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Hi all

I'll post some really unspectacular hands and would be glad to get some answers, suggestions and so on...

(is there a way to embed the weaktight player?)

$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
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4 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter

Stacks:
CO SilvaK ($2) 100bb
BTN eddo_tchs ($4.87) 244bb
SB madball754 ($2.50) 125bb
BB Hero ($3.79) 190bb

Pre-Flop: (0.03, 4 players) Hero is BB 7 9
SilvaK raises to $0.08, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.06
Flop: 4 3 2 ($0.17, 2 players)

Hero checks, SilvaK checks

Turn: 4 ($0.17, 2)
Hero checks, SilvaK checks River: 5 ($0.17, 2)

Hero checks, SilvaK checks

Final Pot: $0.17
Hero shows a pair of Fours
7 9
SilvaK shows a pair of Fours - King kicker
10 K

SilvaK wins $0.16 (net +$0.08)

Hero lost $0.08


PF Thinking was: UTG has a tighter range (77+, broadways) so a call from the BB would be ok.
Then on the flop: check, because i'd more like to actually turn the flush and let him pick up anything, then just pick up the pot by chance with a semi bluff. (up to bet of 3/4pot i think i'd have [or had?, still learing english as well :] called)
Turn: when i check back, assumed he has some OC but no pair or sets, i wanted to bet here, but unfortunatley didnt.
River: here i thought im too late to party and its better to not try anything, because im looking awfully weak.


So in spots like this: against a tight player
. would it be better to just 3bet pfr? and why?
. or does a plan like chatch something and let him hit anything first, make any sense
. so general whats the best play in a scenaro like this

thx, cheers
 
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You need to think about the hands potential,implied odds, weakness, and strength along with action and current position.
 
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ok? So please explain how u would do that step by step please.
 
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This limit. Is awful though I am there as well )It is a limit where players usually calls to showdown having nothing and not caring of anything.
In this particular situation your thoughts to bet on the turn are quite right and you should have done it. But I think to bet on the river is also ok, cause he checked twice, so that automatically means he has nothing and was not interested to win this pot. So in this situation to bet is ok even on the river. As you knew later he had exactly nothing.
About 3beting for. I don't think it is a good idea with this hand and without position. In position it would be 50/50 desicion. But without it definitely no:icon_clow
 
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On such a card you need to play cautiously, sometimes it plays perfectly with Flush or Straight combinations, but sometimes there are podstawy with such a card!
 
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thx @ times and vov4ik
i'll pick a new hand with new question soon.. :)
 
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a new hand. how would you have played it?
street by street.
though process.



$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem
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6 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by WeakTight Poker Hand History Converter

Stacks:
UTG ($86.5BB) 87bb
UTG+1 ($123BB) 123bb
CO ($106BB) 106bb
BTN ($101.5BB) 102bb
SB Hero ($170BB) 170bb
BB ($100BB) 100bb -- 29/19 Agg62, 3B:5 (after this hand), WtS12, WaS50 :: 100 hands

Pre-Flop: (1.5BB, 6 players) Hero is SB :qc4: :qd4:
UTG calls 1BB, 2 folds, BTN calls 1BB, Hero raises to 6BB, BB raises to 18BB, UTG folds, BTN folds, Hero calls 12BB
Flop: :8s4: :js4: :7c4: ($38BB, 2 players)

Hero checks, BB checks

Turn: :6s4: ($38BB, 2)
Hero checks, BB bets 12BB, Hero calls 12BB River: :5d4: ($62BB, 2)

Hero checks, BB bets 19.5BB, Hero folds

Final Pot: $81.5BB

BB wins $79.5BB (net +$30BB)

BTN lost $1BB
Hero lost $30BB
UTG lost $1BB
 
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PF: first i thought about 4betting. then i noticed he never made a 3bet in nearly 100hands, so i went for the call.
Flop: lets see..
Turn: River: bad, no actual plan
 
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marginal till stupid

another hand...


