$2 NLHE 6-max: Free look from the BB

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RVladimiro

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Not really a hand review but more a situation review.>

I have a bunch of hands that I get a free look from the BB. These are a few that serve as an example. My play is always the same: if I get something from the flop or the villain is fit-or-fold prone, I bet, otherwise I fold to the first bet.

Two questions:

1. Should I raise in some hands? If not the top hands, which hands with limpers?
2. Is this the best way to approach these plays since it's so common in 2NL?

PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com


MP: $1.00
CO: $1.35
BTN: $1.70
SB: $1.69
Hero (BB): $2.00
UTG: $1.13

SB posts SB $0.01, Hero posts BB $0.02, MP posts DB $0.02, CO posts DB $0.02

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero has :9d4: :10c4:

UTG calls $0.02, MP checks, CO checks, fold, fold, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.09, 4 players) :7h4: :8h4: :6h4:
Hero bets $0.10, UTG calls $0.10, fold, fold

Turn: ($0.29, 2 players) :as4:
Hero bets $0.10, fold

PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com


CO: $6.67
BTN: $5.02
SB: $1.01
Hero (BB): $2.00
UTG: $0.73

SB posts SB $0.01, Hero posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero has :3d4: :7s4:

UTG calls $0.02, fold, BTN calls $0.02, SB calls $0.01, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.08, 4 players) :7c4: :9c4: :js4:
SB checks, Hero bets $0.06, fold, fold, SB calls $0.06

Turn: ($0.20, 2 players) :4s4:
SB checks, Hero bets $0.10, fold

PokerStars - $0.02 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com


UTG: $1.13
CO: $1.17
BTN: $1.97
SB: $1.75
Hero (BB): $2.15

SB posts SB $0.01, Hero posts BB $0.02

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero has :ad4: :6c4:

UTG calls $0.02, CO calls $0.02, BTN calls $0.02, fold, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.09, 4 players) :6h4: :10s4: :4s4:
Hero bets $0.06, UTG calls $0.06, fold, fold

Turn: ($0.21, 2 players) :qh4:
Hero bets $0.08, UTG calls $0.08

River: ($0.37, 2 players) :js4:
Hero checks, UTG checks
 
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Hand 1:

Raise preflop and punish the limpers. Flop was played perfect. Turn you need to bet pot. This is because a lot of the time the flop callers will be calling the flop with the A or K high FD and probably still won't give up on the turn(the Ahigh fd might even jam turn) so bet hard. Betting .10 on the turn is horrible.

Hand 2

I know I said we should bet when we have some kind of equity but this is a bad flop to do it imo. Flop is VERY wet and i see us getting called and put in awkward positions on the turn so i'd just c/f flop.

As played, sb is probably chasing a fd or might have a 7 too so it almost feels like we could be vbetting very thinly. I might check the turn and MIGHT MIGHT call the river if all the draws brick but that's pretty risky.

Hand 3

I think you actually played this very well except your turn bet size is horrible. You only bet 2 more cents than your flop bet. That's bad. Stop it. Keep bet sizes between 2/3-3/4 pot.
 
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I don't feel quite confortable with raising T9o, that's why I kept going. Actually I think I would not raise with any of the other hands either although I've picked worse before.

That's the thing, I get a lot of hands like these but I never really have a plan except having some equity and some showdown value but I'm rarely confortable.
 
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I don't normally raise T9 from the blinds but in that situation i definitely do. The main reason is because TWO people posted the blinds out of turn which means they probably have garbage and are bad players which means free money for us when we raise and they fold or when they call and fold to a flop cbet
 
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