Small Stakes Hands

Well I haven't posted any hands for a while so I figured I'd post a couple hands from my small stakes games I had some questions about plus some hands that I liked. Feel free to point out anything that went horribly wrong on those hands too.


First A horrible play by me.... It hurts to post lol

SB: $1.64 (82 bb)
Hero (BB): $7.30 (365 bb)
UTG+2: $1.21 (60.5 bb)
MP1: $4.97 (248.5 bb)
MP2: $5.13 (256.5 bb)
MP3: $6.89 (344.5 bb)
CO: $4.97 (248.5 bb)
BTN: $5.75 (287.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with A A
UTG+2 calls $0.02, 2 folds, MP3 calls $0.02, CO folds, BTN calls $0.02, SB completes, Hero raises to $0.08, UTG+2 calls $0.06, MP3 calls $0.06, BTN calls $0.06, SB folds

Flop: ($0.34) 8 6 J (4 players)
Hero bets $0.30, UTG+2 folds, MP3 folds, BTN raises to $1.02, Hero calls $0.72

Turn: ($2.38) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.18, Hero calls $1.18

River: ($4.74) J (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $1.46, Hero calls $1.46

Results: $7.66 pot ($0.35 rake)

And another...


Hero (SB): $7.53 (376.5 bb)
BB: $4.97 (248.5 bb)
UTG+2: $2.59 (129.5 bb)
MP1: $4.89 (244.5 bb)
MP2: $1.04 (52 bb)
MP3: $4.94 (247 bb)
CO: $2.87 (143.5 bb)
BTN: $4.80 (240 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 9 9
UTG+2 raises to $0.06, 3 folds, CO calls $0.06, BTN folds, Hero calls $0.05, BB folds

Flop: ($0.20) 2 4 5 (3 players)
Hero bets $0.20, UTG+2 folds, CO raises to $0.40, Hero calls $0.20

Turn: ($1) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.50, CO calls $0.50

River: ($2) T (2 players)
Hero bets $1.96, CO calls $1.91 and is all-in

Results: $5.82 pot ($0.25 rake)

And another.... God this is painful lol... I really need to get a lot better. This is pathetic. I really hate seeing these hands again... It's a good thing I bought HEM otherwise I'd keep making these horrible plays and losing money. It's amazing I'm still a winning player at this game.

SB: $3.58 (179 bb)
BB: $3.55 (177.5 bb)
MP1: $6.51 (325.5 bb)
MP2: $2.26 (113 bb)
Hero (MP3): $5.58 (279 bb)
CO: $1.40 (70 bb)
BTN: $2.30 (115 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP3 with A Q
MP1 folds, MP2 raises to $0.04, Hero raises to $0.08, CO raises to $0.16, 3 folds, MP2 raises to $0.24, Hero calls $0.16, CO raises to $1.40 and is all-in, MP2 calls $1.16, Hero raises to $2.56, MP2 calls $0.86 and is all-in

Flop: ($5.95) 8 3 K (3 players, 2 are all-in)
Turn: ($5.95) 2 (3 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($5.95) J (3 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: $5.95 pot ($0.25 rake)

And a final bad hand...

UTG+1: $4.86 (243 bb)
Hero (UTG+2): $7.55 (377.5 bb)
MP1: $2.29 (114.5 bb)
MP2: $3.16 (158 bb)
MP3: $2.32 (116 bb)
CO: $1 (50 bb)
BTN: $5.87 (293.5 bb)
SB: $7.36 (368 bb)
BB: $2.56 (128 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is UTG+2 with Q Q
UTG+1 folds, Hero raises to $0.10, MP1 raises to $0.50, 5 folds, BB calls $0.48, Hero calls $0.40

Flop: ($1.51) J 6 9 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.10, MP1 calls $1.79 and is all-in, BB calls $2.06 and is all-in

Turn: ($7.42) 9 (3 players, 2 are all-in)
River: ($7.42) 8 (3 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: $7.42 pot ($0.35 rake)

When I mess up I mess up Big... but luckily so do other people... Here's a couple big wins. Restore a little self esteem.