$0.01/$0.02 No Limit Holdem

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Stacks:
CO ($228BB) 228bb -- 67*/12, Agg59(f31/t43/r91), fCbF43, *(32/48 hands)
BTN ($77BB) 77bb
SB ($100BB) 100bb
BB Hero ($100BB) 100bb

Pre-Flop: (1.5BB, 4 players) Hero is BB :7h4: :ad4:
CO calls 1BB, 2 folds, Hero raises to 3.5BB, CO calls 2.5BB
Flop: :5s4: :3s4: :6c4: ($7.5BB, 2 players)

Hero bets 4BB, CO calls 4BB

Turn: :4s4: ($15.5BB, 2)
Hero bets 9BB, CO calls 9BB River: :3c4: ($33.5BB, 2)

Hero bets 21BB, CO raises to 132BB, Hero goes all-in 62.5BB

Final Pot: $249BB
Hero shows a straight, Three to Seven
:7h4: :ad4:
CO shows a flush, Queen high
:9s4: :qs4:

CO wins $242BB (net +$93.5BB)

Hero lost $100BB
 
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In the 48 hands villain was more than active in the way of calling, calling and minbetting til raising after a sign of weakness on later streets.

thinking was:
Pf: defend blind, iso him
F: not a bad flop (not brilliant), Cbet
T: nice. most of the time he has not hit the flush. valuebet.
R: may be im behind, but most of the time i think im ahead. bet again. -- oops probably not this time: he can have the flush, or just lower straight, the same straight, higher straight, or just 2P or 1 pair.

After what i've seen from him so far i decided to call. Hoped to have enough of a hand but naturally he hit the flush and i was beat since the turn.

What do you think. What was Ok, what was bad?
Next thought was to plug the situation into a EV equation...
 
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Calling Range UTG: 27.2%
Wild guessing by using the slider in equilab: Q7s first appearing (seems reasonable to me with his Vpip of 62)
55+, A2s+, K5s+, Q7s+, J8s+, T8s+, 98s, A7o+, K9o+, Q9o+, JTo

Flop: 5s3s6c
equity
UTG 47.15%
BB 52.85% Ad7d

Turn: 4s
Equity
UTG 21.38%
BB 78.62% Ad7d

River: 3c
UTG 13.19%
BB 86.81% Ad7d

:: EV :: Allin Call River ::
(0.868*200.5BB)+(0.132*(–62.5BB) = +165.8BB


So yeah, thats that.
What do you think, can you look at a situation like that from this point of view? Or is it completely wrong for some reason to look at the overall situation.

I still think the call wasn't good because his stats 62/12, and the fact thats his putting his stack on the line their screams flush.
On the other hand when i see the Equity on turn and river. Is it vital to make the call or may be better shove it on the river anyway?
 
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after a while here a new hand:

No Limit Hold'em $0.01/$0.02
PokerStars
5 players
Formatiert mit pokerpilot.com: Der Poker-HUD für Mac und Windows

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (
$1.46) infos: kinda loose, often made smallish bets/raises with medium hands, riverbluffs with 2nd 3rd pair, too less hand to know his 3bet calling tendencies
CO - CO (
$2.70)
BTN - BTN (
$2.06)
SB - SB (
$2.43)
BB - Hero (
$2.60)

Preflop: (
$0.03, 5 players) Hero is BB with A♣Q♣
UTG raises to $0.06, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.04

Flop:
J♣6♣T♦ ($0.13, 2 players - Hero: $2.54, UTG: $1.40)
Hero checks,
UTG bets $0.06, Hero calls $0.06

Turn:
K♥ ($0.25, 2 players - Hero: $2.48, UTG: $1.34)
Hero checks,
UTG bets $0.12, Hero raises to $0.37, UTG raises to $0.62, Hero calls $0.25

River:
K♣ ($1.49, 2 players - Hero: $1.86, UTG: $0.72)
Hero checks,
UTG bets $0.72 (all-in), Hero calls $0.72

