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What did you start the AA hand with? Did you not top up after the AQ hand?

I like your stabs at small pots in position. It looks like you picked up a lot of chips being aggro in good spots with position. Some of your other play confuses me though.
On the first AQ hand, why c-bet so much? Two small bets should scare off most pocket pairs for about the same price. Why bet the river? Are you trying to get a call from a worse ace or a really stubborn pocket pair that somehow made it to the river? Obviously, nothing better is folding.
Second AQ hand, nothing wrong with folding pre, especially if you can't comfortably get it in on this board. I also don't know what you mean by the WAWB thing. Isn't that normally the case with a hand like AQ? Why is that a reason to not play? My reason to not play would be she made it 7x with only 50 behind and she's working with a very tight range that probably isn't folding a whole lot post flop. My position means a lot less in a pot where her actions are pretty much pre-determined and given that I only hit 1 in 3 times and I lose a good chunk of the time I hit and I only win half a stack at most when I do hit, it doesn't seem like a gamble worth taking. Against most half-stackers in LP, you could definitely get this in pre. Calling seems like an indecisive compromise. If I do flat pre, I'm definitely flatting on the flop and getting it in on the turn.
A7 hand I'd definitely think about 3 betting turn. Lot of draws, and given that AK, KK, and AA usually raise pre, you are almost always ahead and not afraid to stack off. Call/call seems ok too. Nice hand, he played it terribly.

What did you start the AA hand with? Did you not top up after the AQ hand?

Start AA hand with 180. Did not Top Off. Playing live cash with small BR

I like your stabs at small pots in position. It looks like you picked up a lot of chips being aggro in good spots with position.

Thank You

On the first AQ hand, why c-bet so much? Two small bets should scare off most pocket pairs for about the same price. Why bet the river? Are you trying to get a call from a worse ace or a really stubborn pocket pair that somehow made it to the river? Obviously, nothing better is folding.

Noted on Cbet sizing. I bet altra aggro and seem to over commit. I'm thinking he has stubborn pair or very weak K. River bet I suppose I was trying to get called by worse pair.

Second AQ hand, nothing wrong with folding pre, especially if you can't comfortably get it in on this board. I also don't know what you mean by the WAWB thing. Isn't that normally the case with a hand like AQ? Why is that a reason to not play? My reason to not play would be she made it 7x with only 50 behind and she's working with a very tight range that probably isn't folding a whole lot post flop. My position means a lot less in a pot where her actions are pretty much pre-determined and given that I only hit 1 in 3 times and I lose a good chunk of the time I hit and I only win half a stack at most when I do hit, it doesn't seem like a gamble worth taking. Against most half-stackers in LP, you could definitely get this in pre. Calling seems like an indecisive compromise. If I do flat pre, I'm definitely flatting on the flop and getting it in on the turn.

Yes, This hand should have been a fold Pre, since I knew I was uncomfortable calling the big bet. Then again, I'm thinking LP = wider range, so my hand could be good. I agree with just flatting the flop. the flop was dry and minraising just gave her more reason to push me out. I was priced in when she shoved, but gave to much credit and didn't stop to count odds, pot, range and such, I just gave her credit for strength, folded to fast

A7 hand I'd definitely think about 3 betting turn. Lot of draws, and given that AK, KK, and AA usually raise pre, you are almost always ahead and not afraid to stack off. Call/call seems ok too. Nice hand, he played it terribly.

Agree on 3betting turn...Didn't think much of it at the time. Not sure what I'm scared of. His minraise seems to small to represent AK, 22, or AT for hands that beat me. I clearly put him on pair with FD, so I suppose I should've put $$ in for him to pay for his draw instead of him pricing himself

Thank you for taking the time for the review!

check dark? whyyyyyyyyyy oh goddd whyyyyyy

AQo utg3 UTG straddle 10, I bet 30, 3 see K2K, UTG chk, I CBet 80, UTG call, turn 9, UTG chk, I.bet 150, called, river A, UTG chk, I bet 150, UTG call with KJo
Stack now: $180

Lots of History with UTG Villian. LAG game, plays many hands strongly, tough player, hard to read, loud and always acting “false tells”

PF standard, my turn bet is too large, maybe make it 50, Turn I choose to double barrel to show strength, but since it’s a rainbow board, what he calling me with? River is nothing more than a bluff catcher for me…If that’s what you call it. Betting small for value, what not, hoping he puts me on AA, AK, KQ. I could argue I should just shove with 180 behind, making river bet 330 since the pot was already 560. That would have put more pressure on him for sure, but not certain he’s good enough to make that fold.

Truthfully I just got ahead of myself and the whole “Aggressive Action Thereom” This hand was early in game and there was no need to get myself in the hole on a bluff against gambling LAG. On the positive, I believe the $400 I spewed established a fearless image for me that I’m not to be messed with, not afraid to triple barrel, and be aggressive. I feel this hand will help me win many more pots later in the session.

*** $410 investment into image. I should've shoved river

I disagree with almost every action and reason you've given in this hand. You need to start thinking in terms of ranges, your opponent's and yours. In addition, you have to ask yourself if the turn card changes the board if you're going to decide to barrel. It seems that your thought process stops after "be aggressive." If you're hoping he puts you on AA, AK, KQ, then you're bluffing not betting small for value. Live poker isn't about putting a ton of pressure on someone who has a strong range and hoping they fold. That is recipe for disaster. And saying that the river is a bluff catcher is just odd, especially when you are the one betting lol. Also, think about what you're trying to accomplish when you pick your bet sizes. Cbetting 80 on this flop is wayyyyyyy too big.

I'd suggest posting your hands one at a time in their own thread so you can get a real discussion going on each one.

Noted on Cbet sizing. I bet altra aggro and seem to over commit. I'm thinking he has stubborn pair or very weak K. River bet I suppose I was trying to get called by worse pair.

This is a perfect example of a muddled thought process. Early in the hand you are betting big to get him to fold small pairs. Then, once you get to the river, you are hoping to get called by those same hands. Think about the entire hand and narrow his ranges with each street. If you expect him to fold small pairs based on your flop and turn actions, then what are the chances you get called by them on the river?

Only read the first (AQ) hand, but your line of thinking is very seriously flawed. You need to work on your fundamentals.