Posted Wed May 24, 2006 11:58 am GMT by BeerWench13
Here are a few hands from $1/2 NL cash games. They're not in any order, just as I remember them. WWYD?
Hand 1:
Hero ~$190 on the button
Villain 1 (slowplayer) ~$150
Villain 2 (solid player) ~$450
UTG (villian 1) bumps it to $5. 2 callers. Hero has A  9 calls.
Pot $23
Flop: A  9 T 
Villain 1 checks, Villain 2 checks. Hero bets $15.
Villains 1 and 2 both call.
Pot $68
Turn Q 
Villain 1 checks, villain 2 checks. Hero bets $40.
Villain 1 raises to $80 and Villain 2 calls.
Hero?
Hand 2:
Hero ~$250
Villain (TAG) ~$175
UTG +2 raises to $10. Folds to hero who has J J . Hero reraises to $35. Villain (button) calls. Others all fold including original raiser.
Pot $83
Flop: 7 4 2
Hero bets $45
Villain pushes.
Hero?
Hand 3:
Hero ~$190
Villain 1 (overplayed a lot of hands) ~$80
Villain 2 (LAG) ~$275
Hero is UTG +1, Villain 2 is 2 behind hero and Villain 1 is BB.
Hero has J J .
Hero raises to $15. Villain 2 reraises to $30. Villain 1 pushes for $80.
Hero?
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Posted Wed May 24, 2006 12:20 pm GMT by groton
| BeerWench13 wrote: | Here are a few hands from $1/2 NL cash games. They're not in any order, just as I remember them. WWYD?
Hand 1:
Hero ~$190 on the button
Villain 1 (slowplayer) ~$150
Villain 2 (solid player) ~$450
UTG (villian 1) bumps it to $5. 2 callers. Hero has A 9 calls.
Pot $23
Flop: A 9 T
Villain 1 checks, Villain 2 checks. Hero bets $15.
Villains 1 and 2 both call.
Pot $68
Turn Q
Villain 1 checks, villain 2 checks. Hero bets $40.
Villain 1 raises to $80 and Villain 2 calls.
Hero?
Fold AQ is Killing you KJ also Out there
Hand 2:
Hero ~$250
Villain (TAG) ~$175
UTG +2 raises to $10. Folds to hero who has J J . Hero reraises to $35. Villain (button) calls. Others all fold including original raiser.
Pot $83
Flop: 7 4 2
Hero bets $45
Villain pushes.
Hero? You move all in and take the Sucker for all his money 
Hand 3:
Hero ~$190
Villain 1 (overplayed a lot of hands) ~$80
Villain 2 (LAG) ~$275
Hero is UTG +1, Villain 2 is 2 behind hero and Villain 1 is BB.
Hero has J J .
Hero raises to $15. Villain 2 reraises to $30. Villain 1 pushes for $80.
Hero? |
You move all in and take the Sucker's for all there money
Posted Wed May 24, 2006 1:46 pm GMT by golddog
Shouldn't it be heroine in this case? For someone who's usually on about syntax, spelling, and the like... :D
Of course, I can say all this knowing that Sean mentioned he'd chatted with you after a tough session, so I have a bit of a guess how things went. That aside,
Hmmm, first one's tough to me, but I think the board's too rough for top & fourth.
#2, I guess I have to call and see.
#3 you're sandwiched. Villian 2 might re-raise again, so I think you've got to let them fight it out. Maybe push and hope he's raising with AK and is willing to fold to you?
I'll be interested to see how things turned out.
Posted Wed May 24, 2006 1:56 pm GMT by BeerWench13
Yes, both sessions were tough. I had to make awful decisions when I actually had hands (which was rare). These were a few I recalled that I had to make tough choices. I will say, however, that my reads were on target the entire time. The cards just didn't cooperate.
One more hand also...
Heroine ~$225
Villain ~$100
Villain is SB in seat 8, heroine is in seat 3.
Heroine is dealt K K . One player limps. Heroine raises to $15. Folds to SB who calls and BB calls.
Pot:$45
Flop 2 2 3
Heroine bets $45
SB reraises to $90. BB folds.
Heroine?
Posted Wed May 24, 2006 3:26 pm GMT by Phil14312
Always push that last hand. I expect to see a lot of middle pocket pairs. Although he probably had A2 or some junk.
I fold top and bottom pair on the first hand...against a slowplayer you are likely drawing thin or dead.
I call with jacks in hand 2. I think I fold jacks in hand 3. Too likely one of the re-raisers has a higher pocket pair. Unfortunate situation.
