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Silver Level
LIVE in a casino poker room:
So in my second live session ever (I've played online and home games for years) at $1/2 I had a few hands that I keep going back to thinking if I made the correct decisions. I wanted to get some analysis hopefully on these 2 hands. On this table the pre flop raises were very dynamic and changing, the table generally quickly adapted to whatever the last few hands raises were (i.e. one player always opened $7 so most people opened $7. A LAG sat down and made every pre flop bet $15 min, so noticed more players using that amount when they wanted to PFR). A lot of the looser/aggro players are making big moves at this table with TPWK, MPMK, lots of junk hands like 36o being played pre flop like 99+ hitting hidden st8s, low flushes, 2p.
Hand 1:
Hero is on button with AA. UTG calls $2, UTG2 calls $2, rest of table folds to me. I (button) make it $12 to go. SB insta calls, BB folds, UTG insta calls. UTG folds.
SB is pretty LAG, BB is a bit aggressive but not LAG, UTG is very fishy and I've seen her win flops and showdowns with ATC hitting things like 2 pairs.
Flop comes 9s8s2d
SB checks, UTG checks, I bet $25. SB insta folds, UTG immediately raises $100. At this point she has about another $100 behind her and I have about $150 total left.
What do you do knowing UTG is pretty loose and almost always ATC?
Hand 2:
Hero is in SB with 1010. Get a few BB calls, a few folds, button calls, I make it $12 to go, BB is a different player this time and folds, UTG is a bit aggressive (I believe same player as BB in hand above) and calls. Everyone except UTG and a mid position player folds.
Flop comes 10cJdJs rainbow.
I flop 10s full, I bet $25, UTG doubles it to $50. MP folds. At this point I still have about $5-600 behind me and UTG has about $450 behind her.
Now heads up. I think and make it $100, UTG thinks and calls.
Turn is 7d.
At this point I'm pretty sure I'm ahead but new to these massive heads up pots live with post flop deep stack play. I bet $100, UTG insta calls.
River is 2c.
At this point I tank a bit thinking. JJ is in this players range, J10 is likely in range, 77 and 22 seem unlikely given her action on flop and turn. QQ-AA is obviously in her range but doubt she's raising on flop and calling a raise on turn. Jx and AJ is also reasonable at this point to consider. However her aggression historically in session has me thinking. I'm relieved no AQK on turn/river.
I decide to value bet about $50, she instantly reaches and makes it $100. I lock up a bit. She's good enough to trap with JJ or J10. I think if she's bluffing or semi bluffing she's betting more here. If she's trapping and I raise, she's shoving.
I'm smacking myself a bit during the hand for not being more aggressive on flop and turn saying to myself i could have given her cheap draw outs to bigger FHs.
I think and think and think some more....What do you do?
So in my second live session ever (I've played online and home games for years) at $1/2 I had a few hands that I keep going back to thinking if I made the correct decisions. I wanted to get some analysis hopefully on these 2 hands. On this table the pre flop raises were very dynamic and changing, the table generally quickly adapted to whatever the last few hands raises were (i.e. one player always opened $7 so most people opened $7. A LAG sat down and made every pre flop bet $15 min, so noticed more players using that amount when they wanted to PFR). A lot of the looser/aggro players are making big moves at this table with TPWK, MPMK, lots of junk hands like 36o being played pre flop like 99+ hitting hidden st8s, low flushes, 2p.
Hand 1:
Hero is on button with AA. UTG calls $2, UTG2 calls $2, rest of table folds to me. I (button) make it $12 to go. SB insta calls, BB folds, UTG insta calls. UTG folds.
SB is pretty LAG, BB is a bit aggressive but not LAG, UTG is very fishy and I've seen her win flops and showdowns with ATC hitting things like 2 pairs.
Flop comes 9s8s2d
SB checks, UTG checks, I bet $25. SB insta folds, UTG immediately raises $100. At this point she has about another $100 behind her and I have about $150 total left.
What do you do knowing UTG is pretty loose and almost always ATC?
Hand 2:
Hero is in SB with 1010. Get a few BB calls, a few folds, button calls, I make it $12 to go, BB is a different player this time and folds, UTG is a bit aggressive (I believe same player as BB in hand above) and calls. Everyone except UTG and a mid position player folds.
Flop comes 10cJdJs rainbow.
I flop 10s full, I bet $25, UTG doubles it to $50. MP folds. At this point I still have about $5-600 behind me and UTG has about $450 behind her.
Now heads up. I think and make it $100, UTG thinks and calls.
Turn is 7d.
At this point I'm pretty sure I'm ahead but new to these massive heads up pots live with post flop deep stack play. I bet $100, UTG insta calls.
River is 2c.
At this point I tank a bit thinking. JJ is in this players range, J10 is likely in range, 77 and 22 seem unlikely given her action on flop and turn. QQ-AA is obviously in her range but doubt she's raising on flop and calling a raise on turn. Jx and AJ is also reasonable at this point to consider. However her aggression historically in session has me thinking. I'm relieved no AQK on turn/river.
I decide to value bet about $50, she instantly reaches and makes it $100. I lock up a bit. She's good enough to trap with JJ or J10. I think if she's bluffing or semi bluffing she's betting more here. If she's trapping and I raise, she's shoving.
I'm smacking myself a bit during the hand for not being more aggressive on flop and turn saying to myself i could have given her cheap draw outs to bigger FHs.
I think and think and think some more....What do you do?
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