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zerglife . Sep 13 2009 17:21. Posts 6

So, my poker escapade has been going fairly decent, stagnating here and there but on the bright side the flame is still burning strong and I have also convinced a close friend to become obsessed with poker which is good since having someone else to talk about it with irl is pretty sick. Anyway as the title suggest I've been playing like a nit and am currently at the .01/.02 stakes. I started out with $25 and was able to turn it into $70 however due to lack of cash for bills (work is slow) I needed to take it out so I am back down to $25 and steadily working on building it again. Anyway here are a few hands that I'd like liquid poker to assess, I didn't have too many hands on the villian. Any advice is appreciated! I have to go to work soon but I'm looking forward to the responses.

Hand 1: Should I have value bet more at the end, I had no idea he had QQ so I wasn't sure I'd get a call by shoving.
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Hand 2: I definitely should have bet the river, I shouldn't have been afraid of sets or draws and his early aggression and call on the turn should have told me he had an overpair, what would be a good amount to fire on the river?
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Once again any advice or tips are greatly appreciated, thanks! ^_^

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jasper5408 United States. Sep 13 2009 17:30. Posts 820

meh ppl are gonna say you played them both to passively but i think hand 2 is played fine, maybe raise a bit bigger on flop, and bet closer to pot on the turn.

i think hand 1 personally i would probably barrel the turn with the gutter and flush draw. as well as 2 overcards. not all your pair outs will be clean, and some of your straight outs may be taken as well.

but i still think its a great spot to barrel the turn and barrel river if you hit. as played you should definitely bet closer to pot, i think alot of times villain may have some sort of two pair, etc.

jasper5408 United States. Sep 13 2009 17:39. Posts 820

try and play lots of hands. poker takes practice and the best way to practice is to play as many hands possible and go over as many hands possible. develop your reading skills, probably go sign up with cardrunners, post/lurk forums, etc.

Holly23 United States. Sep 13 2009 19:00. Posts 150

I would agree that you need to put in as many hands as possible, but I would limit your table selection to 4 at the max once you feel your bankroll is sufficient. I find that tiling 4 tables makes it easy for me to make notes and watch action from other players even if I'm not directly involved in the hand.

On the first hand I noticed you checked the turn. Personally, I would not have checked there considering your hand improved from a flush draw to a gut shot st8 so def bet next time.

I also noticed that you are betting really weak. I would try betting pot for now on or adjusting your bets based on the persons stats. For example, on the first hand the pot was .72 on the river and you only bet 30 cents. Make the bets larger, you have the nuts! Players at this limit get married to pairs easily so bet sizes do not really phase them.

GL

Last edit: 13/09/2009 19:12