Posted Wed May 24, 2006 4:19 pm GMT by BeerWench13
| Phil14312 wrote: | | Always push that last hand. I expect to see a lot of middle pocket pairs. Although he probably had A2 or some junk. |
Just what I was thinking. I pushed and he turns up J 2  "but they were soooted" 
| Phil14312 wrote: | | I fold top and bottom pair on the first hand...against a slowplayer you are likely drawing thin or dead. |
My thoughts exactly. I figured slowplayer to have AK or AQ, so I knew I was behind on the turn. I wasn't sure about the other player, but his smooth call made me believe he had the straight. After deducing that slowplayer had AQ and the solid player had the straight, I folded. The cards were exposed and I was correct. Slowplayer had AQ and solid player had J 8 .
| Phil14312 wrote: | | I call with jacks in hand 2. |
The little guy in my head screamed "LAY IT DOWN" and I listened. He shows his AA and takes the pot.
| Phil14312 wrote: | | I think I fold jacks in hand 3. Too likely one of the re-raisers has a higher pocket pair. |
My thoughts too. I folded, villain 2 calls and it's AA vs 88. No J would've come so I saved myself a good amount there.
| BeerWench13 wrote: | | I saved myself a good amount there |
The synopsis of my entire weekend. I made some incredible laydowns, took down a few good pots, but still ended up down about $425 for the weekend. It could've been a lot worse the way the cards were falling. Hopefully I'll have a more successful venture in June.
Posted Wed May 24, 2006 5:51 pm GMT by Phil14312
Nice read on the JJ hand. I don't think I would've layed it down. I'd give him 50% he has QQ, KK, AA and 50% he has TT, 99, or 88. Relatively small stacks I call. Really really really sucks when you are deep.
Posted Wed May 24, 2006 7:56 pm GMT by UrAteUp
Glad it wasn't me. I know a few of those hands I would have been broke playing....  . You made some excellent laydowns and some even better calls and pushes. Well done Wench.... . -$425 isn't the worst..(could have already tried to hock hubby... ) but hopefully your luck will turn around and you'll be telling us about being up...
Posted Tue May 30, 2006 3:01 pm GMT by BeerWench13
| UrAteUp wrote: | | hopefully your luck will turn around and you'll be telling us about being up... |
We shall see. I did place 3rd in a small tourney at my house on Saturday night, so things are looking up a little. I'll be back up in AC this weekend. Hopefully my posts will be about how much I made and not how much I saved this time.
Posted Tue May 30, 2006 6:30 pm GMT by mindgame
Situation 1 is easy. I think you drop here. These guys know you have an ace, even if they're stupid they can figure that out. One of them might be bluffing--could they both be???? I'm thinking not.
Those two JJ situations--the first one, where your villian goes all in--that's a call. His best hand is probably two pair, but there's a good chance he's playing something like A7. Could he have a set? Yes, but when most guys make a set they don't want to yank the hook so hard it tears right out of your mouth. I call because I think the hand is over-bet for a set. I don't know the player--but he may be on AA or KK. But you'd have a feeling for whether he was slowplaying one of those hands, and I think you were pretty sure he wasn't . He could just as easily be on a pair of tens. The all in bet smells fishy to me on this flop--it could even be a straight draw. I say you're 2-1 to have the best hand here.
The 2nd JJ situation also dictates at least a call, but only if you can read the raiser well after the flop. I'd put him on a solid hand--which could include AKs down to KQoff (a lot of hands that you're ahead of)--but the raise is designed to push YOU out so he can isolate the fellow he suspects is overplaying his hand. He's probably confident he can handle him but he want you sitting this out. The big bet also gives him the chance of forcing you both to fold. You might try an all-in move here.
(Okay, now I'll go back and read the rest and you'll tell me if I've blown all this completely. Good to see you again, btw.)
edit: okay I'm batting .333. Must mean I'm ready for the majors!
Posted Wed May 31, 2006 7:14 am GMT by BeerWench13
Welcome back! Off of your hiatus now or did you just miss me? 
Posted Wed May 31, 2006 8:11 am GMT by UrAteUp
| BeerWench13 wrote: | | Welcome back! Off of your hiatus now or did you just miss me? |
How could anyone not miss you Wench?... ...well except your hubby because he puts up with your butt all the time...
Posted Wed May 31, 2006 11:19 pm GMT by mindgame
Well UR up there jumped in ahead of me, but your charms are clearly no secret.
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