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Originally Posted by jmc  The game is 5/10c NL w/ $10 stacks. Players tend to be a little on the loose side, but are capable of making decent reads and laydowns/value bets/bluffs as appropriate. I am "hero" in one of the following hands and my friend is "hero" in the other. We'd (as a group) would probably be able to hold our own in a 1/2NL casino game (i know, it's not saying much).
Would you guys play either hand differently?
Hand #1: (first hand of cash game for the night)
3 limpers
Button (hero) raises to 35c w/ QQ
SB folds
BB calls
3 limpers call -- $1.80 in the pot
Flop is Jh Th 7d
BB checks, UTG+2 checks, MP bets 75c, fold, hero raises to $1.5
BB reraises to $3, MP folds, hero pushes all-in
MP tends to be somewhat loose preflop, but seems to be experienced at cash games. She also tends to play straightforward postflop.
BB tends to play tighter OOP and a little looser in position. It's hard to put him on a hand here, except it's probably not QQ+/AK. |
I would have raised a lot more on the flop. Pots is 1.80, multiway, and MP is betting somewhat small. Board is well co-ordinated with a lot of draws. I would raise to about $3.
As played, if BB is really that tight, I have to think pretty hard about BB's min c/r, and what it means. It's a little weird, and sort of smells like a set, although a big draw is possible here too. Obviously 89 is the nuts, which maybe he calls with out of the BB if he thinks he can get paid, and I can see him wanting to bet out MP as with her smallish bet a draw seems pretty likely. A weak player could have AJ here, but given your preflop raise/flop raise, a good player should be getting rid of it, I think? This is all assuming the BB is as tight as you say. Against a LAG I'm gleefully pushing money into the pot. Honestly, I would strongly consider folding here, but possibly just smooth call and re-evaluate the turn, and push a blank.
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Originally Posted by jmc Hand #2: $10 stacks, about 1.5hrs later
UTG limps, hero raises to 50c w/ AA, MP calls, button (MP from previous hand) calls, blinds fold, UTG calls.
4 players and $2.10 in the pot.
Flop: 9 7 2 rainbow
UTG leads for $1, hero calls $1, MP folds, button raises to $3
UTG folds, hero pushes all in
Button could possibly have 68 or T8 here, but it's unlikely. Given the bet and call, it's probably best to call getting 4:1 and position. A9/K9 might be possible as well, but I'd expect button to call with these hands (instead of raising). 97/ 99/77/22 and overpairs are probably the most likely hands the button would have. |
Really, you haven't shown very much aggression in this hand up until your push. Your are so far ahead of the buttons range that it's ridiculous. With your shallow $10 stacks, a push seems entirely reasonable. If you get beat (y something like a set) shrug it off and load up again.
