$5 NLHE Full Ring: Did I play it right or I got lucky ?

$5 NL HE Full Ring: Did I play it right or I got lucky ?

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Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05 USD) - 2009/08/19 13:19:34 ET
Table 'Mentor II' 9-max
Seat 3 (BTN) has the button.
SB posts small blind [$0.02]
BB posts big blind [$0.05]
Seat 1 : MP2 with $5.00.
Seat 2 : CO with $1.93.
Seat 3 : BTN with $5.29.
Seat 4 : SB with $9.42.
Seat 5 : BB with $2.24.
Seat 6 : Hero with $6.25.
Seat 7 : MP1 with $9.15.

** Dealing hole cards **
Dealt to Hero :

Sklansky group: 1
Hero raises $0.15 to $0.20
jsanh joins the table at seat #9
Steely99 joins the table at seat #8
MP1 has timed out
MP1: folds
MP1 is sitting out
MP2: folds
CO: folds
MP1 leaves the table
BTN calls [$0.20]
SB raises $0.15 to $0.35
BB calls [$0.30]
Hero calls [$0.15]
BTN calls [$0.15]
** Dealing Flop ** [Potsize: $1.4]

SB: checks
BB: checks
Hero bets [$0.80]
BTN calls [$0.80]
SB calls [$0.80]
AceMalinwa joins the table at seat #7
BB calls [$0.80]
** Dealing Turn ** [Potsize: $4.6]

SB: checks
BB: checks
Hero: checks
BTN bets [$4.14] [ all-in ]
SB: folds
BB calls [$1.09] [ all-in ]
Hero calls [$4.14]
** Dealing River ** [Potsize: $13.97]

** Showdown **
Hero shows two pair, Jacks and Fives:

BTN shows two pair, Eights and Fives:

Hero collected $5.80 from side pot
BB shows two pair, Fives and Threes:

Hero collected $7.52 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.97 Main pot $7.52. Side pot $5.80. | Rake $0.65
Board [3c 3s 5h 5s As]
Seat 3: BTN (button) showed [8s 8c] and lost with two pair, Eights and Fives
Seat 4: SB (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 5: BB (big blind) showed [Ks Qc] and lost with two pair, Fives and Threes
Seat 6: Hero showed [Js Jc] and won ($13.32) with two pair, Jacks and Fives


Did I call correctly or I gambled ?

I am looking forward to your comments.

Pafkata

Did you have any kinds of reads on the villians?

Also, you will get more responses if you convert the raw hand histories at a place like Stox, it makes is much easier to read.

I think you got lucky. At these stakes it's difficult to tell who is earnestly trying to become a better player and who is just playing for fun and calling down anything. With that said, I like your preflop raise, I even like the flop bet, I do not like check/calling on the turn. Too many possibilities out there, foremost being the boat. You either lead out and hope A high calls thinking they are going to chop the pot or let your JJ go if you check and flat call. Why check? If you were sniffing for info then you had to have a plan of either reraising, but in this case they shoved, or folding. Do not give a free card, perhaps a fish was on a draw, why let him/her catch up for free. This is not a hand or board you want to intice betting with.

I honestly paid because the pot was big and I expected Ace high bluff from the person with the position.

I am trying to learn and now playing $0.05/$0.10 with about $80 bank. I know it's not right, but I have played SnGs for more than 6 months doing great and now I want to be better at cash tables.

I just don't have the nerves to deal with the bingo monkeys at 1/2c..

Pafkata said:

I am trying to learn and now playing $0.05/$0.10 with about $80 bank. I know it's not right, but I have played SnGs for more than 6 months doing great and now I want to be better at cash tables.

I just don't have the nerves to deal with the bingo monkeys at 1/2c..

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Well, If you have been an SNG player for 6 month. You'll see that cash game is very different.

Also, If you play out of your bankroll, you might have even less nerves at NLHE10... People will still do crazy things and most of them will love their draws so much that they'll suckout, it's true that on the long term, it's a good thing (As long as you don't give'em the odds to call with their draw). But on the short term, you might run bad and lose everything to those same "bingo monkeys"

On top of that, You should really breath deep and play NL2 since a downswing won't hurt you much with 40BI. Otherwise, if you REALLY can't stand it, try NL5. You have 16BI so it's not THAT bad...

And trust me, those "any 2 limpers" can be beat, just be patient and wait for good solid hands. You don't even have to play fancy in NL5 and under.

For your hand, I'm siding with StormRaven, I'd have raised and called the small 3-bet preflop (prolly for setmining) and bet on the flop. But the turn is scary and facing a shove, I would have folded without even thinking about it. So yes, you probably got lucky.

(Keep in mind that I'm a NL10 player (who once went broke because of bad BKR management) so if anyone don't agree with what I said, feel free to talk)

4-bet preflop.

BTN is the main aggressor on the turn, but he played limp/call preflop & move all-in on turn - it reminds a fish play. I'd call too.

Too often we're seeing a 3 or a 5 here. Fold.