98s-76s, AT, A7s}, he can also call JT which makes the push worse for us.
Even if he folds JT, we have sth like 5% equity at showdown.
He'll be folding 45% of hands better than AK and all the hands worst than AK. He'll be calling the rest so we'll win 169 45%, 260 2% of the time and lose 260 53%.

Is my reasoning way off?

#2
Fold. You are SB/WB and there's still one guy to act.

#3
I'd raise flop. As played, fold.

#4
I think you answered yourself in the definition of the villain: Call b/c he's spewy and makes random plays vs regs, although this is a +variance spot.

#5
I don't see the point in raising here. If he's ahead he'll call, if he's behind he'll fold.

#6
I'd three bet flop. He's an aggro player IP, so he can be minraising here almost all of his drawing hands. Turn and river fit perfectly in his range so if he's using position to steal this pot in the river, so be it. I'll fold. I'll call here only for metagame reasons.

Isn't QQ reraising pf nor raising flop?

This hand is purely a bluff on the river. I figured that I had the best hand a decent amount of the time on the turn so I called. On the river I thought that he would have given up on air and he probably isn't going to put me on a missed draw because I would raise every draw on the flop most of the time and he probably knows this. I think I'm behind about 75% of the time on the river so I can't call. However, my play reps several jacks and he probably knows that I will call him as light as J8s preflop in this position so its not unordinary for me to have a J in this spot. He obviously folds air (and I don't have to showdown 99 which is a bonus) and if he makes a call with an overpair then its definitely one he has to think about, but I think he folds those a lot. If he has a J then I get looked up lightly for the rest of the session.

if you actually had a decent J here aren't you raising the flop or turn somewhere? not necessarily in general, but against this opponent who could hold ATC and catch something? raise for value and to protect against other overs?

i think this is good against a much tighter reg, where raising the flop or turn with a "j" basically turns your hand into a bluff.