Posted Fri Dec 08, 2006 8:58 am GMT by Ciso_B
OK, I am a nlhe mtt player. But I am gonna post some hands and want some advice on if my betting is good/bad if my calls are good/bad etc. Just some thoughts. Criticise, Question an praise 
HAND 1
PokerStars Game #7350936655: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 08:46:23 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($428.55 in chips)
Seat 2: veritedefoli ($233.95 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($488.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Radioheads ($396.70 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($773.90 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($945.15 in chips)
Radioheads: posts small blind $2
Emmoyouesee: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab  
running solo: folds
Neab: raises $8 to $12
veritedefoli: folds
uRanUnderMe: folds
Radioheads: folds
Emmoyouesee: calls $8
*** FLOP ***   
Emmoyouesee: checks
Neab: bets $12
Emmoyouesee: calls $12
*** TURN *** 
Emmoyouesee: checks
Neab: bets $24
Emmoyouesee: calls $24
*** RIVER *** 
Emmoyouesee: checks
Neab: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Emmoyouesee: shows   (two pair, Nines and Eights)
Neab: shows (a pair of Tens)
Emmoyouesee collected $95 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $98 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Neab showed and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 2: veritedefoli folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Radioheads (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee (big blind) showed and won ($95) with two pair, Nines and Eights
Seat 6: running solo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 2
PokerStars Game #7350953499: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 08:49:27 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($385.85 in chips)
Seat 2: bodoels ($82 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($514.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Radioheads ($394.70 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($798.90 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($933.15 in chips)
Neab: posts small blind $2
bodoels: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab  
uRanUnderMe: folds
Radioheads: folds
Emmoyouesee: folds
running solo: folds
Neab: calls $2
bodoels: checks
*** FLOP ***  
Neab: bets $8
bodoels: calls $8
*** TURN *** 
Neab: bets $8
bodoels: raises $8 to $16
Neab: calls $8
*** RIVER *** 
Neab: checks
bodoels: bets $28
Neab: folds
bodoels collected $53.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $56 | Rake $2.70
Board
Seat 1: Neab (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 2: bodoels (big blind) collected ($53.30)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Radioheads folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: running solo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 3
PokerStars Game #7350804349: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 08:21:58 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($426.20 in chips)
Seat 2: veritedefoli ($281.25 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($474 in chips)
Seat 4: GaSS PaNiCC ($84.50 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($875.60 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($826.15 in chips)
running solo: posts small blind $2
Neab: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab 
veritedefoli: folds
uRanUnderMe: folds
GaSS PaNiCC: raises $8 to $12
Emmoyouesee: folds
running solo: folds
Neab: calls $8
*** FLOP ***  
Neab: checks
GaSS PaNiCC: checks
*** TURN *** 
Neab: bets $12
GaSS PaNiCC: folds
Neab collected $24.70 from pot
Neab: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $26 | Rake $1.30
Board
Seat 1: Neab (big blind) collected ($24.70)
Seat 2: veritedefoli folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: GaSS PaNiCC folded on the Turn
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: running solo (small blind) folded before Flop
Hand 4
I know I played this bad post flop .
PokerStars Game #7350900499: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 08:39:38 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($472.70 in chips)
Seat 2: veritedefoli ($286.55 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($480.70 in chips)
Seat 4: Radioheads ($414.10 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($767.60 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($856.15 in chips)
Emmoyouesee: posts small blind $2
running solo: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab
Neab: raises $8 to $12
veritedefoli: folds
uRanUnderMe: folds
Radioheads: folds
Emmoyouesee: folds
running solo: raises $28 to $40
Neab: calls $28
*** FLOP *** 
running solo: checks
Neab: checks
*** TURN *** 
running solo: checks
Neab: bets $40
running solo: calls $40
*** RIVER ***
running solo: checks
Neab: checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
running solo: shows  (a pair of Kings)
Neab: shows (a pair of Fives)
running solo collected $159 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $162 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Neab showed and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 2: veritedefoli folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Radioheads (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: running solo (big blind) showed and won ($159) with a pair of Kings
Hand 5
Blocker bet on the end obviously didnt work. Guessed he had A-J here to be honest , re raising me on river and turn would be very balls with worse then 8-8. Maybe calling re raise on turn was bad?
