TeeJay
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Just got back from a nice friendly session with a couple of the guys. Since this is the strategy thread and I'm fairly green to the game, I figured I would post some hands that stood out to me during my sessions so you guys could help review and also give pointers.
Game: Limit Texas Hold-Em
Blinds: 0.01/0.02 (SB Rising by 1 each level)
Start Players: 3
End Players: 2
Buy In/Starting Stack: $2/ T2
Prize Pool: $7.68
Av Chips: T6
Total Chips: T7.68(1 player re-bought in for $1 in Chips after knockout, same player also bought $0.68)
Notable Hands:
Very 1st Hand of Session:
My Position: Small Blind
Pre-Flop
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Posts $0.01
BB(Nick)(??)- Posts $0.02
BTN(Q)(??) - Calls $0.02
SB(TeeJay)( )- Calls $0.01
BB(Nick)(??)- Raises to $0.15
BTN(Q)(??) - Calls - $0.13
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Calls $0.13
Flop:
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Checks
BB(Nick)(??) - Checks
BTN(Q)(??)- Checks
Turn:
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Checks
BB- Checks
BTN- Checks
River:
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Bets $0.15
BB- Folds
BTN- Folds
Winner: SB(TeeJay)( )
Pot:$0.55
(I was actually surprised I won this hand, I only really raised after the River to semi-bluff the Ace. Figured since both players checked after the flop and turn their hands weren't that strong, and still searching for a draw. Guess it worked lol)
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Hand #6
Position: SB
Pre-Flop:
SB(TeeJay)( ) Posts $0.01
BB- Posts $0.02
BTN- Calls $0.02
SB(TeeJay) ( ) - Calls $0.01
BB- Raises to $0.09
BTN- Calls $0.07
SB(TJ) ( ) - Calls $0.07
Flop:
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Checks
BB- Checks
BTN- Bets $0.15
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Folds
BB- Calls $0.15
Turn:
BB- Check
BTN- Check
River:
BB- Checks
BTN- Bets $0.10
BB- Raises to $0.20
BTN- Raises to $0.30
BB- Folds
Winner: Q (BTN)
Pot: $1.17
Loss: -$0.09
(Maybe I folded too early? Not sure, but I didn't catch anything on the flop and didn't want to risk more chips.)
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Hand #15
Position: SB
Pre-Flop:
SB(TeeJay) ( )- Posts $0.01
BB- Posts $0.02
BTN- Raises to $0.35
SB(TeeJay)( )- Folds
BB- Folds
Winner: Q (BTN)
Pot: $0.38
Loss: -$0.01
(Another Hand where I feel I may have folded too early, especially because the man playing behind me folded also. A2 didn't seem like a strong enough hand to call the raise with? Especially with the player who raised, he's a loose aggressive, but plays good hands in the showdown.)
Hand #24
Position: BB
Pre-Flop:
SB- Posts $0.03
BB(TeeJay)( ) - Posts $0.06
BTN- Calls$0.06
SB- Calls $0.03
BB(TeeJay) ( ) - Checks
Flop:
SB- Checks
BB(TeeJay)( ) - Bets $0.20
BTN- Raises to $0.30
SB- Calls $0.30
BB(TJ)( ) - Calls $0.10
Turn:
SB- Checks
BB(TJ)( )- Checks
BTN- Checks
River:
SB- Checks
BB(TJ)( )- Bets $0.30
BTN- Folds
SB- Raises to $0.40
BB(TJ) ( ) - Calls $0.10
Showdown:
BB(TJ) ( ) - Flush ( )
SB- ( ) - 2 Pair ( )
Winner: BB(TJ) ( )
Pot: $1.88
(I think I played this hand pretty safe, against the loose aggressive better. Maybe I could have bet more? Didn't want to scare potential callers/raisers.)
