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ph_il
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Silver Level
I'm interested in learning Limit HE, so, I decided to hop onto the play money tables and give it a go. I have a few questions about hands that Im not sure I played correctly or not. I have no prior experience with LHE, so these questions may seem a bit basic. Also, Im at the play money tables not looking for quality limit players, but to just get a feel and better understanding of the game without risking any money in the process.
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full tilt poker Game #6608973441: Table Play Chip 2252 - 50/100 - Limit Hold'em - 6:03:32 ET - 2008/05/29
Seat 1: bar crusher 56 (1,325)
Seat 2: gogu 36 (1,474)
Seat 3: PARAY (6,885)
Seat 4: swamp_princess (425)
Seat 5: jaserih (1,100)
Seat 6: Philthy (3,725)
jaserih posts the small blind of 25
Philthy posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #4
swamp_princess is feeling normal
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Philthy [As Jd]
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
PARAY has 15 seconds left to act
PARAY calls 50
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih calls 25
PARAY: good hand
Philthy checks
...Is this check good for 6-handed play or would a raise have been ok here?
*** FLOP *** [Ks Tc Qs]
jaserih checks
Philthy bets 50
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
PARAY calls 50
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih folds
*** TURN *** [Ks Tc Qs] [9s]
Philthy bets 100
bar crusher 56 folds
gogu 36 folds
PARAY raises to 200
swamp_princess folds
Philthy calls 100
...Is this call OK or should I have raised here with my nut flush draw? Its possible my opponent has a flush or a small straight. Raising puts more money into the pot, but if I get re-raised, Im certainly calling due to odds. So, should I go ahead and raise to build the pot or just call? And then if the river is blank, I can just check/call.
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Full Tilt poker game #6608989831: Table Play Chip 2252 - 50/100 - Limit Hold'em - 6:07:03 ET - 2008/05/29
Seat 1: bar crusher 56 (875)
Seat 2: gogu 36 (1,024)
Seat 3: PARAY (6,135)
Seat 4: swamp_princess (1,100)
Seat 5: jaserih (2,400)
Seat 6: Philthy (4,225)
bar crusher 56 posts the small blind of 25
gogu 36 posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Philthy [Ad Kd]
swamp_princess: nh
PARAY calls 50
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih calls 50
jaserih: thanx
Philthy raises to 100
bar crusher 56 raises to 150
gogu 36 calls 100
PARAY calls 100
swamp_princess folds
jaserih calls 100
Philthy raises to 200
...Is it a good idea to cap the betting with AKs here with a 3-bet PF? Is just calling the better option?
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
PARAY folds
jaserih calls 50
*** FLOP *** [9d 4d 8c]
bar crusher 56 bets 50
gogu 36 calls 50
jaserih calls 50
Philthy raises to 100
...Again, is raising here a bad idea? Should I have just called to try and hit the diamond on the turn? My thinking here is that I have a lot of outs: diamonds and possibly A or K, so I should try and get in as much money on my draws as possible just in case I lose action on a later street if it does hit.
bar crusher 56 raises to 150
gogu 36 calls 100
jaserih calls 100
Philthy raises to 200
...I have a feeling this is a bad play and that I should just called the 3-bet.
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
jaserih calls 50
*** TURN *** [9d 4d 8c] [4s]
bar crusher 56 bets 100
gogu 36 calls 100
jaserih calls 100
Philthy calls 100
...I didnt hit here, but Im getting great odds to call the bet. Is raising here an option for the same reasons as above?
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Full Tilt Poker Game #6608999232: Table Play Chip 2252 - 50/100 - Limit Hold'em - 6:09:05 ET - 2008/05/29
Seat 1: bar crusher 56 (275)
Seat 2: gogu 36 (3,024)
Seat 3: PARAY (5,985)
Seat 4: swamp_princess (1,050)
Seat 5: jaserih (1,800)
Seat 6: Philthy (3,625)
gogu 36 posts the small blind of 25
PARAY posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Philthy [Ac Jc]
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih calls 50
Philthy calls 50
bar crusher 56 raises to 100
gogu 36 calls 75
PARAY folds
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih calls 50
Philthy calls 50
...Is the call OK or can I raise here?
*** FLOP *** [7c Ad Ks]
gogu 36 checks
swamp_princess checks
jaserih checks
Philthy bets 50
...I think its possible I have the best hand here. Is betting out the correct play or should I be looking to check/call to check/raise it on the next street when bets are bigger? Or check/raise to try and cap the betting?
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
jaserih: my kids are 50
swamp_princess folds
jaserih calls 50
*** TURN *** [7c Ad Ks] [Jh]
gogu 36 checks
jaserih checks
Philthy bets 100
...Again, Im sure I have the best hand.
bar crusher 56 folds
gogu 36 calls 100
bar crusher 56 adds 1,000
jaserih calls 100
*** RIVER *** [7c Ad Ks Jh] [2h]
gogu 36 bets 100
jaserih calls 100
Philthy ----
...What is my best option here with an opponent open-betting after my previous actions? I can beat a lot of hands: A, K, smaller 2 pair. Possible hands that beat me are Q10 for straight, AK, or set but none of them seem likely due to previous action, unless they're really slow playing. Unlikely, but not impossible. If I raise, Im only getting re-raised by a better hand and I almost certainly have to call. But if I do have the best hand, I want to get paid off for it right? So, best option in this situation is to just call or raise it?
