finally a winning he session...few hands tho...

[RISEorFall 0]

Hold em game was more on tonight than it has been. I sit at a .10/.20 table at Absolute (I have enough to move up in limits but I'm trying to get enough to set some of my BR aside for tourneys and whatever.) Only table that;s not 6-max only has about 5 on it. Players are coming and going so it gets down to 4 the up to 6, etc.4 handed, I pick up A-4 suited on the button. 1 fold so it makes it 3 handed. I raise. Is this ok? A 4 isn't strong but it figured to be favorite over the 2 blinds?A 10 off in SB. 5 handed I think. I just complete because I hate raising with hands like A 10 in this position. I hit 2 pair on the flop. 2 hearts and various gut shot straight draws. I think about going for a c/r but bet it out anyway to make sure I don't give a free card. Would anyone c/r here? 4 handed, A 8 off in CO. I call, flop an Ace. 2 hearts again so I lead out. 3rd heart hits the board, I bet, 1 fold and 1 call. Blank hits the river and I check. A4 checks behind me. 2 questions- 1) should I be in w/ A 8. It's 4 handed so I figure an Ace is a decent hand. I wouldn't go crazy and be in with A2 off and such, but A 8 seems decently strong 4 handed. 2)I still get a caller when the 3rd heart hits, and I've been aggressive when I'm in a hand unless I just completely miss. So I check on the river in case he was trying to c/r. Should I bet it? A 10 again from SB. I raise this time thinking it's the right play. I miss the flop and turn and getting 1 caller both streets, miss the river and check. He checks behind and was calling me down with a pair. I get pocket Aces on the button a few hands later and raise. He's BB and calls. Flop comes 10 10 7. he bets into me. He's been calling my PF raises down with any pair unless it's obvious he's beat. This play is odd. I raise probably calling then check/folding or calling down after that. He just calls the raise and calls down then mucks. I'm guessing he thought I didn't hit and wanted to chase me out. No real question here just wanted some feedback on his play here. I think I got it pretty much right w/ him thinking I just missed the board completely.

[BigDMcGee 3,367]

Hold em game was more on tonight than it has been. I sit at a .10/.20 table at Absolute (I have enough to move up in limits but I'm trying to get enough to set some of my BR aside for tourneys and whatever.) Only table that;s not 6-max only has about 5 on it. Players are coming and going so it gets down to 4 the up to 6, etc.4 handed, I pick up A-4 suited on the button. 1 fold so it makes it 3 handed. I raise. Is this ok? A 4 isn't strong but it figured to be favorite over the 2 blinds?A 10 off in SB. 5 handed I think. I just complete because I hate raising with hands like A 10 in this position. I hit 2 pair on the flop. 2 hearts and various gut shot straight draws. I think about going for a c/r but bet it out anyway to make sure I don't give a free card. Would anyone c/r here? 4 handed, A 8 off in CO. I call, flop an Ace. 2 hearts again so I lead out. 3rd heart hits the board, I bet, 1 fold and 1 call. Blank hits the river and I check. A4 checks behind me. 2 questions- 1) should I be in w/ A 8. It's 4 handed so I figure an Ace is a decent hand. I wouldn't go crazy and be in with A2 off and such, but A 8 seems decently strong 4 handed. 2)I still get a caller when the 3rd heart hits, and I've been aggressive when I'm in a hand unless I just completely miss. So I check on the river in case he was trying to c/r. Should I bet it? A 10 again from SB. I raise this time thinking it's the right play. I miss the flop and turn and getting 1 caller both streets, miss the river and check. He checks behind and was calling me down with a pair. I get pocket Aces on the button a few hands later and raise. He's BB and calls. Flop comes 10 10 7. he bets into me. He's been calling my PF raises down with any pair unless it's obvious he's beat. This play is odd. I raise probably calling then check/folding or calling down after that. He just calls the raise and calls down then mucks. I'm guessing he thought I didn't hit and wanted to chase me out. No real question here just wanted some feedback on his play here. I think I got it pretty much right w/ him thinking I just missed the board completely.

1 The raise is good.. short handed any ace is raise worthy2 Check raise, almost certainly, a bet into a multiway pot does nothing to protect your hand, a check raise does3 you should have raised pre flop, you should have bet the river, he's gonna call with many worse hands than what you have four handed.. if it was multiway, it would be alot different, but you shoulda raised with ace eight 4 handed

[avsfan 0]

Hold em game was more on tonight than it has been. I sit at a .10/.20 table at Absolute (I have enough to move up in limits but I'm trying to get enough to set some of my BR aside for tourneys and whatever.) Only table that;s not 6-max only has about 5 on it. Players are coming and going so it gets down to 4 the up to 6, etc.4 handed, I pick up A-4 suited on the button. 1 fold so it makes it 3 handed. I raise. Is this ok? Yes. Imho.A 4 isn't strong but it figured to be favorite over the 2 blinds? A-4 suited is strong four handed. ImhoA 10 off in SB. 5 handed I think. I just complete because I hate raising with hands like A 10 in this position. I would raise it. ImhoI hit 2 pair on the flop. 2 hearts and various gut shot straight draws. I think about going for a c/r but bet it out anyway to make sure I don't give a free card. Would anyone c/r here? I would lead here too. Imho4 handed, A 8 off in CO. I call, flop an Ace. 2 hearts again so I lead out. 3rd heart hits the board, I bet, 1 fold and 1 call. Blank hits the river and I check. A4 checks behind me. 2 questions- 1) should I be in w/ A 8?Yes. Imho 2)I still get a caller when the 3rd heart hits, and I've been aggressive when I'm in a hand unless I just completely miss. So I check on the river in case he was trying to c/r. Should I bet it? Yes bet it. ImhoA 10 again from SB. I raise this time thinking it's the right play. I miss the flop and turn and getting 1 caller both streets, miss the river and check. He checks behind and was calling me down with a pair. Bet the river. Imho. Imho

[RISEorFall 0]

In the hand where I had A 10 and didn't hit, checked the river and he checked behind and showed a pair, why should I bet the river? I seriously doubt he's calling me with anything less than A high. The few times he does call with like K or Q high isn't enough to make up for the times he's calling me down with atleast a pair I don't think. I know I'm beat and I know he's going to call, so why waste a bet? If I bet and he folds then I don't win an extra bet from him, but if I bet and he calls then 90% of the time I lose that extra bet I could've saved.

[avsfan 0]

In the hand where I had A 10 and didn't hit, checked the river and he checked behind and showed a pair, why should I bet the river? I seriously doubt he's calling me with anything less than A high. The few times he does call with like K or Q high isn't enough to make up for the times he's calling me down with atleast a pair I don't think. I know I'm beat and I know he's going to call, so why waste a bet? If I bet and he folds then I don't win an extra bet from him, but if I bet and he calls then 90% of the time I lose that extra bet I could've saved.

If he/she has been calling you down like your crazy then definitly check. If not bet to increase you chances of winning. Imho.I missed the fact he was calling you down with any pair. Imho