Total Pot:
$2.93
UTG shows
K♦T♥ (a full house, Kings full of Tens)
Hero shows
A♣Q♣ (a flush, Ace high)

UTG wins $2.83
 
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thinking:
pf: call his open, i probably often dominate his weaker Ax, didnt know any 3bet tendencies
flop: see whats going to happen
turn: nice - build a pot
river: darn not so good, am i beat know? but i think i cant fold this ever, the price is right.

i thougt about shoving river, but didnt do it because i wanted him to come along and hoped to get it all in by the river..

I checked equilab for the turn its about 90% in favor of me.

What do you think? How would you have played it?
 
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bluff catching

unspectacular


No Limit Hold'em $0.01/$0.02
PokerStars
6 players
Formatiert mit pokerpilot.com: Der Poker-HUD für Mac und Windows

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (
$1.19)
MP - MP (
$2.11)
CO - CO (
$2.47)
BTN - Hero (
$2.00)
SB - SB (
$2.51)
BB - BB (
$2.00)

Preflop: (
$0.03, 6 players) Hero is BTN with 8♥ A♣
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, SB calls $0.05, 1 fold

Flop:
K♠ A♠ J♥ ($0.14, 2 players - Hero: $1.94, SB: $2.45)
SB checks,
Hero bets $0.09, SB calls $0.09

Turn:
Q♦ ($0.32, 2 players - Hero: $1.85, SB: $2.36)
SB checks, Hero checks

River:
8♠ ($0.32, 2 players - Hero: $1.85, SB: $2.36)
SB bets $0.17, Hero calls $0.17

Total Pot:
$0.66
SB shows
A♥ T♠ (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Hero mucks
8♥ A♣

SB wins $0.64



I think it was a stupid call but afterwards:
What do u think for a 1/2p bet on the river is this just a clear fold ?
When deciding about the call, i thought its a blind battle and a scary board maybe i catch some of his Ax Kx his turning into a bluff or im beat
 
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lucky 3s

No Limit Hold'em $0.01/$0.02
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6 players
Formatiert mit pokerpilot.com: Der Poker-HUD für Mac und Windows

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (
$2.10)
MP - MP (
$2.00)
CO - CO (
$2.48)
BTN - BTN (
$2.55)
SB - SB (
$3.54)
BB - Hero (
$2.81)

Preflop: (
$0.03, 6 players) Hero is BB with 3♠ 3♣
1 fold, MP raises to $0.06, 3 folds, Hero calls $0.04

Flop:
T♦ 3♥ 8♦ ($0.13, 2 players - Hero: $2.75, MP: $1.94)
Hero bets $0.09, MP raises to $0.32, Hero calls $0.23

Turn:
3♦ ($0.77, 2 players - Hero: $2.43, MP: $1.62)
Hero checks,
MP bets $0.37, Hero calls $0.37

River:
5♥ ($1.51, 2 players - Hero: $2.06, MP: $1.25)
Hero bets $0.48, MP raises to $1.25 (all-in), Hero calls $0.77

Total Pot:
$4.01
MP shows
T♥ T♣ (a full house, Tens full of Threes)
Hero shows
3♠ 3♣ (four of a kind, Threes)

Hero wins $3.87
 
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QQ -- and loosing the plan

No Limit Hold'em $0.01/$0.02
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4 players

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (
$1.27)
BTN - BTN (
$2.62)
SB - SB (
$2.65)
BB - Hero (
$2.03)

Preflop: (
$0.03, 4 players) Hero is BB with Q♣ Q♦
UTG calls $0.02,
1 fold, SB raises to $0.10, Hero raises to $0.32, UTG calls $0.30, 1 fold

Flop:
J♦ 2♣ A♠ ($0.74, 2 players - Hero: $1.71, UTG: $0.95)
Hero bets $0.48, UTG calls $0.48

Turn:
9♥ ($1.70, 2 players - Hero: $1.23, UTG: $0.47)
Hero checks,
UTG bets $0.14, 1 fold, Uncalled bet of $0.14 returned to UTG

Total Pot:
$1.70

UTG wins $1.64
 
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when i look at the hand now, i don't know why i didn't stick to my plan when i played it.
it seems not really hard to do one of two things...

