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[ace_frehly]

Playing 9 handed today, medium loose table, medium on aggression also. I'm UTG with black Queens. I raise. Player to my left immediately calls. This player is way too loose and has called more of my raises than has folded to. His call doesn't mean much as far as hand strength. Two more loose bad LP players call and the blinds fold so we are 4 handed to theflop. Flop comes 2-9-2 rainbow. Perfect. I lead out, player to my left raises. He has been in a lot of hands with me and has not shown much aggression against me. I am running hot on the table. And have shown down monsters each hand, made AK's, AA won a huge won. So I'm not sure what he's got, but unless he has a 2 (A2 is a real possibility for him) or 99; I'm way ahead here. The field folds back to me and I call, planning to check raise the turn unless its a 9. Well the turn brings a King completing the rainbow. Now my check-raise has a new wrinkle. I still think I'm ahead but if I check-raise now its going to reek of AK and he may well fold a worse hand but may raise a better hand. He's loose and bad but he still can fold against me becuase of my strong table image. I decide to check call the turn. The river was a brick, a 7 I think. I check call again. I was curious that the king didn't slow him down and just called not raising as I had thought about doing. Anyways, what do you think about my play? I'll post the results later.

[potpumper43]

sounds like its A2 or A9 and I think you should have 3 bet on the flop nad continued thebetting lead if he just called there. If he 4 bets you know he probably has the 2 because he is a poor player, or if he smooth calls and raises when you lead on the turn again, he probably has you, unless he has 1010 or jj maybe?

[custom36]

Someone want to mock the converter for me....I can't read that many words...

[ace_frehly]

I get the point and am working on locating the hand history for this one. I do think that if you just go by the hand history you may miss the reasons for why I played the hand the way I did. I am long winded, but I'm trying to get quality feedback on how to play in real situations by giving table texture, my perceived image, the type of opponent. You get none of these from a hand converter. And if you don't consider these things in addition to the cards and pot size, then you aren't playing poker, you are playing math.

[custom36]

ace_frehly said:

I get the point and am working on locating the hand history for this one. I do think that if you just go by the hand history you may miss the reasons for why I played the hand the way I did. I am long winded, but I'm trying to get quality feedback on how to play in real situations by giving table texture, my perceived image, the type of opponent. You get none of these while you play. And if you don't consider these things in addition to the cards and pot size, then you aren't playing poker, you are playing math.

I know you're trying to. I've used the converter so much that I can mimick it and was hoping someone would do it for me. I'd like to help you out, but I can't wrap my brain around your hand the way it is posted right now.If you could post the real hand history and youre reads, I may be able to help, though.

[econ_tim]

After staring at the words for a while, I deduded the OP's hole cards were[Qc Qs]Flop was [A 2 2] osAnd turn was [K]I would raise preflop and bet the flop.If someone raises your flop bet, slow down.If people just call your flop bet, keep betting, but the turn sux for you. You'll have to give up your and to any resistance unless you are playing with maniacs.

[thebolb33]

Tim... Flop was 9-2-2, no ace... Three bet flop, bet turn, if called, bet river. If raised, fold unless you have no respect for player. Don't miss value bets as there is a good chance he has A9 or a pair you can beat that since he is bad he is calling.

[econ_tim]

thebolb33 said:

Tim... Flop was 9-2-2, no ace...

My bad. That's why I need the HH. I saw Aces in the text somewhere around the flop.In that case, your big pair is great, so take this flop to the paradise city where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.

[custom36]

9-2-2 flop - I'm 3-betting this.K turn - Lead out and if you get raised again, consider a fold.

[thebolb33]

Consensus has been reached.

[Rocketwadster]

Seems like an easy raise on the flop there. That should get rid of the chaffe, allowing your queens to go heads-up with someone holding a nine, another pocket pair, and maybe someone calling with ace king or ace queen. :wink: