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[obs]

I've recently begun to try the 1/2 6 max tables, and I am certain my game needs some work. Here are a few hands:HAND 1Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 4 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is BB with 5:diamond:, 7:spade:. UTG calls, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.Flop: (4 SB) 8:club:, 4:diamond:, 6:spade: (4 players)SB bets, Button folds, SB calls, Hero calls.Turn: (5 BB) A:heart: (3 players)SB bets, UTG calls, SB calls.River: (14 BB) J:spade: (3 players)SB checks, Hero bets, UTG calls, SB folds.Final Pot: 16 BBThis seemed like an ideal time for a slow play as people will call ANY bet with a single overcard in 6-max. The turn call is questionable, but UTG is very aggressive so I was fairly certain he would raise.-----------------------------HAND 2Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is Button with T:spade:, T:diamond:. MP posts a blind of $1.5. 1 fold, BB calls, MP calls.Flop: (7 SB) 6:diamond:, 5:spade:, 8:spade: (3 players)BB checks, MP bets, BB calls, MP calls.Turn: (6.50 BB) 8:heart: (3 players)BB checks, MP bets, MP calls $5.50 (All-In), Hero calls, BB calls.River: (17.75 BB) T:heart: (3 players, 1 all-in)BB bets, BB calls.Final Pot: 25.75 BBGot very lucky here. I think i should have just called the turn.-----------------------------HAND 3Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is SB with T:diamond:, Q:diamond:. 3 folds, BB calls.Flop: (4 SB) 6:club:, 7:club:, 9:club: (2 players)Hero bets, Hero calls.Turn: (4 BB) 9:spade: (2 players)Hero checks, BB bets, Hero folds.Final Pot: 5 BBRaising QTs is SB ok in short handed?-----------------------------HAND 4Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is Button with A:diamond:, 8:spade:. 3 folds.Final Pot: 1.75 BBMainly just to talk about blind stealing. Is this type of play correct?-----------------------------HAND 5Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 3 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is SB with 9:club:, 6:diamond:. 1 fold, Hero completes, BB checks.Flop: (2 SB) K:spade:, Q:club:, 9:heart: (2 players)Hero bets, BB calls.Turn: (2 BB) A:club: (2 players)Hero bets, BB calls.River: (4 BB) K:club: (2 players)Hero bets, Hero calls.Final Pot: 8 BBProbably my biggest problem, playing mediocre hands too hard.-----------------------------HAND 6Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (6 max, 4 handed) converterPreflop: Hero is BB with 6:diamond:, 6:spade:. UTG calls, 1 fold, SB completes, Hero checks.Flop: (3 SB) T:diamond:, T:heart:, 2:diamond: (3 players)SB checks, Hero bets, Hero calls, UTG calls.Turn: (7.50 BB) 7:club: (3 players)SB bets, Hero calls, UTG calls.River: (10.50 BB) Q:spade: (3 players)SB bets, Hero calls, UTG folds.Final Pot: 12.50 BBThere we go again with the mediocre hands.After only about 1000 hands my VP$IP is 28.6 and PFR is 16.17. I think I may be too loose aggressive without enough postflop skills.

[KDawgCometh]

Hand 1: looks fine to me given your reads. Your gonna have to pop it some time so doing it on the expensive street is where you need to do itHand 2: yes you got lucky, but I don't mind it all that much actually. The BBs coldcall on the flop is odd, but generally you played it right, IMO(given your reads)Hand 3: yes raising q10s is a very good in shorthanded holdem. You need to play big cards a little faster PF at the 6 max tablesHand 4: yup. And I'd do the same on a full handed tableHand 5: fold it PF and after you bet out on the flop and get called you need to slowdown with an extremely marginal handHand 6: fold to the CR on the flop. there is no need to draw to two outsV$PIP is fine. Its gonna be around 25-30% because of the nature. Your PF raising % is fine too. Keep posting more hands and good luck

[wrto4556]

I agree with Kdawg on all but hand #2.This one is actually a good hand to discuss. 3 options.One thing to concider bofore I go on, the pot is not large...its a meduim size pot.Options for the turn bet.1) Fold.2) Raise and fold to a 3-bet.3) Call down.You risk the same for 2&3 but win more when you're ahead by using 2. However, I don't feel like the pot is large enough to make us get aggressive. I'm torn between all three. Let's have a discussion people, this is a good one, imo.I'm leaning toward 1 or 2 because of all the draws out there.

[Vade]

I noticed the BB check-called two cold and then check reraised a raise on the turn which was an 8Only two real possibilities in an aggressive game. He flopped a set, and the 8 made him a boat...or he has A8, and is ahead thereI'd lean towards just calling it down because he obviously cant fold to just the first bet, then presuming BB still raises, it's just one more bet to see that terriffic river card :PMP is more likely to have something like A-8, because MP didn't three bet the flopMy estimated guess is that BB has a set of 6's or 5's and MP has A-8Nice river

[monoatomic]

I play almost exclusively 6 handed, mostly because I feel I am a better player short handed then sitting at a full table. My one poker knock is that I get impatient sitting at a full table waiting for hands. So 6 handed works out great for me.First hand is a good example of how exactly to play 6 handed when you flop a straight on that board. It's a dirty board and basically you will get little action if you bet out and show strength. Your flat call gets you probably 2 or 3 extra bets on the turn when that ace hits.Second hand is played alright but alittle fast even for 6 handed. The re-raise on the turn should have just been a call. Besides that though all good. Anytime it is folded to you on the button raise with Ax and any Paintx. Blind steal until you are blue in the face. The key to this though again is aggression. If they call, even if you don't hit the flop bet out again. If you check after a blind steal you are basically giving up the pot.Hand 5 will cost you all your hard earned money at a 6 handed table. It's okay to bet out the flop on that hand but when he calls, shut it down. Check to him see where you stand, if he raises drop the hand. Aggression again is the key which is why the flop bet is good, but use your head as well. Playing into a board of that will get you into trouble more often then not.All in all good play. Main thing to remember is be aggressive. If you aren't the table aggressor someone else will be and you will end up dropping a lot of hands because you don't want to play unless you catch a hand.Also if you can't handle big swings I wouldn't get to friendly with the game. It definately takes a toll when you see your bankroll swing 50-100 dollars plus and minus in one session.Hand 6 is alittle trickier. First off all pocket pairs you should be raising. Starting off with a pocket will net you the pot more often then it won't. I like the bet on the flop, but when you have one caller and then a raise don't 3 bet. The crying calls are alright. I could see someone having a 10 a bigger pocket, or even Ax in that situation.

[wrto4556]

Vade, you have to pretend that T never came. Act like you're playing the hand and you have no clue what the river is. Our hero should have cut the hand history on the turn so that we couldn't see what happened.Raising isn't bad, but you have to fold to a 3-bet. Calling and folding don't seem bad, either. I'm honestly torn. I don't know what to do.