PokerStars Game #7350969029: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 08:52:17 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($359.85 in chips)
Seat 2: bodoels ($134.50 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($488.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Radioheads ($394.70 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($798.90 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($927.15 in chips)
Neab: posts small blind $2
bodoels: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab 
uRanUnderMe: folds
Radioheads: folds
Emmoyouesee: raises $12 to $16
running solo: folds
Neab: calls $14
bodoels: folds
*** FLOP ***  
Neab: bets $16
Emmoyouesee: calls $16
*** TURN *** 
Neab: bets $25
Emmoyouesee: raises $25 to $50
Neab: calls $25
*** RIVER *** 
Neab: bets $30
Emmoyouesee: raises $126 to $156
Neab: folds
Emmoyouesee collected $225 from pot
Emmoyouesee: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $228 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Neab (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 2: bodoels (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Radioheads folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee collected ($225)
Seat 6: running solo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 6
PokerStars Game #7350913759: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 08:42:06 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($382.70 in chips)
Seat 2: veritedefoli ($268.55 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($484.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Radioheads ($430.70 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($759.60 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($947.15 in chips)
running solo: posts small blind $2
Neab: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab 
veritedefoli: raises $8 to $12
uRanUnderMe: folds
Radioheads: calls $12
Emmoyouesee: folds
running solo: folds
Neab: calls $8
*** FLOP *** 
Neab: checks
veritedefoli: checks
Radioheads: checks
*** TURN *** 
Neab: bets $12
veritedefoli: calls $12
Radioheads: calls $12
*** RIVER *** 
Neab: bets $24
veritedefoli: folds
Radioheads: folds
Neab collected $71 from pot
Neab: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $74 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Neab (big blind) collected ($71)
Seat 2: veritedefoli folded on the River
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Radioheads folded on the River
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: running solo (small blind) folded before Flop
Hand 6
PokerStars Game #7351052180: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 09:06:49 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($467.15 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($554.20 in chips)
Seat 4: Radioheads ($414.10 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($836.20 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($1015.35 in chips)
ZMEJUKA will be allowed to play after the button
uRanUnderMe: posts small blind $2
Radioheads: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab 
Emmoyouesee: raises $12 to $16
running solo: folds
Neab: calls $16
uRanUnderMe is disconnected
uRanUnderMe is connected
uRanUnderMe: folds
Radioheads: folds
*** FLOP ***  
Radioheads leaves the table
Emmoyouesee: bets $24
Neab: raises $60 to $84
Emmoyouesee: calls $60
*** TURN *** 
Emmoyouesee: checks
Neab: bets $105
Emmoyouesee: raises $631.20 to $736.20 and is all-in
Neab: calls $262.15 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** 
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Emmoyouesee: shows (a pair of Jacks)
Neab: shows (a pair of Queens)
Neab collected $938.30 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $940.30 | Rake $2
Board
Seat 1: Neab (button) showed and won ($938.30) with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Radioheads (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee showed and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 6: running solo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
hand 7
PokerStars Game #7351077071: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 09:10:59 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($928.30 in chips)
Seat 2: ZMEJUKA ($234 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($678.20 in chips)
Seat 4: hbk7 ($384 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($431.50 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($1015.35 in chips)
hbk7: posts small blind $2
Emmoyouesee: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab
running solo: folds
Neab: raises $8 to $12
ZMEJUKA: calls $12
uRanUnderMe: folds
hbk7: folds
Emmoyouesee: folds
*** FLOP ***  
Neab: bets $16
ZMEJUKA: calls $16
*** TURN ***
Neab: bets $36
ZMEJUKA: folds
Neab collected $59 from pot
Neab: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $62 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Neab collected ($59)
