a couple of big pocket pairs in lhe

[TheCinciKid 0]

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is CO with [Kc], [Ks]. 3 folds, BB calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.Flop: (8.50 SB) [6d], [Qs], [Jc] (4 players)BB checks, MP1 checks, MP3 bets, Hero calls, BB calls, MP1 calls.Turn: (6.25 BB) [2h] (4 players)BB checks, MP1 checks, MP3 bets, BB folds, MP1 folds, MP3 calls.River: (10.25 BB) [4h] (2 players)MP3 checks, Hero bets, MP3 calls.Final Pot: 12.25 BBDid I play this right. Pretty sure I was ahead on every street and looking for the best way to extract the most money. I wasn't sure if the turn was the correct time to raise, or should I possibly wait for the river?Next hand was on FullTilt, wouldn't work on the converter, so I'll try to make this as neat as possible without it.FullTiltPoker - $0.50/$1 - Limit Hold'emHero is UTG with A A Hero raises to $15 foldsButton calls $1SB foldsBB calls $0.50[7.5 small bets] 1 player posted a dead blind & folded FLOP 7:diamond: 9:club: J BB checksHero bets $0.50Button calls $0.50BB calls $0.50[10.5 small bets] TURN 4 BB checksHero bets $1Button calls $1BB calls $1[8 big bets] RIVER 8 BB checksHero bets $1Button raises to $2BB foldsHero calls $1Turn is an obvious scare card, however the check/call doesn't really tell me anything, so I think I was right to bet out here. The button and BB just called indicating that neither was likely to have the flush. River is another scare card, I maybe should have folded to the river raise, but the pot is pretty big at this point. Thoughts? Does anyone play either of these differently. I will post results later if anyone wants them.*edit* first hand history fixed.

[econ_tim 0]

The hand history for your first hand looks messed up. Delete "Texas" from your hand history before converting.

[wrto4556 0]

hand one is OK, but I would just raise the flop.hand 2 you might be able to find a fold on the river.

[PrtyPSux 0]

hand one is OK, but I would just raise the flop.hand 2 you might be able to find a fold on the river.

ya think folding the river here might be the way to go? btw, hand one I raise the flop.. ur hand is vulnerable, protect it.

[wrto4556 0]

i dont see much that raises that we beat

[PrtyPSux 0]

i dont see much that raises that we beat

ur right........but damnit they're so purrty :cry:

[Lavitz 0]

On the first hand you need to raise that flop to make the straight draws pay.On the second hand check/call the river, theres a lot of hands that beat you and most draws on the board were completed.

[wrto4556 0]

check/calling the river kind of blows in the second hand. All middle pairs and jacks are checking behind, but all two pairs and straights are betting.

[TheCinciKid 0]

check/calling the river kind of blows in the second hand. All middle pairs and jacks are checking behind, but all two pairs and straights are betting.

Which makes it a serious dilemna. Because I'm not sure what the AA can beat here. I find it hard to fold to a raise especially on the river because I want to see what beat me and I don't want to look weak. This is probably a leak, especially at this level. I can see though where check/calling is probably worse than betting out and calling a subsequent raise. What about just check/folding? Too weak?

[wrto4556 0]

check/fold is second to bet/fold