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Hand #26
Position: BTN
Pre-Flop:
SB- Posts $0.01
BB- Posts $0.02
BTN(TJ)( ) - Calls $0.02
SB- Calls $0.01
BB- Checks
Flop:
SB- Checks
BB- Bets $0.20
BTN(TJ)( ) - Calls $0.20
SB- Calls $0.20
Turn:
SB- Checks
BB- Checks
BTN(TJ)( ) - Bets $0.30
SB- Folds
BB- Raises to $0.35
BTN(TJ)( ) - Calls $0.05
River:
BB- Bets $0.30
BTN(TJ)( .ah4: ) - Calls $0.30
Showdown:
BB- ( ) - 2 pair ( )
BTN(TJ) ( ) - 2pair ( )
Winner: BTN(TJ) ( ) 2 Pair - Aces & 9s
Pot: $1.96
(I was pretty nervous about playing these pocket Aces after the turn didn't look so good with a King coming out. Luckily the SB and BB Checked, giving me an opportunity to raise and a little more confidence that maybe a king wasn't in someone's hand. Ended up a good bet.)
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This Hand Needs a Ruling/Opinion
Hand #28
Position: SB
Pre-Flop:
SB(TJ)( )- Posts $0.01
BB- Posts $0.02
BTN- Calls $0.02
SB(TJ)( )- Calls $0.01
BB- Checks
Flop:
SB(TJ)( ) - Checks
BB- Bets $0.10
BTN-Raises to $0.20
SB(TJ)( ) - Calls
BB- Calls $0.10
Turn:
SB(TJ)( )-Bets $0.30
BB- Calls $0.30
BTN- Folds
River:
SB(TJ)( )-Bets $0.15
BB- Calls $0.15
Showdown:
SB(TJ)( )- Straight ( )
BB- ( )-Straight ( )
Winner:?
SB(TJ)( )
Pot: $ 1.36
(This is a hand that I need an opinion on. At the showdown, it was determined that I was winner with a straight. The Big Blind had a straight also and argued that the pot should be split because we both had Queens to make a straight. The ruling by the group was that i was the sole winner of the pot because I used two hole cards to create my 5, and also if we tied Queens my kicker card was an 8 and his a 3. Was this the correct ruling or should we have split the pot?)
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There were numerous other hands played where I lost small and large amounts but these were the ones I was able to log and remember.
Buy In: $2.00
Cash Out: $3.60
Pretty decent session for limit penny poker, tried to play tight and aggressive when the opportunity presented itself.
Any tips or comments guys? Thanks for reading.
Game: Limit Texas Hold-Em
Blinds: 0.01/0.02 (SB Rising by 1 each level)
Start Players: 3
End Players: 2
Buy In/Starting Stack: $2/ T2
Prize Pool: $7.68
Av Chips: T6
Total Chips: T7.68(1 player re-bought in for $1 in Chips after knockout, same player also bought $0.68)
Notable Hands:
Very 1st Hand of Session:
My Position: Small Blind
Pre-Flop
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Posts $0.01
BB(Nick)(??)- Posts $0.02
BTN(Q)(??) - Calls $0.02
SB(TeeJay)( )- Calls $0.01
BB(Nick)(??)- Raises to $0.15
BTN(Q)(??) - Calls - $0.13
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Calls $0.13
Flop:
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Checks
BB(Nick)(??) - Checks
BTN(Q)(??)- Checks
Turn:
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Checks
BB- Checks
BTN- Checks
River:
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Bets $0.15
BB- Folds
BTN- Folds
Winner: SB(TeeJay)( )
Pot:$0.55
(I was actually surprised I won this hand, I only really raised after the River to semi-bluff the Ace. Figured since both players checked after the flop and turn their hands weren't that strong, and still searching for a draw. Guess it worked lol)
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Hand #6
Position: SB
Pre-Flop:
SB(TeeJay)( ) Posts $0.01
BB- Posts $0.02
BTN- Calls $0.02
SB(TeeJay) ( ) - Calls $0.01
BB- Raises to $0.09
BTN- Calls $0.07
SB(TJ) ( ) - Calls $0.07
Flop:
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Checks
BB- Checks
BTN- Bets $0.15
SB(TeeJay)( ) - Folds
BB- Calls $0.15
Turn:
BB- Check
BTN- Check
River:
BB- Checks
BTN- Bets $0.10
BB- Raises to $0.20
BTN- Raises to $0.30
BB- Folds
Winner: Q (BTN)
Pot: $1.17
Loss: -$0.09
(Maybe I folded too early? Not sure, but I didn't catch anything on the flop and didn't want to risk more chips.)