Seat 2: ZMEJUKA folded on the Turn
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: hbk7 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: running solo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 8
PokerStars Game #7351098892: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 09:14:36 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($946.90 in chips)
Seat 2: ZMEJUKA ($208.70 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($672.20 in chips)
Seat 4: hbk7 ($409.40 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($419.50 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($1009.35 in chips)
Neab: posts small blind $2
ZMEJUKA: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab 
uRanUnderMe: folds
hbk7: calls $4
Emmoyouesee: folds
running solo: folds
Neab: calls $2
ZMEJUKA: checks
*** FLOP ***
Neab: bets $8
ZMEJUKA: calls $8
hbk7: folds
*** TURN ***
Neab: bets $16
ZMEJUKA: calls $16
*** RIVER *** 
Neab: bets $36
ZMEJUKA: calls $36
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Neab: shows (three of a kind, Fours)
ZMEJUKA: mucks hand
Neab collected $129 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $132 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Neab (small blind) showed and won ($129) with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 2: ZMEJUKA (big blind) mucked 
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: hbk7 folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: running solo (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Hand 9
Bad play again Right?
PokerStars Game #7351104256: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2006/12/08 - 09:15:29 (ET)
Table 'Hesperia IV' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Neab ($1011.90 in chips)
Seat 2: ZMEJUKA ($140.70 in chips)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe ($675.80 in chips)
Seat 4: hbk7 ($405.40 in chips)
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee ($419.50 in chips)
Seat 6: running solo ($1009.35 in chips)
uRanUnderMe: posts small blind $2
hbk7: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Neab
Emmoyouesee: folds
running solo: folds
Neab: raises $8 to $12
ZMEJUKA: folds
uRanUnderMe: calls $10
hbk7: calls $8
*** FLOP ***
uRanUnderMe: bets $28
hbk7: calls $28
Neab: calls $28
*** TURN ***
uRanUnderMe: bets $80
hbk7: folds
Neab: calls $80
*** RIVER ***
uRanUnderMe: bets $240
Neab: folds
uRanUnderMe collected $277 from pot
uRanUnderMe: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $280 | Rake $3
Board
Seat 1: Neab folded on the River
Seat 2: ZMEJUKA (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: uRanUnderMe (small blind) collected ($277)
Seat 4: hbk7 (big blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: Emmoyouesee folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: running solo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Thoughts?
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Posted Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:32 am GMT by BeerWench13
Hand 1: Bet more on the flop ~$16-20 on this draw-heavy board. You got unlucky on the river though, not much you can do about that. Make a note on that player.
Hand 2: I probably would've folded to the reraise on the turn. We have no chance of improving our hand. We wouldn't really be able to call a big bet on the river with the flush possibility and a 4th  would've definitely forced a fold. The 7 was also a scare card with the possibility of a higher straight. Good fold on the river. Too many hands have you beat.
Hand 3: Fold preflop. Nice bet on the turn though. Did you have them on medium pockets?
Hand 4: Fold preflop. Unless the guy's a preflop raising maniac, he has to have big pockets and wants to protect them. When I first read it I put him on QQ. You're outstacked and have to really hit the perfect flop to make that hand pay for you. No point in making this kind of investment unless you have a good read on your opponent. Postflop, I would've definitely represented the A.
Hand 5: Check the flop (most players would do that if they flopped trips or a boat, right?) if she bets, raise. Check raise the turn if she checks behind you on the flop. I'd say she had QQ or KK. You may have been able to get her to lay those down by representing the J.
Hand 6: Fold preflop, but nice bets on the turn and river to take the pot.
Without any further information on the players, this is the best I can do.
Posted Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:41 pm GMT by aaronw
Hand 1- Bet more on the flop. You bet looks less than half of the pot. I usually make continuation bets between 3/4 and the size of the pot. Bet more on the turn too. You are betting less than half of the pot. Not much you can really do here though. You were betting when you had the best of it and checked behind when you weren't ahead.
