micromachine
Legend
Silver Level
I'm making a thread to highlight some of the spots in cash games that keep tripping me up. By dangerous spots I mean those where you have a good or very good hand, good enough to want to get all your chips in, but not good enough to beat the nuts.
Posting something about these spots will hopefully help me play them better in the future. Maybe someone else can learn from it too.
The first one is when you have a flush but the board is paired.
At the time I thought - yes he could have a boat but there are plenty of hands he could have that I beat like trips straights, lower flushes and two pair hands.
I should have just called his river bet though I think.
pokerstars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
CO ($5)
Button ($12.67)
SB ($5)
BB ($5)
UTG ($7.28) 33/25, AfQ 67, 3bet 0% (104 hands)
Hero (MP) ($6.04)
Preflop: Hero is MP with A
, K
UTG calls $0.05, Hero bets $0.17, 2 folds, SB calls $0.15, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.12
Flop: ($0.56) J
, 10
, 8
(3 players)
SB checks, UTG bets $0.30, Hero calls $0.30, 1 fold
Turn: ($1.16) 9
(2 players)
UTG bets $0.28, Hero calls $0.28
River: ($1.72) J
(2 players)
UTG bets $1.38, Hero raises to $5.29 (All-In), UTG calls $3.91
Total pot: $12.30 | Rake: $0.61
Results:
UTG had 9
, J
(full house, Jacks over nines).
Hero had A
, K
(flush, Ace high).
Outcome: UTG won $11.69
Posting something about these spots will hopefully help me play them better in the future. Maybe someone else can learn from it too.
The first one is when you have a flush but the board is paired.
At the time I thought - yes he could have a boat but there are plenty of hands he could have that I beat like trips straights, lower flushes and two pair hands.
I should have just called his river bet though I think.
pokerstars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (6 handed) - PokerStars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
CO ($5)
Button ($12.67)
SB ($5)
BB ($5)
UTG ($7.28) 33/25, AfQ 67, 3bet 0% (104 hands)
Hero (MP) ($6.04)
Preflop: Hero is MP with A
UTG calls $0.05, Hero bets $0.17, 2 folds, SB calls $0.15, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.12
Flop: ($0.56) J
SB checks, UTG bets $0.30, Hero calls $0.30, 1 fold
Turn: ($1.16) 9
UTG bets $0.28, Hero calls $0.28
River: ($1.72) J
UTG bets $1.38, Hero raises to $5.29 (All-In), UTG calls $3.91
Total pot: $12.30 | Rake: $0.61
Results:
UTG had 9
Hero had A
Outcome: UTG won $11.69