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and #1
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 225665
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CO: $87.30
BTN: $95.00
SB: $62.00
Hero (BB): $105.25
UTG: $40.15

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with K A
1 fold, CO raises to $3.50, BTN raises to $12, 1 fold, Hero raises to $25, 1 fold, BTN calls $13

Flop: ($54.00) J Q Q (2 players)
Hero bets $20, BTN calls $20



Turn: ($94.00) A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $30, Hero ??

Mostly questioning about flop play. Probably shouldn't have bet at all. How do you guys feel about a c/c here? Villain is decent

Hand #2
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 225666
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SB: $113.90
BB: $69.75
UTG: $100.00
Hero (MP): $194.10
CO: $65.50
BTN: $93.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is MP with Q A
1 fold, Hero raises to $3.50, CO calls $3.50, BTN calls $3.50, 1 fold, BB calls $2.50

Flop: ($14.50) 4 9 Q (4 players)
BB bets $4, Hero raises to $15, CO folds, BTN folds, BB calls $11

Turn: ($44.50) K (2 players)
BB bets $21, Hero???

Really can't really put him on anything rly. Villain is pretty loose, not much reads other than that.

Hand #3
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 225667
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BTN: $127.10
Hero (SB): $190.50
BB: $100.00
UTG: $48.40
MP: $20.00
CO: $135.80

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is SB with J 8
4 folds, Hero raises to $3, BB calls $2

Flop: ($6.00) Q 8 J (2 players)
Hero bets $4, BB raises to $12, Hero calls $8

How do you guys feel about this call?

Turn: ($30.00) 7 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB requests TIME, BB bets $24, Hero ??

How do you guys feel about checking here and what line would you take in the whole hand. Villain seems donkish, not much reads
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Hi,
Here are som aggro suggestions


Hand1
I think I would have 4bet a bit bigger pre. Around 30 probably.
On the flop I think your bet looks kind of weak. I would bet 30 and call it off, or just shove for max folding equity. He will have a hard time calling with 88-TT,AJ and we want to make sure we get to see all five cards.


Hand2
Villains line looks so wierd. Is he betting to induce or just betting for the sake of...?
I'm inclined to just shove turn since he is shortish and have a call from Qx, A9 or a FD


Hand3
I think I would 3bet flop and get it in.
He can call with a lot of worse. Qx, pair plus draw, naked draws.
We are really just concerned if hes got a set,QJ or 9Tdd.

As played I'd shove turn for the same reasons, even if the 7 completes a couple of draws

Hej MahatmaJ thanks for the response. Wondering though in the first hand, don't you think thatm his calling range is a bit more like TT,JJ,KQ,AQ.?

Hej MahatmaJ thanks for the response. Wondering though in the first hand, don't you think thatm his calling range is a bit more like TT,JJ,KQ,AQ.?

Absolutely,
Obviously hes snapcalling a shove w JJ,QJ,Qx and we have poor equity, or none against those hands.
What I mean is that the hands he that MIGHT call a shove with that we have great or ok equity against will have a hard time calling and we are happy to take down the pot w A high.

It's just an idea. I'd be happy to hear some more thoughts on that one...

1) I make it slightly bigger pre, more like 27-28, at this level making it 25 will only induce calls and not light 5bet shoves. As played I check to him to check/shove if he is aggressive or c/f if he is ultra passive. As played I fold turn, it looks like he is slowplaying a monster and you could be drawing to just one out.

2) The only way this turn changed something is if he had something like KQ or Kx of hearts. I still think that the board is drawy enough to just shove turn, since there aren't that many two pair combos you are behind and you would have been stacked anyway by a set.

3) If he is donkish aggro I guess there is merit to just get it in on the flop, since he won't fold any Q or any type of draw. If he is more on the passive side I like calling down, even if it sucks to give free cards on this board.