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Hand 1 think this is a DC member, hes a very aggressive TAG 16/12 over 400 hands, have a read that says chk raise with draws. So i think he might have a draw when he chk raises me. Thoughts on my jam?

Hand 2 I go for thin value, no real history but he seems like a fish, I called him down with 55 when I correctly put him on a busted draw. (Grindcore would have been proud!)

Hand 3 villan was a 19/13 with a 3bet of 3%. But I had a read where he 3/4 bets with small PPs. My image was laggy 29/19 3bet 7%, fold to 3bet 25%. So I decide to call preflop and take a look at a flop, once its AK6, I doubt he has aces/kings/ak so I'm only worried about QQ/66 and presume he has a small PP, thoughts?

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1575150
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Hero (BB): $27.34
UTG: $9.27
MP: $51.94
CO: $25.00
BTN: $30.67
SB: $25.10

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with K T
4 folds, SB raises to $0.75, Hero calls $0.50

Flop: ($1.50) 2 A 2 (2 players)
SB bets $0.90, Hero calls $0.90

Turn: ($3.30) J (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $1.57, SB raises to $5, Hero raises to $25.69 all in

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1575152
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Hero (BTN): $46.52
SB: $8.53
BB: $10.70
UTG: $25.00
MP: $25.00
CO: $9.25

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BTN with T J
2 folds, CO raises to $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, 2 folds

Flop: ($1.35) 7 J 5 (2 players)
CO bets $0.75, Hero calls $0.75

Turn: ($2.85) 7 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks

River: ($2.85) 6 (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $1.36, CO raises to $4.50, Hero ?

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1575154
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BTN: $31.79
Hero (SB): $29.61
BB: $25.00
UTG: $29.80
CO: $22.42

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with J J
UTG raises to $0.75, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.75, Hero raises to $3.25, 1 fold, UTG raises to $8, 1 fold, Hero calls $4.75

Flop: ($17.00) 6 K A (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $8.07, Hero ?

Couple of quick things as I don't have a lot of time to respond. Hand #1 I just don't like 3bet shoving because the board is paired. Yeah, you have FE vs Ax hands and stuff like QJ that he might turn into a bluff, but when called, you're not going to have much equity...especially seeing how all boats are in villain's range as well.

Hand #2 I think is just way too thin. You're targeting a pretty small range of J9, J8 or 88/99. The other question is villain turning these types of hands into a bluff here? Your preceived range looks a lot like some kind of draw which the only one that got there is 89. Villain could be raise bluffing, but enough to justify a call here? I probably take a free showdown here.

Hand #3 I like the squeeze, but don't know if I like the call vs the UTG 4bet. If you had deeper effective stacks, I could see it, but I just don't think you have the implied odds here to make the call +EV. Say the board comes 952r, you still aren't comfortable getting it in here if villain leads out. As played, I don't think a jack high FD is going to have enough equity vs villain's range and you have absolutely zero FE. This should just be a muck OTF.

Hand 1.

Now I've got my calm head on. I don't like shoving the turn. I would call and jam if I hit on river. I'm not sure he's folding enough to make this +ev. You've got plenty of outs, call his chk/r. Then stick it in on river if hit. simples. There's probably a good argument for checking back the turn too. He's taking a pretty strong line. If he's doing that as a bluff, then maybe I need to re-evaluate my strategy for 25nl.

Hand 2. This spot really depends on villain. If you know there's a good chance he's raising as a bluff then go for it. But.... @ 25nl on stars the lightest I have ever been raised on the river was TPTK. On a similar board when I had 75. So I think it's a fold. But as said, depends on what you've witnessed in the villains previous showdowns.

Hand 3.

How have you come to this read? Have you seen it multipletimes at showdowns? Plus, does he really call a 4bet with a low PP? A lot of people on stars click bet 3/4. I love it p/f. When he calls, I would guess he has something of mid-high strength. 99-TT+.AQ+ Or he could be getting clever with KK or AA. Which I've seen. Hit his set, but thinks F*** FD I've got to ship it now.

So after all that jargon, I think well played unlucky, and look to get him next time.

After all this, I'm starting to think I need to loosen up!

Hand 1 is confusing to me. I'm not really sure what he is ch/r. I guess maybe AJ, AQ, AK and some boats. I wouldn't really expect to get bluffed here just because your range looks like a lot of Ax unless you've been floating him a lot.

Hand 2, I would bet OTT. Hand 3, do you think your read of him 3/4 betting small PP's translates to when he is UTG? If so just shove. That said, he's a 19/13 with a 3bet of 3%. I would probably just fold when he 4bets me from UTG unless I feel strongly about a certain read.

I think it's close but I check the turn in hand 1. A lot of the benefits that exist on the turn also exist on the river (making him fold 55). I don't think he tries to bluff the river after you check the turn because you look showdown bound. The main reason I have for checking the turn is because I think he most likely bets his draws on the turn, and there's a strong possibility he checks his Ax on the turn. If he range is Ax, air, and small/medium pairs, I think your best option is check back and bluff river. Getting check-raised also sucks, though it doesn't happen super often.

What do you think he puts you on when you bet the turn? Unless he has a read that you float then bet when checked to, it's a weird and awkward spot for him to c/r bluff because it's bvb with lots of draws out, so he can't expect you to fold Ax. If he had a draw he most likely just bets with it. The odd thing about the turn is your hand is basically a bluffcatcher and you're probably way ahead or way behind. I believe him and I'd fold.

In hand 2, especially against a fish I'd just bet the turn and value bet the river. I'd probably play the same vs. a TAG though. I have conflicting thoughts on the river. When a fish c/r the river you're almost always beaten. I can see myself looking him up at the table because it's so suspicious and he's a known bluffer, but if I'm playing disciplined I think I can fold here. There are enough trips, boats, straights that he's representing.

In hand 3, I don't like what you did preflop. Against an 18/13 UTG I don't 3-bet preflop, especially when I don't have a clearcut plan of what to do when he 4-bets.

He's not folding anything better on the flop unless he bet QQ no spade so it's basically a question of whether or not you have odds to peel. You're getting 3-1. If you call there is $13 behind. You're 85/15 vs. AA, KK, AK on a spade turn. Your implied odds are +13*.85 - 13*.15 = ~$8. You're getting basically exactly 4-1. to try to hit a spade. You can also get stacks in if you turn a gutter or set which helps a little. If he's betting QQ with a spade, that's terrible for you, but there's also a chance he 4-bet bluffed and won't bluff you later. Putting all these factors together I like a call.