Well, thats it for now. Thanks in advance for the replies.
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full tilt poker Game #6608973441: Table Play Chip 2252 - 50/100 - Limit Hold'em - 6:03:32 ET - 2008/05/29
Seat 1: bar crusher 56 (1,325)
Seat 2: gogu 36 (1,474)
Seat 3: PARAY (6,885)
Seat 4: swamp_princess (425)
Seat 5: jaserih (1,100)
Seat 6: Philthy (3,725)
jaserih posts the small blind of 25
Philthy posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #4
swamp_princess is feeling normal
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Philthy [As Jd]
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
PARAY has 15 seconds left to act
PARAY calls 50
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih calls 25
PARAY: good hand
Philthy checks
...Is this check good for 6-handed play or would a raise have been ok here?
*** FLOP *** [Ks Tc Qs]
jaserih checks
Philthy bets 50
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
PARAY calls 50
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih folds
*** TURN *** [Ks Tc Qs] [9s]
Philthy bets 100
bar crusher 56 folds
gogu 36 folds
PARAY raises to 200
swamp_princess folds
Philthy calls 100
...Is this call OK or should I have raised here with my nut flush draw? Its possible my opponent has a flush or a small straight. Raising puts more money into the pot, but if I get re-raised, Im certainly calling due to odds. So, should I go ahead and raise to build the pot or just call? And then if the river is blank, I can just check/call.
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Full Tilt poker game #6608989831: Table Play Chip 2252 - 50/100 - Limit Hold'em - 6:07:03 ET - 2008/05/29
Seat 1: bar crusher 56 (875)
Seat 2: gogu 36 (1,024)
Seat 3: PARAY (6,135)
Seat 4: swamp_princess (1,100)
Seat 5: jaserih (2,400)
Seat 6: Philthy (4,225)
bar crusher 56 posts the small blind of 25
gogu 36 posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Philthy [Ad Kd]
swamp_princess: nh
PARAY calls 50
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih calls 50
jaserih: thanx
Philthy raises to 100
bar crusher 56 raises to 150
gogu 36 calls 100
PARAY calls 100
swamp_princess folds
jaserih calls 100
Philthy raises to 200
...Is it a good idea to cap the betting with AKs here with a 3-bet PF? Is just calling the better option?
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
PARAY folds
jaserih calls 50
*** FLOP *** [9d 4d 8c]
bar crusher 56 bets 50
gogu 36 calls 50
jaserih calls 50
Philthy raises to 100
...Again, is raising here a bad idea? Should I have just called to try and hit the diamond on the turn? My thinking here is that I have a lot of outs: diamonds and possibly A or K, so I should try and get in as much money on my draws as possible just in case I lose action on a later street if it does hit.
bar crusher 56 raises to 150
gogu 36 calls 100
jaserih calls 100
Philthy raises to 200
...I have a feeling this is a bad play and that I should just called the 3-bet.
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
jaserih calls 50
*** TURN *** [9d 4d 8c] [4s]
bar crusher 56 bets 100
gogu 36 calls 100
jaserih calls 100
Philthy calls 100
...I didnt hit here, but Im getting great odds to call the bet. Is raising here an option for the same reasons as above?
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Full Tilt Poker Game #6608999232: Table Play Chip 2252 - 50/100 - Limit Hold'em - 6:09:05 ET - 2008/05/29
Seat 1: bar crusher 56 (275)
Seat 2: gogu 36 (3,024)
Seat 3: PARAY (5,985)
Seat 4: swamp_princess (1,050)
Seat 5: jaserih (1,800)
Seat 6: Philthy (3,625)
gogu 36 posts the small blind of 25
PARAY posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Philthy [Ac Jc]
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih calls 50
Philthy calls 50
bar crusher 56 raises to 100
gogu 36 calls 75
PARAY folds
swamp_princess calls 50
jaserih calls 50
Philthy calls 50
...Is the call OK or can I raise here?
*** FLOP *** [7c Ad Ks]
gogu 36 checks
swamp_princess checks
jaserih checks
Philthy bets 50
...I think its possible I have the best hand here. Is betting out the correct play or should I be looking to check/call to check/raise it on the next street when bets are bigger? Or check/raise to try and cap the betting?
bar crusher 56 calls 50
gogu 36 calls 50
jaserih: my kids are 50
swamp_princess folds
jaserih calls 50
*** TURN *** [7c Ad Ks] [Jh]
gogu 36 checks
jaserih checks
Philthy bets 100
...Again, Im sure I have the best hand.
bar crusher 56 folds
gogu 36 calls 100
bar crusher 56 adds 1,000
jaserih calls 100
*** RIVER *** [7c Ad Ks Jh] [2h]
gogu 36 bets 100
jaserih calls 100
Philthy ----
...What is my best option here with an opponent open-betting after my previous actions? I can beat a lot of hands: A, K, smaller 2 pair. Possible hands that beat me are Q10 for straight, AK, or set but none of them seem likely due to previous action, unless they're really slow playing. Unlikely, but not impossible. If I raise, Im only getting re-raised by a better hand and I almost certainly have to call. But if I do have the best hand, I want to get paid off for it right? So, best option in this situation is to just call or raise it?
Well, thats it for now. Thanks in advance for the replies.
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