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[rivercardbandit]

Finally got a chance to play, been on the road the last two weeks and haven't played much. Thanks in advance for you time in analyzing a few hands.PokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: rivercardbandit is CO with [Kd], [Ad]. MP1 posts a blind of $0.25. UTG raises, UTG calls, MP1 calls, MP3 folds, rivercardbandit calls.Flop: (18.40 SB) [8s], [2d], [5h] (4 players)BB bets, UTG calls.Turn: (12.20 BB) [8c] (2 players)River: (12.20 BB) [Tc] (2 players)Final Pot: 12.20 BBPokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: rivercardbandit is Button with [Kd], [Ah]. 3 folds, BB calls, MP1 calls, CO calls.Flop: (8.40 SB) [8c], [9h], [6d] (4 players)BB checks, MP1 bets, CO folds, rivercardbandit calls, BB calls.Turn: (5.70 BB) [3c] (3 players)BB checks, MP1 bets, rivercardbandit folds, BB folds.Final Pot: 6.70 BBPokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: rivercardbandit is MP1 with [Kd], [Kc]. UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.Flop: (12 SB) [5h], [9d], [As] (6 players)SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, rivercardbandit bets, rivercardbandit calls, SB calls, BB calls.Turn: (10 BB) [7d] (4 players)SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 bets, rivercardbandit calls, SB folds, BB calls.River: (13 BB) [Ad] (3 players)BB checks, UTG+1 bets, rivercardbandit calls, BB calls.Final Pot: 16 BBPokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: rivercardbandit is BB with [Ad], [Kd]. 2 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls.Flop: (9.40 SB) [7c], [9d], [8h] (3 players)rivercardbandit bets, UTG+2 calls, MP2 folds.Turn: (5.70 BB) [3h] (2 players)rivercardbandit checks, UTG+2 bets, rivercardbandit folds.Final Pot: 6.70 BBPokerStars 0.25/0.50 Hold'em (8 handed) converterPreflop: rivercardbandit is MP1 with [4s], [4d]. UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, rivercardbandit calls, MP2 raises, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, rivercardbandit calls.Flop: (11.40 SB) [7h], [2h], [4c] (5 players)UTG checks, UTG+1 bets, Button folds, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, rivercardbandit calls.Turn: (8.70 BB) [8d] (3 players)UTG+1 checks, rivercardbandit checks, MP2 bets, MP2 folds, UTG+1 calls.River: (13.70 BB) [5s] (2 players)UTG+1 bets, rivercardbandit calls $0.20 (All-In).Final Pot: 15.10 BB

[Emptyeye]

Hand 1 looks good. You're in trouble either way there, either to a pocket pair or a set.Hand 2: Nothing particularly wrong with how you played it, though I may just give it up on the flop. Yeah, you're getting odds to call if you think everything is clean, but if we follow my "presume someone is a calling station until they prove otherwise" philosophy (Which admittedly may not work as well at .25/.5), you may be further behind than you think here.Hand 3: Fold the turn. His check/raising you on that board followed by the lead screams "I have at least an ace".Hand 4: Looks good. I generally play it the same way, though if I'm against someone whom I think is paying attention, I MAY OCCASIONALLY fire again at it so they know I'm not going to always take one shot and then check/fold. As I already said, though, generally I do what you did.Hand 5: ARRRRRGH WHY ARE YOU SLOWPLAYING THAT DANGEROUS BOARD DON'T DO THAT NEVER EVER EVER. Raise that flop every single time, unless you think MP2 will do it for you (And you better be damn sure he will), in which case 3-bet when it gets back around to you.My analysis in a nutshell.

[Vade]

Hand one: Good foldHand two: Good fold. Heck, you could even fold this on the flop imo because he bet into your raise on a small board. You're in pretty bad shape, could even be reverse dominated by something like A9Hand 3: Pretty standard also, you have to keep calling down, the pot is pretty juicyHand 4: I understand why you would want to check/fold here, but keep in mind that it's a total blank, and I might want to fire one more shell here. Close either way though imoHand 5: Ugh. Slowplaying vulnerable hands. *shudder* *shudder* *shudder* Three-bet this flop. They're going to call the extra bets

[rivercardbandit]

Yea, hand 5 was a total disaster. I'll (hopefully) not make that mistake again. I seemed to have been dealt more low and mid pairs last night than I've had in a long time. If I didn't hit the set on the flop or there were 2 overcards, I folded to a bet. This is the correct play in these situations, yes? The reason I ask, there were more callers than folders to the bettor, but it still didn't seem worth it to chase.

[Emptyeye]

rivercardbandit said:

Yea, hand 5 was a total disaster. I'll (hopefully) not make that mistake again. I seemed to have been dealt more low and mid pairs last night than I've had in a long time. If I didn't hit the set on the flop or there were 2 overcards, I folded to a bet. This is the correct play in these situations, yes? The reason I ask, there were more callers than folders to the bettor, but it still didn't seem worth it to chase.

Correct. If they're betting the flop, you're behind and are looking to hit your set to win. You have two outs to do so, and you need 22:1 on your money to make it profitable. Barring INSANE preflop action (Which also unfolds in such a strange way as to have you limping, THEN calling a raise, THEN calling a re-raise, THEN calling a cap, which is close to impossible [As you shouldn't be calling two-three more bets with low pocket pairs anyway]), there's no way you're getting the proper odds to do so.And yeah, hand five was terrible, but at least you realize that. I speak from experience when I say slowplaying will almost inevitably lead to trouble.

[allinbluff35]

you need 10.9:1 odds to chase your flush after you see the flop and 22:1 after the turn

[wrto4556]

I think you can peel on the first hand.

[rivercardbandit]

wrto4556 said:

I think you can peel on the first hand.

Peel. A term I've heard used before, but never knew it's meaning. Could you define for me please?Embarrassing, I know. :oops:

[wrto4556]

people say peel one off meaning call and fold UI.