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[Snowman]

I'm mainly a limit player but I'm currently trying to take a stab at pot limit holdem. I'm feeling unsure about how aggressive to play. Should I have slowed down on this hand?Sorry for not using the hand converter, but I can't get it to work with Pokerroom. I removed all pre-flop folds.Seat 1: MP1 ($29.20 in chips)Seat 2: MP2 ($24 in chips)Seat 3: LP ($16.85 in chips)Seat 4: CO ($12.95 in chips)Seat 6: Button ($65.35 in chips)Seat 7: SB ($13 in chips)Seat 8: HERO ($24.50 in chips)Seat 9: UTG ($24.75 in chips)Seat 10: UTG+1 ($9.30 in chips)ANTES/BLINDSSB posts blind ($0.25), HERO posts blind ($0.25).HERO is dealt [ KC,KS ]PRE-FLOPMP2 calls $0.25, LP bets $0.50, SB calls $0.25, HERO bets $1.50, MP2 calls $1.50, LP calls $1.25, SB calls $1.25.FLOP [board cards QC,3C,3D ] (Pot: $7)SB checks, HERO bets $5, MP2 folds, LP calls $5, SB folds.TURN [board cards QC,3C,3D,7C ] (Pot: $17)HERO bets $11, LP calls $10.10 and is all-in.RIVER [board cards QC,3C,3D,7C,JH ]

[Rocketwadster]

I don't think that was too agressive at all. :wink:

[akishore]

nh.(the pre-flop raise could have been bigger, but that's personal preference.)aseemp.s. i'm guessing you ran into slowplayed aces or queens. when you push all-in or bet someone's remaining stack, you're usually only getting called when you're beat. however, this was an exception because your bet was standard and your opponent was shortstacked. the only way to prevent that is to keep the pot smaller for the turn by betting less on the flop and/or thinning the field a little bit more pre-flop. you can't really bet less on the flop with three opponents, so the turn push was inevitable. that's why i'd have liked it if you near-potted or potted it pre-flop when it came back to you. hopefully this would have gotten you heads-up, and the pot would have been smaller and easier to work with, making your turn play a little bit easier. that's why, in PL HE, getting heads-up against a shortstack opponent is really important--you have a smaller pot to work with, which makes it easier to get value.

[Snowman]

akishore said:

nh.(the pre-flop raise could have been bigger, but that's personal preference.)aseemp.s. i'm guessing you ran into slowplayed aces or queens. when you push all-in or bet someone's remaining stack, you're usually only getting called when you're beat. however, this was an exception because your bet was standard and your opponent was shortstacked. the only way to prevent that is to keep the pot smaller for the turn by betting less on the flop and/or thinning the field a little bit more pre-flop. you can't really bet less on the flop with three opponents, so the turn push was inevitable. that's why i'd have liked it if you near-potted or potted it pre-flop when it came back to you. hopefully this would have gotten you heads-up, and the pot would have been smaller and easier to work with, making your turn play a little bit easier. that's why, in PL HE, getting heads-up against a shortstack opponent is really important--you have a smaller pot to work with, which makes it easier to get value.

Thanks for the input on the pre-flop raise, I like that.He had pocket sevens, which made me slightly agitated for a little while.