BB: $3 (150 bb)
MP: $3.41 (170.5 bb)
CO: $8.58 (429 bb)
Hero (BTN): $4.70 (235 bb)
SB: $1.86 (93 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with K K
MP folds, CO calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.10, SB calls $0.09, BB calls $0.08, CO calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.40) T 3 K (4 players)
SB checks, BB bets $0.08, CO calls $0.08, Hero raises to $0.40, SB folds, BB calls $0.32, CO calls $0.32

Turn: ($1.60) 7 (3 players)
BB bets $0.08, CO raises to $2, Hero raises to $4.20 and is all-in, BB calls $2.42 and is all-in, CO calls $2.20

River: ($12.50) 3 (3 players, 2 are all-in)

Results: $12.50 pot ($0.60 rake)

and another one. Note this was against a Very Very loose guy

MP3: $4.99 (249.5 bb)
CO: $0.85 (42.5 bb)
BTN: $3.54 (177 bb)
SB: $5.37 (268.5 bb)
BB: $7.30 (365 bb)
MP1: $3.47 (173.5 bb)
Hero (MP2): $10.38 (519 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP2 with Q A
MP1 folds, Hero raises to $0.08, 4 folds, BB raises to $2.06, Hero calls $1.98

Flop: ($4.13) T J K (2 players)
BB bets $5.24 and is all-in, Hero calls $5.24

Turn: ($14.61) T (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($14.61) 3 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $14.61 pot ($0.70 rake)

And one more that was probably a horrible call that I lucked out on...


UTG+2: $5 (250 bb)
MP1: $4.67 (233.5 bb)
MP2: $2.85 (142.5 bb)
MP3: $5.51 (275.5 bb)
CO: $6.42 (321 bb)
BTN: $4.21 (210.5 bb)
Hero (SB): $5.37 (268.5 bb)
BB: $2.62 (131 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is SB with 7 9
3 folds, MP3 calls $0.02, CO raises to $0.12, BTN folds, Hero calls $0.11, BB calls $0.10, MP3 calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.48) 8 5 T (4 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP3 checks, CO bets $2.34, Hero calls $2.34, BB calls $2.34, MP3 folds

Turn: ($7.50) 4 (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $0.16 and is all-in, CO calls $0.16, Hero calls $0.16

River: ($7.98) J (3 players, 1 is all-in)
Hero bets $2.75 and is all-in, CO folds

Results: $7.98 pot ($0.35 rake)

And so I know I made a lot of bad plays and got lucky a few times... Anyways this makes a lot more sense why I was down like six dollars at the worst part of the day. And it surprises me even more that I was able to come back and make almost ten dollar profit for the day... Anyway please respond with any useful information.

I know it was a lot of reading to do so thanks for your time and advice.

I don't know how to edit a post and I realized too late that it didn't have their final hands so I gotta do this follow-up.
soo...

1st hand villain had [6s, 6d ]

2nd villain had [Ac, 8c ]

3rd villains had MP2:[Jh, As ] CO: [Kd, Kh ]

4th and final big loss villains have BB:[Ac, Jc ] MP1:[Kh, Kc ]

5th hand (first big win) CO:[4s, Tc ] BB: [2h, Ah ]

6th Hand villain had [Ks, 8d ]

7th and final hand villain had [Ks, 7s ] (yea I lucked out and I really expected CO to call on the river because he was betting so crazy in the game, only reason I called to draw.) Also note this hand happened before my second win hand where I had AQ and flop the nut straight.

Please one hand per post.

But for hand #1, please raise more preflop. Standard rule is 3x + limpers, but when you're going to be oop in the blinds I'd raise it a few more, maybe 14-16c.

Hand #4 is standard, you're short and have QQ, getting it in on an under flop isn't bad at all.

The other earlier hands seem to be you not being able to get away from an overpair/top pair. You need to ask yourself on the flop do you want all the money going in here. If you don't you need to find some way to control the pot size. If villain is bad enough that you can profitably stack them then they're fine, just coolers.

Winning hands are pretty standard, besides the last one. What are you doing calling off most of your stack on a straight draw? You sucked out and won but that is not a good play at all.

Anyway if you post them in different threads I think you'll get better responses, but those are my opinions fwiw.

Yea... I thought about splitting them up and posting them separately after the fact when I posted my follow up and actually saw how jumbled they all were.

One of my problems is that I don't raise enough preflop and knowing when to do it.

And I know that last hand was bad... I think I was venting from another hand. It's just important for me to get torn up so next time I pause and take a moment to say Wait... What do I actually have? How many outs? If it hits will it be the best hand? and then usually Why am I still in this hand?

Thanks for the look and your advice.

shermdog17 said:

can anybody tell me how to figure out percentages

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1. What kind of percentages are you talking about?

2. Why in this thread? I'd start a new thread in which you explain what percentages you mean and being more specific.

In 2nl i have found from previous experience that its best to pump premiums up to about 15/16c pre flop and then + limpers because they just call with ATC if a raise is around 10c so gotta raise much higher pre flop i think on hand 1

Yea that's the vibe I'm getting and I believe I have a few more hands where a bigger pf raise would have been better. I need to fix that promptly so I don't bleed as much money later on.

Anyway thanks for your input and I'll try to remember to pump it up next time.

Here I go with a 3ish hour session... and hopefully I'll recognize these situations better.