Farmboyz

I find that Chris Ferguson has the leading advice in money management. Here's an article on how he went from zero dollars to $10000:http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/tip-email-100...t.php?utm_id=90Good luck.

Generally, you're fold is too weak here. He's got a fearless stack that's trying to steal chips, with any medium hand. 4-handed, you are likely to have the only Ace, and you've got the second best kicker. Call your stack.

The only hand I might, I might, fear here is ten-deuce. Only because it's the "Doyle" hand, and donks are seduced by any nicknamed hand, with a story behind it. Other than that, you should be a mile ahead. If CO has a set, why wouldn't he just smooth call? And, wait for the agressor to do the betting. If he's the retard you say he is, then you've got to protect you're hand. The SB called quite a big pre-flop bet, so that writes off the junk like 4-2. Also, the SB stack isn't that fearsome. He could have 44 or 22 in the hole, but again, why not slow play your set on this nice safe flop.Y

First of all, you should never, never, never fold pre-flop to the 3-bet. Yeah, you're way behind, but the pot is 8:1 to call. So, you're committed. You've just got to hope for a flop of two-pair or three ducks or better. Pairing or tripping your Ace is not a good thing.It sounds like you were experimenting, but overplaying weak Aces will devastate you're bankroll. At this limit, the early limp is likely a weak or medium hand. So, raising late isn't hideous. However, the hand selection is. A2off is not good. If you pair the Ace, can you really be confident that you're ahead? Especiall

Sometimes a raise in this situation is the thing to do, but not always. The villian's numbers show tight-passive. I suspect that he would've three-bet the flush. He could have Ac6x. But, KT is also possible. The way it's played, calling is fine. I'd say around 40% of the time, you should raise the river. Btw, a lot of the time you should have been making a Turn bet here.

Silky,She didn't limp, at all, before that. And, I didn't shove, I check-raised.

You've given away an extra bet here, unnecessarily. It's entirely possible that UTG+1 has a King. You should be checking the turn. Then calling the river. You aren't strong enough to hammer like that.

All-in pre-flop here, is just a hideous idea. I'd almost never do that.Considering the three-dollar buy-in, I figure that the opening hand range is pretty wide. (Also, btw, this I find this to be middle stage more than late stage.) So, the raiser could easily have Ace-rag, or KT, or QJ. TT is a strong hand, especially five-handed. You should re-raise to 1500. Should get the job done, right there.If he then comes back all-in, you can get out and still have 20 BB's left. Which is plenty to fight with.

You probably shouldn't play around too much here, unless you are positive that he's got air. Is he raising too much from the button? Even so, hands like A6 or KT or K9 are reasonable stealing hands. I say start with a check.If he bets $10 or less, you can call. Check the turn, and see what he does. A turn bet probably means your beat. If he bets medium or high, then you can chuck it with minimal losses.Leading out here seems completely wrong. You're setting yourself up for a re-raise. If that happens what are you going to do? It's too expensive. You can acquire that info for less mon

Oops, sorry, I missed writing that bit. But, yes I did check first......going for the check-raise. Which should have been check-raise all-in. Not just to 40000. Brain cramped up.

I wouldn't call you a donkey, at all. But, I do agree with FlushGarden, you didn't bet this hand well enough. Under-betting your first flop bet is fine, because UTG is agressive is likely to raise. But, once it's three-bet, all you do is consider calling? You've got to protect your hand, this flop stinks of draws. And, with so many other people in, you can count on, at least, one being there. So, once it's upped to $100, you're entire stack should be in the middle.I say let them call you a donkey all night long. If they want to put money in, on the come, versus the nuts, then you'll mak

Well, you may not be the shortie, but your not in great shape, either. Getting fourth is okay.......I guess. But, really, we're out to win, aren't we? And you need chips. If the 675 doubles up, you & him are at the same spot, after the blinds pass you. So, going all-in, isn't so bad. You needed to make a move, and you had a strong hand. Problem with all-in, in the SB, is that everyone will think you're stealing (especially at $5 buy-in). I like raising to 500. If you get called, you can get out if you miss the flop. If he pushes back, you can bail, hoping the shortie gets cooked.

Well, I made a mistake here, and I folded. At the time, I was completely covinced that I was beat. Now, I understand about pot odds, but reality says that if I call when I know I'm behind, I'm leaving myself next to no chips to come back with. So, I begrudgingly mucked. Leaving myself around 39000 chips to still make a significant raise. (Didn't work, tho, I finished third.)In the hand, based on her history, I figured here for KQs or QJs, with an outside chance of AA or KK. Definitely not AQ, she would have raised it. So, what could she have limped with, for the first time? Turns out s

This hand is from a live tourney, so my apologies for no hand conversion. The buy-in was $220, with around six people getting paid. First place gets $5000, second gets $3200 (I think), and third gets $1400. We're down to three-handed play. Here are the chip counts (ish):Button - 76000SB - 100000BB (Hero) - 89000The blinds are at 4500/9000, 500 ante. (A strange level, I thought.......whatever.)As for reads, I played the SB on the my first table, I know she's a little wild. A wide opening range. She even took her add-on, at the first break, and put in her purse. Only to return it to the

