Posted Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:46 pm GMT by FearItself
I don't have hand converter or anything but I'll try and set it up for you.
Villain has stats of 29% VPIP, PF raise 19%, flop AF 3.33, turn AF 0%, river AF 0% and it's about 100 hand history.
5 Players $1/$2 NL.
STAGE #545451567: HOLDEM NO LIMIT $2 - 2007-01-15 01:45:40 (ET)
Table: RIALTO (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 6 - P1($90.15 in chips)
Seat 1 - Hero($368.40 in chips)
Seat 2 - Villain ($410.05 in chips)
Seat 3 - P2($221.40 in chips)
Seat 4 - P3 ($325.77 in chips)
Hero - Posts small blind $1
Villain - Posts big blind $2
*** POCKET CARDS ***
Dealt to Hero 
P2- Folds
P3 - Folds
P1 - Folds
Hero- Calls $1
Villain - Raises $6 to $8
Hero- Raises $24 to $26
Villain- Calls $18
*** FLOP ***   
Hero- Checks
Villain - Bets $38
Hero - Raises $92 to $92
Villain - All-In(Raise) $346.05 to $384.05
I think my check on the flop may have been bad. What do you think of the play so far? What do you do now? How often am I a winner if I call this?
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Posted Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:31 pm GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
I don't like anything about it.
1. I don't like 3-betting preflop with QQ very often, especially out of position. I probably would have just raised initially rather than calling in the SB. What if he checks, the flop comes three rags, you bet, and he raises? And when I do reraise, I don't usually like to play such a big pot early in the hand. Why would you want to? You have only one pair, and Queens are far from bulletproof.
2. I do not like checking the flop here either, because it looks too funny. You made a BIG reraise preflop, and now you're just going to check? I guess you're trying to represent AK with the check, but I still think it's too weird. Unless your opponent is a total dunce, he isn't going to fall for a check raise unless he has you in bad shape.
3. Again with the oversize raise... I really don't understand why people are willing to play such enormous pots with an overpair (and not even AA or KK). If all that money is going in, a good portion of the time your opponent will have a better hand than one pair, unless he thinks you have no credibility, or he's a moron.
4. I think when he comes over the top, you have an easy fold. Name one hand you are ahead of. JJ? Is he really that much of a fool? I personally think he has either TT or AA. You have shown nothing but strength, and he's throwing it right back in your face.
Posted Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:47 pm GMT by FearItself
| xDiamond_CutteRx wrote: | I don't like anything about it. Don't sugar coat it  I appreciate you taking the time to critique this hand.
1. I don't like 3-betting preflop with QQ very often, especially out of position. I probably would have just raised initially rather than calling in the SB. What if he checks, the flop comes three rags, you bet, and he raises? And when I do reraise, I don't usually like to play such a big pot early in the hand. Why would you want to? You have only one pair, and Queens are far from bulletproof. I agree with most but the reraise is to take it away if he has AK AQ. Not saying it's right, but that's how I play it often.
2. I do not like checking the flop here either, because it looks too funny. You made a BIG reraise preflop, and now you're just going to check? I guess you're trying to represent AK with the check, but I still think it's too weird. Unless your opponent is a total dunce, he isn't going to fall for a check raise unless he has you in bad shape.
3. Again with the oversize raise... I really don't understand why people are willing to play such enormous pots with an overpair (and not even AA or KK). If all that money is going in, a good portion of the time your opponent will have a better hand than one pair, unless he thinks you have no credibility, or he's a moron. I was indeed trying to represent missed overs, trap and then bet big to take away. You could call me passive/aggressive.
4. I think when he comes over the top, you have an easy fold. Name one hand you are ahead of. JJ? Is he really that much of a fool? I personally think he has either TT or AA. You have shown nothing but strength, and he's throwing it right back in your face. Glad I posted the hand because I did call and wanted to try and disregard the results (god or bad) since I suspected I didn't play this hand that well. |
Posted Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:32 pm GMT by aaronw
Raise PF the first time. Bet flop.
And DC-
You wouldn't 3-bet QQ from the SB in a short handed game? Or would you not 3-bet it in this position specifically?
Posted Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:19 pm GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
| aaronw wrote: | Raise PF the first time. Bet flop.
And DC-
You wouldn't 3-bet QQ from the SB in a short handed game? Or would you not 3-bet it in this position specifically? |
I meant in this position specifically. But in general, I don't usually put in a reraise before the flop; it's just not my style (it gives away too much information and bloats the pot too early). Times when I would reraise include when there has already been a raise and a call in front of me and my reraise has the intention of getting the pots heads up or winning it right there. Also, I will sometimes reraise with AK when I'm in position to improve the success of my continuation bets.
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