valleychips
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Hello folks!
A couple hands. Looking for any thoughts. Of course hindsight is 20/20 and all, and I definitely see a few things I could/should have done differently. But while I'm usually very critical of myself, I don't think these were all that horrible, and I still would have lost a good bit of money, just not quite as much... but let's see what you all have to say. I'm always trying to get better. Thanks!
Hand #1
I have Ah Qh. Standard raise. Two of us see the flop, $40 in the pot. I act first.
Ks Js Qd
I bet small (quarter pot), he min clicks. Maybe he has a 10, maybe he has two pair, maybe he has nut flush draw which also gives him a straight draw. I call.
Turn is another K. I check, he bets about half pot. So he could have trip kings, or the same hands as before. That bet to me is small enough to see if I hit a straight and see how he reacts. I call, knowing I still might check fold the river, even if I hit my straight, depending on his bet size. [Maybe this is where I should have folded because some of my straight outs are dirty anyway.]
River is a third king. So board is K J Q K K. No flushes available. I know he doesn't have pocket Aces. So unless he has the case king, I have the nut full house. I bet $100 into about $190 to get a call from any full house that's worse without scaring out anyone.
He shoves and has me covered. He could be trying to steal a chop. He could be over valuing worse. He's not great at folding strong hands (irony?). With three kings on the board, the chance of him having quads is super slim.
So I call. He has the case king (KJo). I get stacked. I think folding turn is the move here. But that wasn't much money. Once that river comes out, I think I'm kind of screwed. A friend said I should have check called river. Maybe villain wouldn't have shoved.
Hand #2
Hero has AJo in early position. Raise to 15, four callers
Flop is A 9 and I think a low brick. Rainbow. Hero bets half pot or so. Unknown villain on button calls.
Turn brings in a flush draw but not a straight. Hero bets $100, villain raises all in. Only an additional $80 to me. Not feeling good about it but hero calls for that small amount in case villain has a draw or a worse ace.
Villain has A9 for two pair. Hero can't take the lead on the river and loses.
Looking back on it, with an ace on the board and a ton of callers, someone likely has an ace because they play all aces. But because no one raised me, it's probably a lower ace worse than mine. This flop favors those kinds of aces. So probably should have checked flop. Button likely would have bet and I would have called.
Turn I then would have checked. Depending on how much he bets, maybe I continue or maybe I fold. But if I call turn I'm basically calling river. So perhaps a fold would have been best?
I don't think I made a huge mistake. This particular configuration and these stack sizes made a uniquely odd situation. I was gonna lose some $ for sure. But maybe I could have saved a hundred?
A couple hands. Looking for any thoughts. Of course hindsight is 20/20 and all, and I definitely see a few things I could/should have done differently. But while I'm usually very critical of myself, I don't think these were all that horrible, and I still would have lost a good bit of money, just not quite as much... but let's see what you all have to say. I'm always trying to get better. Thanks!
Hand #1
I have Ah Qh. Standard raise. Two of us see the flop, $40 in the pot. I act first.
Ks Js Qd
I bet small (quarter pot), he min clicks. Maybe he has a 10, maybe he has two pair, maybe he has nut flush draw which also gives him a straight draw. I call.
Turn is another K. I check, he bets about half pot. So he could have trip kings, or the same hands as before. That bet to me is small enough to see if I hit a straight and see how he reacts. I call, knowing I still might check fold the river, even if I hit my straight, depending on his bet size. [Maybe this is where I should have folded because some of my straight outs are dirty anyway.]
River is a third king. So board is K J Q K K. No flushes available. I know he doesn't have pocket Aces. So unless he has the case king, I have the nut full house. I bet $100 into about $190 to get a call from any full house that's worse without scaring out anyone.
He shoves and has me covered. He could be trying to steal a chop. He could be over valuing worse. He's not great at folding strong hands (irony?). With three kings on the board, the chance of him having quads is super slim.
So I call. He has the case king (KJo). I get stacked. I think folding turn is the move here. But that wasn't much money. Once that river comes out, I think I'm kind of screwed. A friend said I should have check called river. Maybe villain wouldn't have shoved.
Hand #2
Hero has AJo in early position. Raise to 15, four callers
Flop is A 9 and I think a low brick. Rainbow. Hero bets half pot or so. Unknown villain on button calls.
Turn brings in a flush draw but not a straight. Hero bets $100, villain raises all in. Only an additional $80 to me. Not feeling good about it but hero calls for that small amount in case villain has a draw or a worse ace.
Villain has A9 for two pair. Hero can't take the lead on the river and loses.
Looking back on it, with an ace on the board and a ton of callers, someone likely has an ace because they play all aces. But because no one raised me, it's probably a lower ace worse than mine. This flop favors those kinds of aces. So probably should have checked flop. Button likely would have bet and I would have called.
Turn I then would have checked. Depending on how much he bets, maybe I continue or maybe I fold. But if I call turn I'm basically calling river. So perhaps a fold would have been best?
I don't think I made a huge mistake. This particular configuration and these stack sizes made a uniquely odd situation. I was gonna lose some $ for sure. But maybe I could have saved a hundred?
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