I haven't read the white, yet. (Good idea, tho.)I'm don't think I like your flop play here, Cop. I don't mind the pre-flop call, it's a decent hand HU. Especially, against all the aggresion. But, your raise to 4000 is only a bit more than min-raise. And, it comes off scared, to a solid opponent. He's probably thinking you're afraid of putting your stack in, and is pushing you around. If I thought my eights were good (or if I thought he had a flush draw), I'd have it all in there. If I was worried about an Ace or bigger pair, I'd call. Wait and see what he does on the next street, befo

Just because he's aggressive, doesn't mean he won't get a hand. Rubber's already pushed back twice, recently. To me, it means he should have been a little more careful here. Especially, since you don't want to play Brito the same everytime. Rubber hadn't turned up a solid hand previously, so Brito is more likely to think you're full of it. And, will gladly call with any reasonable hand. Are you really that comfortable with AQ? If you're 50/50 to be ahead, are those odds really worth your tournament life?I like calling here, but folding is okay, too. Outplay him after the flop.

How can you say that my mentality is backwards? You're folding to a 5x raise, if you stand to win??? That doesn't make sense, you're going to win!! Don't you want you're money in there with the winning hand? Even if it's a chop, you are still profiting. You only fold if you think you're hand isn't the best one.Now, I realize that I already said I think it's a chop, the more I thought about it. But, now I've stepped away, and come back to re-read. I definitely think that the hero's JT is best. I don't think he's got KT, at all. Frankly, I think the raise to $101 is a bluff. Maybe, may

Thx for the sympathies, peeps.Snake, I quite like you're advice. Altho, I do practice some good bankroll management, dropping down to some super-small limits & buy-ins is really good idea. It lets me keep playing, while I ride out the bad stuff.Cheers, everyone.

I think you should have had you're chips in at the turn. He doesn't have KK, that would have gotten a re-raise, pre-flop. It's slightly, slightly possible you are outkicked by A7s, but that doesn't jive with your "tight" table. Maybe 87s, but that's a chop. Maybe TT, but that, too, would have been re-raised, pre-flop, imo.After the turn raise, you've got to figure out if he's got the boat. Calling would only be reasonable, if you're 50/50 on what he has. But, you've got to figure that he's going to bet out the river, especially after you're chatter. He may think you're bluffing. Even i

Oh yeah, K10, I totally overlooked that! Completely, a possible hand. Nevertheless, I still think you should call. Unless you know the villain likes to overbet the nuts. The small value bet still applies to K10. The more I've thought about it, the more I think it's a chop, and he's trying to push you off.If you think it's a chop, and still fold, but are okay with that because it's "only fifteen bucks", then you've got a leak in your game. It's giving away money.

I think the question should be, "is there any spot where you can fold JT, in a cash game?" The answer is absolutely no! Exactly two hands beat you, KK and 44. Put your money in. That foolish re-raise is what you're looking for, isn't it? Occasionally, they'll have KK or 44, but if that were the situation, don't you think their raise would be a little more enticing? Looking for value? If the CO has a ten, then you chop, everything else, you win...........it's easy....call.

……..I’ve been playing tourneys for about an hour and a half, so far today. And, if I take another beat, I’m gonna put my head thru the wall. STT’s and MTT’s, with no cashes……..I’ll start u off slow: $33 SnG Turbo: All-in (1095 chips, BB is 120) pre-flop with 44, I lose to A8o………but, I still have 495 chips left………that goes on the next hand with 88 vs. 55…..he makes a set. $20 SnG: All-in with QQ on fifth hand of tourney, I go down to KK………legit, but it sucks $33 SnG Turbo: I have 99 in the BB (which is 120), I have another 1390 chips…….folds to SB who limps, I raise to 400, he calls……flo

The flop play isn't as buggered as it seems. First choice is, definitely, to push it in. You need to protect you're hand there. Another heart comes, and you're done. But, if you feel you've got the stone cold nuts, then the call is okay, occasionally. But, I think I may have lead the turn here.The hands that beat you are AA, KK, A3, K3, 33, and bigger flush. All that low/min betting is scary. In multi-way, you'd only do that if you were huge. I think the CO and the Button have you beat. The Button has a bigger flush, or A3. The CO has AA or KK. You're hand goes in the muck. (Unless

There's no calling here. Either fold or all-in. You're leaving yourself 400 chips if you just call. The half-pot bet stinks of value. Did he river two pair? Maybe, with Jh. I think a made flush would have let you bet again, and then check-raise all-in, at the river. I think the hero's two pair are good. Push it in.

I don't think the villian played this well, at all. He didn't protect his hand. Making a two-thirds bet is just too small. You're giving the flush draw too much of a price to call. He has to hope to get re-raised with an overpair. But, the re-raise was with a flush.I don't like the draw re-raise, with the draw, either. You're pot committed to call all-in, on the come. If you think the villian is solid, do you really think your A & Q are live? I would say the villian could have had 88, 99, TT, JJ, AK. Calling on the flop is the right play, imo.Nevertheless, you got the money!