AKProdigy

Flop bet was fine, I would have bet ~4 - 4.50 on the turn to price out draws. I don't MIND the blocking bet on the river, but I think I would have c/c'ed here. I ESPECIALLY c/c here if you think that villain might be prone to bluffing with air on the river.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FCP)Hero ($7.85)SB ($20.05)BB ($3)UTG ($7.25)MP ($15.10)Preflop: Hero is Button with A , K . UTG raises to $0.2, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.6, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.40.Flop: ($1.35) A , 4 , T (2 players)UTG bets $6.65 (All-In), Hero ?Villain is 35/6 through 16 hands.. AF not enough data.No read other than that.. haven't seen him show anything down yet. Is this an autocall?

The way he played it ensures he sees all 5 cards as well, with the added bonus of fold equity on the flop.

Because you won't get called by anything you beat. This is either call or fold.

I think its fairly standard. I might have bet around 9 - 10 on the turn. On the river, I think I'd throw in a blocking bet instead of checking to villain. Say throw in a half-sized pot bet and fold to a raise. You end up getting value out of your AA, and losing less if you were planning to call a pot-sized bet. If you think villain is prone to bluffing his draws on the river, I might check to induce a bluff.

Easy call. This could be a busted flush draw or something like A8. I think you're a bit more likely behind than ahead, but at ~2.7 to 1, no way I'm folding here.

I generally agree with this, but I think there are a couple of specific situations where you don't measure +EV or -EV of a specific hand independently in a cash game. The one I came up with off the top of my head is if you have a loose passive donk who has a stack of say 3x the original buyin. You're current stack is 2.5 x buyin, and your currently in a pot with a good solid player. Your pushed into all in on the flop, and feel like your range versus his range makes it slightly +EV in that hand independently to call. Do you still call though knowing that if you lose your stack here, you will n

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FCP)UTG ($2.90)Hero ($14)CO ($3.90)Button ($7.25)SB ($2.40)BB ($12.95)Preflop: Hero is MP with 9 , 9 . 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.3, 1 fold, Button calls $0.30, 2 folds.Flop: ($0.75) K , 9 , 5 (2 players)Hero bets $0.6, Button calls $0.60.Turn: ($1.95) 5 (2 players)Hero checks? Button checks.River: ($1.95) 5 (2 players)Hero bets $0.9?Villain is 39/3/0.75. The check on the turn was to allow villain to bet/catch a diamond (I had been cbetting almost ever PFR pot, not sure villain is

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FCP)UTG ($7.90)Button ($5.40)Hero ($10.30)BB ($15.55)Preflop: Hero is SB with K , K . 1 fold, Button calls $0.10, Hero raises to $0.4, 1 fold, Button calls $0.30.Flop: ($0.90) 5 , 8 , 2 (2 players)Hero bets $0.6, Button calls $0.60.Turn: ($2.10) 7 (2 players)Hero bets $1.4, Button calls $1.40.River: ($4.90) J (2 players)Hero ?

PokerStars Game #11833613599: Tournament #59100479, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level VIII (200/400) - 2007/09/02 - 16:57:36 (ET)Table '59100479 1385' 9-max Seat #6 is the buttonSeat 1: purjo1 (4655 in chips) Seat 2: rattert (3590 in chips) Seat 3: AKProdigy (11875 in chips) Seat 4: dye111 (17855 in chips) Seat 5: blondies226 (3570 in chips) Seat 6: ghofal (4510 in chips) Seat 7: BOO PAPPA (32221 in chips) Seat 8: fredd125 (5790 in chips) Seat 9: PrinzPils (13715 in chips) purjo1: posts the ante 25rattert: posts the ante 25AKProdigy: posts the ante 25dye111: posts the ante 25blondies226: posts t

I think that it really depends on the level you're playing at. I think a PTBB/100 hands of 8 - 10 is very good at NL100 or NL200, and a return of 10 - 13 is good for NL25 and NL50. If you're a bit below, you're still good, those are just more optimal numbers as far as I've heard. Of course, if you're 1 or 2 tabling, you might be able to sustain a bit higher rate.

I absolutely hated the call on the flop, just because it leaves me with no idea of where I am in the hand. If I check behind on the turn, and am checked to on the river, do I value bet?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FCP)Hero ($13.65)Button ($11.30)SB ($4.35)BB ($6.85)Preflop: Hero is UTG with 9 , 9 . Hero raises to $0.3, 1 fold, SB calls $0.25, BB calls $0.20.Flop: ($0.90) 7 , 8 , J (3 players)SB bets $0.4, BB folds, Hero raises to $1, SB calls $0.60.Turn: ($2.90) 3 (2 players)SB checks, Hero pushes?Villain is 22/14.5/2 after about 50 hands. History: He raised preflop to 3x bb from UTG+1 a few hands ago... i flat called in SB with AJo. Flop comes 5 8 J with 2 clubs, i check, he bets pot, I r

I push that turn as played. Perfect spot for a semibluff imo.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FCP)Hero ($11.60)SB ($7.80)BB ($3.10)UTG ($2.15)MP ($10)Preflop: Hero is Button with A , A . MP posts a blind of $0.10. UTG calls $0.10, MP (poster) checks, Hero raises to $0.5, SB raises to $2, 1 fold, UTG folds, MP calls $1.90, Hero raises to $11.6, SB calls $5.80 (All-In), MP folds.Flop: ($17.80) Q , 6 , 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)Turn: ($17.80) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)River: ($17.80) 4 (2 players, 1 all-in)Final Pot: $17.80Results:Hero has As Ah (one pair, aces). SB has Qs Qh (t

gg rdog, nice cash!

lol crap. alrite sign me up for the on in october i guess? gl to all.

I've never seen Stars go down... FT a few times.. but never stars.

Me too.

Autocall for me. I think you played the hand fine, I might have raised to ~2.50, but I want to get it all in here regardless. If he has a set, its a cooler, but I thinks its either KQ, QJ, or some kind of draw a majority of the time.

When deciding on the turn, I pretty much assumed he bet 2.70 since that's how much I'd be committed for anyways if I decided my hand was good enough to call.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FCP)Hero ($12.25)BB ($12.35)UTG ($3.35)MP ($9.10)CO ($7.80)Button ($5.90)Preflop: Hero is SB with J , J . UTG posts a blind of $0.10. UTG (poster) checks, 2 folds, Button raises to $0.5, Hero raises to $1.4, 1 fold, UTG folds, Button calls $0.90.Flop: ($3) 5 , A , 3 (2 players)Hero bets $1.8, Button calls $1.80.Turn: ($6.60) 2 (2 players)Hero checks, Button bets $1.2, Hero ?Villain is 23/7.7/0.2.. Haven't seen him/her get involved in any pots through 23 hands. Despite the minisc

Actually my reason for posting this is what range would you put villain on in this situation? I hate the way this hand was played from hero's perspective. I guess I should have reworded my original posting.

As I said, this isn't a hand played by me.

Well said. Completely agree.