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Hand #15
Position: SB
Pre-Flop:
SB(TeeJay) ( )- Posts $0.01
BB- Posts $0.02
BTN- Raises to $0.35
SB(TeeJay)( )- Folds
BB- Folds
Winner: Q (BTN)
Pot: $0.38
Loss: -$0.01
(Another Hand where I feel I may have folded too early, especially because the man playing behind me folded also. A2 didn't seem like a strong enough hand to call the raise with? Especially with the player who raised, he's a loose aggressive, but plays good hands in the showdown.)
Hand #24
Position: BB
Pre-Flop:
SB- Posts $0.03
BB(TeeJay)( ) - Posts $0.06
BTN- Calls$0.06
SB- Calls $0.03
BB(TeeJay) ( ) - Checks
Flop:
SB- Checks
BB(TeeJay)( ) - Bets $0.20
BTN- Raises to $0.30
SB- Calls $0.30
BB(TJ)( ) - Calls $0.10
Turn:
SB- Checks
BB(TJ)( )- Checks
BTN- Checks
River:
SB- Checks
BB(TJ)( )- Bets $0.30
BTN- Folds
SB- Raises to $0.40
BB(TJ) ( ) - Calls $0.10
Showdown:
BB(TJ) ( ) - Flush ( )
SB- ( ) - 2 Pair ( )
Winner: BB(TJ) ( )
Pot: $1.88
(I think I played this hand pretty safe, against the loose aggressive better. Maybe I could have bet more? Didn't want to scare potential callers/raisers.)
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Hand #26
Position: BTN
Pre-Flop:
SB- Posts $0.01
BB- Posts $0.02
BTN(TJ)( ) - Calls $0.02
SB- Calls $0.01
BB- Checks
Flop:
SB- Checks
BB- Bets $0.20
BTN(TJ)( ) - Calls $0.20
SB- Calls $0.20
Turn:
SB- Checks
BB- Checks
BTN(TJ)( ) - Bets $0.30
SB- Folds
BB- Raises to $0.35
BTN(TJ)( ) - Calls $0.05
River:
BB- Bets $0.30
BTN(TJ)( .ah4: ) - Calls $0.30
Showdown:
BB- ( ) - 2 pair ( )
BTN(TJ) ( ) - 2pair ( )
Winner: BTN(TJ) ( ) 2 Pair - Aces & 9s
Pot: $1.96
(I was pretty nervous about playing these pocket Aces after the turn didn't look so good with a King coming out. Luckily the SB and BB Checked, giving me an opportunity to raise and a little more confidence that maybe a king wasn't in someone's hand. Ended up a good bet.)
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This Hand Needs a Ruling/Opinion
Hand #28
Position: SB
Pre-Flop:
SB(TJ)( )- Posts $0.01
BB- Posts $0.02
BTN- Calls $0.02
SB(TJ)( )- Calls $0.01
BB- Checks
Flop:
SB(TJ)( ) - Checks
BB- Bets $0.10
BTN-Raises to $0.20
SB(TJ)( ) - Calls
BB- Calls $0.10
Turn:
SB(TJ)( )-Bets $0.30
BB- Calls $0.30
BTN- Folds
River:
SB(TJ)( )-Bets $0.15
BB- Calls $0.15
Showdown:
SB(TJ)( )- Straight ( )
BB- ( )-Straight ( )
Winner:?
SB(TJ)( )
Pot: $ 1.36
(This is a hand that I need an opinion on. At the showdown, it was determined that I was winner with a straight. The Big Blind had a straight also and argued that the pot should be split because we both had Queens to make a straight. The ruling by the group was that i was the sole winner of the pot because I used two hole cards to create my 5, and also if we tied Queens my kicker card was an 8 and his a 3. Was this the correct ruling or should we have split the pot?)
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There were numerous other hands played where I lost small and large amounts but these were the ones I was able to log and remember.
Buy In: $2.00
Cash Out: $3.60
Pretty decent session for limit penny poker, tried to play tight and aggressive when the opportunity presented itself.
Any tips or comments guys? Thanks for reading.