Hi,
I am primarily a cash NLHE 6-max player.
I play anything from $0.50/$1 to $4/$8, with my biggest strength being game selection – i.e. my main criteria when I sit in is to be in a game I believe I can beat.
However, I know I am not currently a ‘good’ player, and my concern is that, if the soft spots dry up I am going to be quickly less profitable.
Therefore my current focus is to try and patch up as many leaks as I can.
To help this I will try and post some hands on here regularly to see what advice I can get.
Some (if not all) of these may be very standard situations.
This is intentional. I feel like I play most (but not all!!) big hands ok, but get stuck frequently in marginal situations, or don't feel I always extract enough value.
Anyway, here’s three from last week.
(BTW, my game is around 18/14/3, although I do sometimes go into superNIT mode if the situation demands).
Hand 1POKERSTARS GAME #11264145329: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.50/$1.00) - 2007/08/02 - 00:52:31 (ET)
Table 'Mimosa II' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: BostonJorg ($87.50 in chips)
Seat 2: CorpExec ($67.50 in chips)
Seat 3: romy99 ($102.40 in chips)
Seat 5: jakally ($101.50 in chips)
mattbet was removed from the table for failing to post
BostonJorg: posts small blind $0.50
CorpExec: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jakally [
Ah]
jdinhou has returned
romy99: folds
jakally: raises $3 to $4
BostonJorg: folds
CorpExec: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [
As]
CorpExec: checks
jakally: bets $6
CorpExec: calls $6
*** TURN *** [
As] [
]
CorpExec: checks
jakally: bets $14
CorpExec: calls $14
*** RIVER *** [
As
] [
]
CorpExec: checks
Villain 39/14/0.8 over 50 hands.Villain is v.passive, and plays a lot of hands, therefore range is quite wide – any Ace, TT – QQ, 78 and maybe a few more.Value bet or not?
If yes, how much?Hand 2GAME #613205214: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-07-30 11:57:52
Table "TURBO" Maliq
Seat 1: vajan ($109.20 in chips)
Seat 3: Pyotr ($116.16 in chips)
Seat 5: KARATEFYLLA ($193.00 in chips)
Seat 6: slabbadan ($218.00 in chips)
Seat 8: busbybhoy ($198.00 in chips)
Seat 10: jakally ($197.00 in chips) DEALER
vajan: Post SB $1.00
Pyotr: Post BB $2.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jakally [
]
KARATEFYLLA: Fold
slabbadan: Fold
busbybhoy: Fold
jakally: Raise $7.00
vajan: Call $6.00
Pyotr: Raise $20.00
jakally: Call $15.00
vajan: Call $15.00
*** FLOP *** [
]
vajan: Check
Pyotr: Bet $18.00
Just sat down, never played with villain before.Whilst his PF reraise could be a squeeze, the fact it is small screams strength.
Would range it TT – AA and AK.
The small flop bet could be taken either way.PreFlop?
What’s your play on the flop?
Hand 3GAME #615546686: Texas Hold'em NL $1.00/$2.00 2007-08-01 22:48:03
Table Jelling
Seat 1: ChecKKmate ($287.34 in chips)
Seat 3: jakally ($197.50 in chips)
Seat 5: ice pool ($165.30 in chips) DEALER
Seat 6: ButttonPops ($90.00 in chips)
Seat 10: oreily86 ($241.10 in chips)
ButttonPops: Post SB $1.00
oreily86: Post BB $2.00
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to jakally [
]
ChecKKmate: Fold
jakally: Raise $7.00
ice pool: Fold
ButttonPops: Fold
oreily86: Call $5.00
*** FLOP *** [
]
oreily86: Check
jakally: Bet $12.00
oreily86: Raise $24.00
jakally: Raise $48.00
oreily86: Call $36.00
*** TURN *** [
]
oreily86: Check
jakally: Check
*** RIVER *** [
]
oreily86: Bet $75.00
Villain 20/15 over 400 hands, and is a decent, winning player.TBH, I really feel like I misplayed this, with my weak reraise on the flop.
My thinking was if he had an overpair to the board he would push.
When he called it looked strong, and I wasn’t sure where I was.What action on the river?
How do I play it better flop and turn?Look forward to some constructive critique.
Jak.