A couple hands for analysis
I'm just wondering if I could/should have played either of these hands differently. As always, any input is greatly appreciated...
Hand 1)
Basically I'm wondering if I should have checked to the King on the river, hoping for a check-raise, or a bet from them on the river?
Game #614890257 - $0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - 2004/10/14-06:44:04 (CST)
Table "Aride" (real money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Seat 1: hprugby ($19.00 in chips)
Seat 2: vandite ($39.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Cruzcontrol ($17.50 in chips)
Seat 4: HoldthePhone ($16.50 in chips)
Seat 5: digital desi ($17.00 in chips)
Seat 6: BONSYL ($28.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Saatana ($32.50 in chips)
Seat 8: paul3221 ($9.75 in chips)
Seat 9: ChopTime ($26.00 in chips)
Seat 10: Metasequia ($35.00 in chips)
digital desi: Post Small Blind ($0.25)
BONSYL : Post Big Blind ($0.50)
Dealing...
Dealt to paul3221 [ Ks ]
Dealt to paul3221 [ Kd ]
Saatana : Fold
paul3221: Raise ($1)
ChopTime: Fold
Metasequia: Fold
hprugby : Fold
vandite : Fold
Cruzcontrol: Call ($1)
HoldthePhone: Raise ($1.50)
digital desi: Fold
BONSYL : Fold
paul3221: Raise ($1)
Cruzcontrol: Call ($1)
HoldthePhone: Call ($0.50)
*** FLOP *** : [ 5c 2d 9s ]
paul3221: Bet ($0.50)
Cruzcontrol: Call ($0.50)
HoldthePhone: Call ($0.50)
*** TURN *** : [ 5c 2d 9s ] [ Kc ]
paul3221: Bet ($1)
Cruzcontrol: Fold
HoldthePhone: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $8 | Rake: $0.25
Board: [ 5c 2d 9s Kc ]
hprugby didn't bet (folded)
vandite didn't bet (folded)
Cruzcontrol lost $2.50 (folded)
HoldthePhone lost $2.50 (folded)
digital desi lost $0.25 (folded)
BONSYL lost $0.50 (folded)
Saatana didn't bet (folded)
paul3221 bet $3.50, collected $9, net +$5.50 (showed hand) [ Ks Kd ] (three of a kind, kings)
ChopTime didn't bet (folded)
Metasequia didn't bet (folded)
Hand 2)
I think I fell in love with my top 2 pair here, but this guy was playing pretty loose. I figured he had maybe top pair with a good kicker (ie A,Q or A,K). Should I have folded this, or was I right to just back off and call? I already had alot of money in the pot to fold to a possible weaker hand.
Game #614892348 - $0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - 2004/10/14-06:51:45 (CST)
Table "Aride" (real money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Seat 1: hprugby ($21.00 in chips)
Seat 2: vandite ($38.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Cruzcontrol ($15.25 in chips)
Seat 4: HoldthePhone ($14.50 in chips)
Seat 5: digital desi ($11.75 in chips)
Seat 6: BONSYL ($25.75 in chips)
Seat 7: Saatana ($37.50 in chips)
Seat 8: paul3221 ($16.50 in chips)
Seat 9: ChopTime ($26.50 in chips)
Seat 10: Metasequia ($33.25 in chips)
paul3221: Post Small Blind ($0.25)
ChopTime: Post Big Blind ($0.50)
Cruzcontrol: Post ($0.50)
Dealt to paul3221 [ Jh ]
Dealt to paul3221 [ Qs ]
Metasequia: Fold
hprugby : Call ($0.50)
vandite : Call ($0.50)
Cruzcontrol: Check
HoldthePhone: Fold
digital desi: Fold
BONSYL : Fold
Saatana : Fold
paul3221: Call ($0.25)
ChopTime: Check
*** FLOP *** : [ 3c Jd Qh ]
paul3221: Bet ($0.50)
ChopTime: Fold
hprugby : Call ($0.50)
vandite : Raise ($1)
Cruzcontrol: Call ($1)
paul3221: Raise ($1)
hprugby : Fold
vandite : Call ($0.50)
Cruzcontrol: Call ($0.50)
*** TURN *** : [ 3c Jd Qh ] [ 3d ]
paul3221: Bet ($1)
vandite : Raise ($2)
Cruzcontrol: Fold
paul3221: Call ($1)
*** RIVER *** : [ 3c Jd Qh 3d ] [ Th ]
paul3221: Check
vandite : Bet ($1)
paul3221: Call ($1)
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $13 | Rake: $0.50
Board: [ 3c Jd Qh 3d Th ]
hprugby lost $1 (folded)
vandite bet $5, collected $13, net +$8 (showed hand) [ 3s Js ] (a full house, threes full of jacks)
Cruzcontrol lost $2 (folded)
HoldthePhone didn't bet (folded)
digital desi didn't bet (folded)
BONSYL didn't bet (folded)
Saatana didn't bet (folded)
paul3221 lost $5 [ Jh Qs ] (two pair, queens and jacks)
ChopTime lost $0.50 (folded)
Metasequia didn't bet (folded)
Hand 1)
Basically I'm wondering if I should have checked to the King on the river, hoping for a check-raise, or a bet from them on the river?
