I have been active in this forum in the past but kinda stopped posting. I have decided to come back and post a series of hands from recent sessions to provoke some analysis and discussion (some hands that I won and some hands that I lost)

Quick background on me: I turned a bank roll of 75 bucks into a thousand over the last year, I withdrew 400 leaving me with 600 to play 1-2 and a plan for the summer to play more and start playing semi-serously. (I play on pokerroom if that matters to anyone)

PokerRoom 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
3 folds, MP1 raises, MP2 calls, 1 fold, Hero 3-bets, Button caps, 2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (17.50 SB) , , (4 players)
MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero bets, Button raises, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero 3-bets, Button calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (13.25 BB) (3 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets, Button folds, MP1 calls.

River: (15.25 BB) (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 17.25 BB

if you want to know the result of the hand or have any questions concerns comments etc. please feel free to PM me, otherwise post away

Wow what a bunch of wackos. Anyway good hand, MP1 could have AK and be scarred to bet river, but I still like the bet anyway. I just want to know if we should fold to a river c/r.

I like the flop bet as hoping the preflop capper reraises us probably gives us the best chance to protect, I think, but then after being 3-bet, I just call and then have no idea what to do on the turn, but probably just call down after that, which seems less than optimal, so maybe 3-betting helps define your hand better.

Since you did 3-bet and were just called, the turn bet is good, but on the river, what are we possibly beating that will call a bet? This looks like a draw from MP1, and in that case he is only calling if he caught, and if not, hands like AJ, AK, KQ have caught us, so I check behind.

Also, is AQs a standard reraise of a middle position raise? I am just curious as this is a hand I don't really know what do with when raised in front of me.

With the button waking up and capping preflop, I'm not sure I 3-bet this flop.

I really like the protection you get with the lead though, that was awesome, but I'm not sure if I want to 3-bet, although, I think in practice, I would...

Just calling sets up a different turn play though, as well as river. I'm not sure I'd be too excited putting in a ton of bets here though, unless the button sucks.

- Zach