Hand 1:
I don't have a big sample (75 hands), but villain was 31/3/1 over that time. Not sure how many hands I had on him at this hand's time. He only went to showdown 11%, and I don't have any notes.
Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)
SB: $24.95
BB: $25.00
UTG: $19.15
MP: $56.55
CO: $30.40
Hero (BTN): $24.25
Preflop: Hero is dealt 5
5
(6 Players)3 folds, Hero raises to $0.95, SB calls $0.85, BB folds
Flop: ($2.15) 6
A
8 (2 Players)SB bets $2.15, Hero raises to $6.70, SB calls $4.55
Uncalled bet of $0.00 returned to Hero
Turn: ($15.55) 8
(2 Players)SB checks, Hero bets $5.50, SB raises to $11.00, Hero folds
Uncalled bet of $5.50 returned to SB
Pot Size: $26.55 ($1.30 Rake)
Given his cool call preflop, I didn't figure him for a big ace so I raised trying to push him off a bigger PP than mine. When he just called the raise, I planned to double barrel, although I didn't like the middle flop card pairing at all. So, on the flop, what do you think? I will fold a good degree to donk bets on the flop if I miss completely, but sometimes I think that people will donk as a bluff when the ace hits, and I raise with air (like this) sometimes, and usually with a big ace as well (although sometimes in position, I wait for the turn as well). Is the second barrel pure spew? I assume the fold is clear, but the pot odds are OK, and villain cannot extract much more if I call.
Hands 2 & 3
I tangle with the same villain in these hands. I'm including hand #2 mainly as context for hand 3, although it's entirely possible I should not be getting it all in on hand 2. Villain later turned out to be more LAG than maniac, so perhaps he was just running hot, but at the time he was 40/25/3.
Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 3 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)
SB: $40.00
Hero (BB): $30.30
BTN: $36.85
Preflop: Hero is dealt A
K (3 Players)BTN folds, SB raises to $0.75, Hero raises to $2.25, SB calls $1.50
Flop: ($4.50) 6
A J (2 Players)SB checks, Hero bets $3.50, SB calls $3.50
Turn: ($11.50) A
(2 Players)SB checks, Hero bets $8.65, SB raises all-in to $34.25, Hero calls all-in for $15.90
Uncalled bet of $9.70 returned to SB
River: ($60.60) T
(2 Players - 2 All-In)Pot Size: $60.60 ($1 Rake)
I thought he could be doing this with a weaker ace or possibly a heart draw, so I called. I'm not sure I should be playing such a huge pot with TPTK, but he was pretty wild. If you want to give any thoughts, do so before I tell you the results (which will have a bearing on the next hand)
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So, he had Ad Td, getting there on the river. Good news is I got my money in way ahead, bad news is that he got there. That's poker, right? Anyway, like I said, this hand is only interesting as context for the next hand, which happened not too much later.
Full Tilt Poker - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)
SB: $30.80
BB: $74.65
Hero (UTG): $28.95
MP: $30.10
CO: $24.65
BTN: $13.00
Preflop: Hero is dealt Q
Q (6 Players)Hero raises to $0.95, 4 folds, BB raises to $2.95, Hero calls $2.00
Flop: ($6) 6
5 6 (2 Players)BB bets $5.25, Hero raises to $21.75, BB raises to $38.25, Hero calls all-in for $4.25
Uncalled bet of $12.25 returned to BB
Turn: ($58) 3
(2 Players - 1 All-In)River: ($58) 4
(2 Players - 1 All-In)Pot Size: $58.00 ($2.90 Rake)
Normally, I would just call in position on the flop and re-evaluate the turn, but he was wild, and I was playing for the chance that he had big overcards or a lower PP (even though he 3-bet), and that he thought I was FOS/tilting. FWIW, I use a hot key to raise, and I should have just pushed the flop rather than the actual raise I made, but the question is really whether this is even any good.
OK, lemme have it :).