UTG: vpip.60 | pfr.5 | agg.83 | 3b.5 | donk.38 |wts31 | was.38


My thinking was:
3bet big, because the utg is going to call or shove pf anyway he is absolutely crazy.
Get it all in on the flop or by the turn.
Flop, that Ace i didn't like, but still sticking to the plan shove turn... Then he snap called the flop bet and doubts came up, is he really that big of maniac to make these calls without an Ace, was my bet on the flop not just stupid after he called the big 3b pf?... but from what i've seen in previous hands he is a complete maniac... darn, he has at least a Ace i gotta fold - dammit.

When i look at it know i think i had two option:
. stick to the plan, get his last bit of money in
. or maybe the better option: don't cbet flop

How would you play the QQ against a pretty uncomfortable opponent ?
 
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97s i would fold preflop vs the c/o open perhaps even 3bet as a bluff.As played you need to stab the turn with the flush draw once the flop checks through.And barrel rivers that dont' give you some showdown value.

QQ hand seems ok you thought about the 4bet and had reason not to.But postflop seems reasonable.100 hands isn't much of a sample though so you could still 4bet.

7h hand we need to know the other card to see if the iso was correct.The rivers a clear fold though.

AQs is ok but you might as'well just shove the turn their not folding.

A8o fold the river we don't beat anything.Probably check the flop as'well

33 donking is ok but once raise just shove they have an over pair or draw the vast majority of the time.Id usually just go for the check raise on the flop though

last hand QQ folding the turn for that price is ridiculous call and reevalute the river.
 
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Thanks for your mindful reply MettaGame


97s i would fold preflop vs the c/o open perhaps even 3bet as a bluff.As played you need to stab the turn with the flush draw once the flop checks through.And barrel rivers that dont' give you some showdown value.
I completely agree, today i would 3bet pf trying to get c/o to fold out his suited cards so that i can assume im playing against a pair oriented range and high cards. A stab at the turn would've been good aswell.
The suggestion for barreling the river when not improved is really interesting, never thought about that like this, but it make sense.

QQ hand seems ok you thought about the 4bet and had reason not to.But postflop seems reasonable.100 hands isn't much of a sample though so you could still 4bet.
true.

7h hand we need to know the other card to see if the iso was correct.The rivers a clear fold though.
interesting, safari doesn't show me the Ad from Ad7h, chrome does, weird...
today i would check/call or check/fold the river depending on the price, i think the all-in call is too bad, even or maybe especially against this type of opponent.

AQs is ok but you might as'well just shove the turn their not folding.
yeah, donk/shoving seems better, if he was bluffing or on a weaker hand he will mostly just check behind

A8o fold the river we don't beat anything.Probably check the flop as'well
true, don't bet flop!

33 donking is ok but once raise just shove they have an over pair or draw the vast majority of the time.Id usually just go for the check raise on the flop though
yeah i think also cR is often best. but here i liked this line alot but its alot of luck in this hand anyway. :)

last hand QQ folding the turn for that price is ridiculous call and reevalute the river.
true. this was probably a conglomerate of frustration not hitting anything. + after the 3bet, cbet whats his range: KK+, AK, JJ, (AQ), maybe oialt AJ
– oh i just remember, the hand: look at his stack size, i think its gotta be a check on the flop, (or shove on the flop). so on the turn i thought i just played it so bad, im dead anyway just fold even its a ridiculous small bet...
 
