3 Hands from Today

[notcalebsheridan]

Hand #1: try to replay this preflop action. I was laughing so hard at UTG getting sandwiched so badly here. UTG is ultra aggressive post flop when he is the pfr, hence my call/raise. I was planning to get it in on the flop

Preflop: Hero is CO with http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/ad.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/as.gif.
UTG raises to $1.5, 1 fold, Hero calls $1.50, 1 fold, SB raises to $4, 1 fold, UTG calls $2.50, Hero raises to $16, SB raises to $28, UTG calls $24, Hero raises to $63.75, SB calls $1 (All-In), UTG calls $21.25.

Results in white below:
SB has Kd Ks (two pair, kings and twos).
UTG has Ac Js (one pair, twos).
Hero has Ad As (two pair, aces and twos).
Outcome: Hero wins $142.50.

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Hand #2: Directly after the AA/AJ/KK hand. Looks like a tilt push -what do you call with here?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

MP ($73.35)
Button ($17.85)
SB ($11.50)
Hero ($125)
UTG ($20.70)

Preflop: Hero is BB with XX.
1 fold, MP raises to $2, Button raises to $17.85, Hero...

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Hand #3: I want to see if i'm being weak tight here. Villain is like 30/20/8, meaning he's fairly loose and an ultra-aggressor post flop. I don't especially like playing for stacks this deep with just 99.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: FlopTurnRiver Cards)

MP ($38.65)
CO ($122.45)
Button ($2.20)
SB ($9)
Hero ($149.10)
UTG ($20)

Preflop: Hero is BB with http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/9c.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/9h.gif. UTG posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG (poster) checks, MP calls $0.50, CO raises to $3, 2 folds, Hero calls $2.50, UTG calls $2.50, MP calls $2.50.

Flop: ($12.25) http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/3h.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/6s.gif, http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/images/smiles/4d.gif (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.5, MP calls $0.50, CO raises to $10, Hero folds

[Nima]

Hand one: Great hand. I cant imagine why UTG was in the hand. Even the blind should have known (after the last raise) that he was either losing to AA or splitting with KK.


Hand two: I would still tighten up. JJ, QQ, KK, AA, AK (suited and offsuit) and maybe AQs. But the problem with this situation is that you can't just call. You would have to go all in (unless you have QQ, KK, or AA and want the first raiser to join). Otherwise you want him to fold and you have to raise all in to push him out. Depending on how tight the original raiser is I might throw AQs too.


Hand three: I would fold too. It's not worth it because you know he is going to push all in on the turn no matter what comes. Also he has a deep stack so I think I would stay away from it too. It seems like he is trying to protect his hands from draws (the blinds are in and he is afraid of the straight draws probably).


Cheers,
Nima

[notcalebsheridan]

two: so JJ is a call here? Would you call with 55? 9Ts? Especially after a hand like that last one, I think my calling range has to widen here. It could be fake tilt, but i don't know.

i'm very tight in this type of situation: I dont have anything invested and i have very limited information.. I don't think i would call with AQ. probably AK, definetly QQ+. Maybe jacks and tens, but that is getting a little loose and i'd be starting to spew i think -but i'm not sure. My problem is that i have no idea what his range would be. Normally I think very tight is correct here, but I could be giving up 1/2 a buy-in by being overly tight here (folding tens/jacks/AQ/etc)



three: what about my preflop play? would it be better to raise it up to $10 (giving myself good implied odds for a set if he's just calls with AA/KK/QQ)? If he reraises i can muck fairly easily and i have some extra information about his hand. But, if i get to the flop i'm in a bit of trouble being out of position. So, assuming i bump it to $10 and the limpers fold:
If he calls and i don't hit a set, what do i do?
If he min-raises me to $17-23 preflop, what do i do? (obv i'm folding to a bigger bet)

last thing: he bet $3 preflop. There was 2 limpers before him, so this isn't really that big a bet, esp with the Blind Poster UTG. Is this ever a standard KQ or AK/AQ c-betting his hand?