PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 101 BB (VPIP: 11.22, PFR: 5.10, 3Bet Preflop: 1.92, Hands: 98)
BB: 71.5 BB (VPIP: 5.26, PFR: 5.26, 3Bet Preflop: 20.00, Hands: 19)
UTG: 98 BB (VPIP: 38.10, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
UTG+1: 50 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 18)
MP: 66.5 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 21)
Hero (CO): 120 BB
BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 15.00, PFR: 10.00, 3Bet Preflop: 28.57, Hands: 20)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 4 4

fold, UTG+1 raises to 3 BB, fold, Hero calls 3 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) 5 6 3
UTG+1 bets 5 BB, Hero calls 5 BB

Turn: (17.5 BB, 2 players) A
UTG+1 bets 6 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

River: (29.5 BB, 2 players) J
UTG+1 checks, [color=red]Hero ?


on this flop villain could have a decent amount of overpairs

his small turn bet looks like he is afraid of the ace, also gives me great odds

river check also looks weak. at this stage I put him on maybe 77-TT
I don't think he has air, otherwise he would have bet bigger on the turn


do we bet to get him off or do we give up? I don't think we have enough showdown value to check back and be good





PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 113 BB (VPIP: 13.39, PFR: 7.09, 3Bet Preflop: 3.03, Hands: 127)
MP+1: 81.5 BB (VPIP: 8.33, PFR: 8.33, 3Bet Preflop: 10.53, Hands: 48)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 36.00, PFR: 28.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 50)
BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 14.81, PFR: 11.11, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 27)
SB: 36.5 BB (VPIP: 19.15, PFR: 8.51, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 47)
BB: 64 BB (VPIP: 34.00, PFR: 6.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 50)
Hero (UTG): 138.5 BB
UTG+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 10.20, PFR: 8.16, 3Bet Preflop: 13.04, Hands: 49)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A J

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, CO calls 3 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (7.5 BB, 2 players) J A 4
Hero checks, CO bets 2 BB, Hero raises to 7 BB, CO calls 5 BB

Turn: (21.5 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero checks, CO checks

River: (21.5 BB, 2 players) 9
Hero ?


in retrospect I'm not even sure if I should have bet the flop instead of check raising it

I didn't like the turn, his flush bluffs got there and if he has Ax the 9 is a scare card for him. him checking back is somewhat comforting

river doesn't change much, but what's the line here? x/c or b/f. I don't think our hand is strong enough to b/c

If you feel he's weak on the A turn then raise, you have good equity to fall back on

Bet flop w AJ get out of the habit of c/r'ing with the initiative, it's bad

Hand 1: Fold pre.
Hand 2: C-bet.

Hand 1: It's going to be very difficult to play this profitably given that villain has only 50bb. How this hand panned out is a good example of how you can end up losing more than your initial call when you don't flop a set.

Hand 2: Keep betting until he tells you to stop with his actions.