Sessions Review

I've recently started posting hands in the ring game hand analysis section and am really enjoying hearing the feedback - what I really want though is someone to review a whole session of mine - not thousands of hands. Does anyone know if this is something that can be done?

How many hands, what stake and game? I might be able to help somewhat.

Thanks Margina.

$2NLHE. ~200 hands.

What you can also do is post a transcript of all the hands in this thread so more than 1 person might review it. But you can send it to me whenever you can.

Thanks - Appreciate it. Will get one posted here and let you know. Thanks for your help.

Hmmm - I can't seem to see how to post an entire session of hands from PT3 - just individual hands.

Can you transfer it from the folder it is stored in? The pokerstars HH folder. It might be easier that way.

Cool thanks.

OK, I couldn't past it all here as it was too long so here's a link to a short session I played today:

http://www.handconverter.com/hands/494743-494825

Most important thing I noticed: Set auto-rebuy to keep you at 100bb.


I think this is actually back to front, I started at the top of the page and worked down but your position seems to be going the other way. Anyway...



Hand 494748/Tc9c (limp fold)

Fold pre-flop. Limping isn't going to show a proffit here, and raising with this hand is bad because you're probably going to be playing post-flop OOP. Folding is better.

Hand 494752/Ks8c (BB check, pair 8 on flop and check to river heads up)

I like this one. Good spot to check it down. Call a reasonable sized bet on the turn or river if he bets (if he bets, which he didn't in this hand).

Hand 494753/KsJh (SB vs UTG+1 limper and BB)

I like raising pre-flop here. UTG+1 hasn't shown any strength, at these stakes his entering the hand from an early position isn't an indication of strength, besides, he limped. Raise to 4-5bb pre-flop and cbet any flop. KJ is way ahead of UTG+1's range and probably has him dominated, your only concern here is if BB 3bets you or something (and then it's an easy fold).


Hand 494783/4c4s (set mining opportunity)

Set mining is usually not a great idea, but here you have MP1 and button already in the pot, with UTG+1 having limped and possibly coming along too. Call and play fit or fold post-flop.

Hand 494794/AcQc (calling with overcards)

No way you can fold on that flop, you're getting odds just to draw but I think you should treat his min-bet as a check and make your cbet. Raise it to 20c, in this hand it would cost you money where you probably lost the minimum, but you can't let him buy free cards with these min-bets. By calling you also turn your hand face up and show that your hand is weak, raise and if he's not concerned about your aggression then shut down and check/fold.

Hand 494803/Qd9d (fold or raise)

Folding is ok here because it's Q9s, but you're CO with 1 limper before you and a semi-decent hand, I'd be making your standard raise and taking the blinds/MP's call. If anyone does call then you're not in bad shape, heads up your hand (combined with your position) is quite good and if somehow you take the flop 3-4 handed then you've got a fairly good drawing hand (just don't play it for pair value).

Hand 494806/QsQc (good turn check)

I like how this hand was played. Turn check was good, river value bet with the two K's and 9's out there was kind of thin but definately good. At these stakes people will make hero calls with an A high when you take this line and you're basically looking for value from smaller pocket pairs. That he had JJ was nice, but you're getting vallue from 66-JJ here (excluding 99, extracting value against quads is a little too thin, I think). Anyway, nh.



Out of all of these hands there weren't any major mistakes, but the above hands I think offered more +EV lines. From this sample, you're playing very straight forward TAG which is never a bad thing and a very good option in the micro stakes.

Great response Pokerkid - really appreciate the time you have put into this and has given me some food for thought. Think I may have to post some more sessions!

Limped pot. Bet the flop 1/2psb or so, look for a cheap showdown.

Not sure on the reasoning for that one, I tend to check there because either the 8 is good and they're drawing to only a few outs (and wont call any bets) or we're dominated.

Would you mind elaborating on why betting is better?



Btw, in my first response the bigger mistake was saying the QQ hand was getting value from 66-88, people with a low three pair hand tend to fold to bets. My point on that one still stands for TT/JJ/Ax though.

I didn't get through the whole session, this hand was the only one I noticed...

When everyone limps, everyone's likely to have a weak hand. Taking stabs at limped pots is generally good, obv better in position than oop, but provides initiative for the rest of the hand - we can play board texture and likely villain holdings to determine whether to be aggressive or try to get to a cheap sd (or to just fold). If we get played back at w second pair, it's also easy to let go - but most of the time (assuming it's not like a 5way limped pot) we'll be able to take the pot on the flop or the turn. Or it'll be obvious in a hurry that we need to let it go.

This may be more appropriate in 6max than FR, not sure - there aren't a lot of limped pots at the higher microstakes 6max games, but I think there are a lot in FR, that may change things.

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 494801
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $1.00
BTN: $2.55
Hero (SB): $1.12
BB: $4.86
UTG: $4.17
UTG+1: $1.11
MP1: $1.00
MP2: $1.66

MP1 posts a big blind ($0.02)

CO posts a big blind ($0.02)

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is SB with 7 A
2 folds, MP1 checks, 1 fold, CO checks, 2 folds, BB checks

I have no Idea in the world why we are folding here. Both MP and CO have auto posted out of turn and show no interest in the hand. It is just dead money and a spot where you should be looking to raising and take down the pot preflop or on the flop with a c-bet.

You do not make any huge mistakes but I just think you are a little too tight, there are a lot of situations where there are limpers in the pot and you have a fairly decent hand (not a great hand but good enough to raise) and you would either fold/limp. You also tend to fold mid pocket pairs (ie, 44 to 77) where you are in a good spot to set mine. A lot of our profits in holdem come from hitting sets. With that said if you are buy in for 60bb, you are not leaving yourself enough behind, after an open raise, to set mine profitably. Always try to have a 100bb stack at all time, it will give you the most optimal level of play, with 60bb you are in an awkward situation right inbetween a ss and a normal stack and it is just generally hard to play.

In conclusion, I think you should just look to open up your raising range a little, especially when there are a ton of limpers in the pot because at this level, limping is obviously a very weak play. Just try to be a little more aggressive on general but not overly so.

The session was kinda short and not much going on but I hope this helps.