Hand 2- I like that you lead out with the straight here. I think your bet on the turn is a bit weak though. You are betting only 1/3 of the pot. With the pot at $24, you should bet ~ $20 here. The river card here is absolutely terrible for you as it gives someone with a 6 a higher straight. This is a pretty ugly board for you. There is a flush possibility and now possibly a higher straight. I am not too sure what to do on the river here... he could have been raising on the turn with a pair plus a flush draw. On the river we are getting about 3:1 on our money.
Hand 3- I think you should probably fold preflop because we are out of position with a marginal hand. After the turn goes check check I like that you bet out here. Your bet is very small though. It looks like less than half the pot? I like betting out on the turn after he checks behind on the flop.
Hand 4- Fold preflop. We have a marginal hand and we are facing a re-raise. To be honest, I think am betting this flop here. He is obviously afraid of the ace. After a re-raise PF most people have a mid to high pocket pair. This is a pretty good flop for our hand too. We have a pair and a flush draw. We are a coin flip with AK. I would probably bet ~$65 here and not be afraid to get the money in the middle here and race for the money. His bet on the turn is very weak. It is just less than half the pot. I would probably raise his bet here and be thinking he has JJ, QQ, or KK. I would just lead out on the flop and not be afraid to get it in. We are only a big underdog to a flopped set of Aces.
Hand 5- We have two options PF here. 1) We can re-raise and hope to take it down there. 2) Just call and take a flop. Either option is fine. It really depends on the player and how aggressive he has been and how many pots he has been raising. Since you just called, I like leading out on the flop. You are betting less than half the pot. You need to bet closer to $30 here. There is no way he has AJ here. I don't think he is going to raise when he has quads but not when he has trips. He probably has a hand like 99 or TT and was afraid of the J on the flop. Since another J comes he is pretty sure you don't have quads. I think I would fold to the min-raise on the turn. Since you called that and led out on the river, you are showing a lot of strength and he continues to go all in after that, you have no other option but to fold. There aren't too many hands you beat here except a pure bluff.
Hand 6- Fold PF. You are out of position with a marginal hand that is likely dominated. It gets checked through on the flop so I like a bet on the turn. I think you have to make a bigger bet here to give players bad odds to call with their flush/straight draws. You are betting less than 1/3 the pot. You lead out again on the river which is good. Not much has really changed here. You either had the best hand and still have the best hand or were beat before. Everyone folded to your bet.
Hand 6- I don't mind a call here PF as we are in position. I like raising here with the straight draw because it is unlikely that your opponent has hit the flop. When he calls on the flop I am pretty sure that he has something. We have two options here. Check behind and hope to catch your straight or bet out. I think I prefer betting here because we caught a pair and may have the best hand. I don't like his check/raise all in. I think we have to call here because we may actually have the best hand and if we don't we have a draw. With his line here, I would not be surprised to see a hand like KQ or JT or something like that here.
Hand 7- I think we need to bet more on the flop to try and charge draws. I bet ~ $25 here. I like betting on the turn here has well. He probably had some overcards and was hoping that you would check to him on the turn and he would take it from you. Depending on how tricky I was feeling at the time and my mood I might have gone for a checkraise here.
Hand 8- Completing the small blind is a no brainer move here. I like betting out when we flop a pair here. The bet sizing here is good. We get a call from the limper. We get our 3rd four here and we bet out again. I like that. I like betting the river here as well. I think this hand was played well. What did he have here? My guess would be something like 78.
Hand 9- I like raising PF here. With the SB betting out here and the BB calling. You have two options. You can either raise or fold. You can raise here and hope to take the pot down. If you are called it is unlikely that you are ahead here. So I think you should be done with the pot if you get called here. Folding isn't a bad option either. The SB is betting into two players, one of which is the PFR. Raising the flop here makes playing the rest of the hand a lot easier. I say raise to about $40 here and shut down if you are called or raised.
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