Game #614890257 - $0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - 2004/10/14-06:44:04 (CST)
Table "Aride" (real money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Seat 1: hprugby ($19.00 in chips)
Seat 2: vandite ($39.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Cruzcontrol ($17.50 in chips)
Seat 4: HoldthePhone ($16.50 in chips)
Seat 5: digital desi ($17.00 in chips)
Seat 6: BONSYL ($28.50 in chips)
Seat 7: Saatana ($32.50 in chips)
Seat 8: paul3221 ($9.75 in chips)
Seat 9: ChopTime ($26.00 in chips)
Seat 10: Metasequia ($35.00 in chips)
digital desi: Post Small Blind ($0.25)
BONSYL : Post Big Blind ($0.50)
Dealing...
Dealt to paul3221 [ Ks ]
Dealt to paul3221 [ Kd ]
Saatana : Fold
paul3221: Raise ($1)
ChopTime: Fold
Metasequia: Fold
hprugby : Fold
vandite : Fold
Cruzcontrol: Call ($1)
HoldthePhone: Raise ($1.50)
digital desi: Fold
BONSYL : Fold
paul3221: Raise ($1)
Cruzcontrol: Call ($1)
HoldthePhone: Call ($0.50)
*** FLOP *** : [ 5c 2d 9s ]
paul3221: Bet ($0.50)
Cruzcontrol: Call ($0.50)
HoldthePhone: Call ($0.50)
*** TURN *** : [ 5c 2d 9s ] [ Kc ]
paul3221: Bet ($1)
Cruzcontrol: Fold
HoldthePhone: Fold
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $8 | Rake: $0.25
Board: [ 5c 2d 9s Kc ]
hprugby didn't bet (folded)
vandite didn't bet (folded)
Cruzcontrol lost $2.50 (folded)
HoldthePhone lost $2.50 (folded)
digital desi lost $0.25 (folded)
BONSYL lost $0.50 (folded)
Saatana didn't bet (folded)
paul3221 bet $3.50, collected $9, net +$5.50 (showed hand) [ Ks Kd ] (three of a kind, kings)
ChopTime didn't bet (folded)
Metasequia didn't bet (folded)
Hand 2)
I think I fell in love with my top 2 pair here, but this guy was playing pretty loose. I figured he had maybe top pair with a good kicker (ie A,Q or A,K). Should I have folded this, or was I right to just back off and call? I already had alot of money in the pot to fold to a possible weaker hand.
Game #614892348 - $0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - 2004/10/14-06:51:45 (CST)
Table "Aride" (real money) -- Seat 7 is the button
Seat 1: hprugby ($21.00 in chips)
Seat 2: vandite ($38.25 in chips)
Seat 3: Cruzcontrol ($15.25 in chips)
Seat 4: HoldthePhone ($14.50 in chips)
Seat 5: digital desi ($11.75 in chips)
Seat 6: BONSYL ($25.75 in chips)
Seat 7: Saatana ($37.50 in chips)
Seat 8: paul3221 ($16.50 in chips)
Seat 9: ChopTime ($26.50 in chips)
Seat 10: Metasequia ($33.25 in chips)
paul3221: Post Small Blind ($0.25)
ChopTime: Post Big Blind ($0.50)
Cruzcontrol: Post ($0.50)
Dealt to paul3221 [ Jh ]
Dealt to paul3221 [ Qs ]
Metasequia: Fold
hprugby : Call ($0.50)
vandite : Call ($0.50)
Cruzcontrol: Check
HoldthePhone: Fold
digital desi: Fold
BONSYL : Fold
Saatana : Fold
paul3221: Call ($0.25)
ChopTime: Check
*** FLOP *** : [ 3c Jd Qh ]
paul3221: Bet ($0.50)
ChopTime: Fold
hprugby : Call ($0.50)
vandite : Raise ($1)
Cruzcontrol: Call ($1)
paul3221: Raise ($1)
hprugby : Fold
vandite : Call ($0.50)
Cruzcontrol: Call ($0.50)
*** TURN *** : [ 3c Jd Qh ] [ 3d ]
paul3221: Bet ($1)
vandite : Raise ($2)
Cruzcontrol: Fold
paul3221: Call ($1)
*** RIVER *** : [ 3c Jd Qh 3d ] [ Th ]
paul3221: Check
vandite : Bet ($1)
paul3221: Call ($1)
*** SUMMARY ***
Pot: $13 | Rake: $0.50
Board: [ 3c Jd Qh 3d Th ]
hprugby lost $1 (folded)
vandite bet $5, collected $13, net +$8 (showed hand) [ 3s Js ] (a full house, threes full of jacks)
Cruzcontrol lost $2 (folded)
HoldthePhone didn't bet (folded)
digital desi didn't bet (folded)
BONSYL didn't bet (folded)
Saatana didn't bet (folded)
paul3221 lost $5 [ Jh Qs ] (two pair, queens and jacks)
ChopTime lost $0.50 (folded)
Metasequia didn't bet (folded)
Comments
Why show your hand? I like leaving my opponents guessing as to what I play unless they wanna pay.
First hand.. Its the way I'd play it.. Fire on the flop and got 2 callers? Great. Making a set is nice but I'd still bet again on the turn. Straightforward play pays off in LL HE.
2nd hand.. I'm always seeing the river with top two pair and slowing down when you got raised on the turn was good.
ScottyZ
I agree that I wouldn't have showed my hand if I didn't have to.
Hand 2 - If he was playing really loose then I don't have a problem calling. You slowed down after he raised.