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how not beeing focused can be costly

No Limit Hold'em $0.01/$0.02
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6 players
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Stacks:
UTG - UTG (
$1.98)
MP - MP (
$2.05)
CO - Hero (
$2.23)
BTN - BTN (
$3.42)
SB - SB (
$2.78)
BB - BB (
$1.05)

Preflop: (
$0.03, 6 players) Hero is CO with K♣ K♦2 folds, Hero raises to $0.06, 2 folds, BB raises to $0.19, Hero calls $0.13

Flop:
4♣ 7♦ 7♠ ($0.39, 2 players - BB: $0.86, Hero: $2.04)BB bets $0.38, Hero raises to $1.35, BB calls $0.48 (all-in), Uncalled bet of $0.49 returned to Hero

Turn:
J♠ ($2.11, 2 players, 1 all-in - BB: $0.00, Hero: $1.18)

River:
8♣ ($2.11, 2 players, 1 all-in - BB: $0.00, Hero: $1.18)

Total Pot:
$2.11
BB shows
7♣ A♦ (three of a kind, Sevens)
Hero shows
K♣ K♦ (two pair, Kings and Sevens)

BB wins $2.04



Example how not paying close attention can be "costly" really fast.
After clicking the call button just before it timed out, i thought darn, 4bet argh.
And at the flop, i noticed how shallow his stack was. Darn again.

Well the outcome sucks but it mildly amazed me because i was just reading an article about focusing on the game all the time, what player type your up against and habits they have, taking notes and so on. So thats also why i nearly timed out, because i was writing a note at another table. :)

I don't think it was absolutely horrible, but my std play would be 4b/try to get him all-in pf.
If he would have called the outcome would be the same anyway. But i think even with his short stack he could have folded to a 4bet and in this case i would be glad just to grab the dead money.
 
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does he always have it here?

No Limit Hold'em $0.01/$0.02
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Stacks:
UTG - UTG (
$2.43)
MP - MP (
$3.24)
CO - CO (
$4.94)
BTN - BTN (
$10.26)
SB - SB (
$3.67)
BB - Hero (
$2.07)

Preflop: (
$0.03, 6 players) Hero is BB with A♠T♥3 folds, BTN raises to $0.06, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.04

Flop:
J♥9♣5♥ ($0.13, 2 players - BTN: $10.20, Hero: $2.01)
Hero checks,
BTN bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10

Turn:
8♠ ($0.33, 2 players - BTN: $10.10, Hero: $1.91)Hero bets $0.20, BTN calls $0.20

River:
7♥ ($0.73, 2 players - BTN: $9.90, Hero: $1.71)Hero bets $0.23, BTN raises to $9.90 (all-in), 1 fold, Uncalled bet of $9.67 returned to BTN

Total Pot:
$1.19

BTN wins $1.15



thoughts
pf: he is so deep, a 3bet wont get me a fold anyway, see flop
flop: std cbet, could be anything … can i try to steal the pot with a cR? no, better play check/call try to stab it on the turn when i pick up something
turn: nice OESD as backup plan, stab and see what happens
river: 1/3p, give him a price he can pay with one, twopair, sets, when he minrR small, call // when i he reRaises big let it go.

But now im wondering was it maybe just a bluff with his huge stack or was it right to assume - to such a river checkraise im normaly dead?
 
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AKo in the SB

No Limit Hold'em $0.01/$0.02
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Stacks:
UTG - UTG (
$2.06)
MP - MP (
$2.67)
CO - CO (
$2.00)
BTN - BTN (
$2.08)
SB - Hero (
$2.01)
BB - BB (
$2.57)

Preflop: (
$0.03, 6 players) Hero is SB with A♥K♠3 folds, BTN raises to $0.05, Hero raises to $0.18, BB raises to $0.42, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.24

Flop:
Q♠6♦7♠ ($0.89, 2 players - Hero: $1.59, BB: $2.15)
Hero checks,
BB bets $0.56, 1 fold, Uncalled bet of $0.56 returned to BB

Total Pot:
$0.89

BB wins $0.86




How do you play AKo(oop) in at least 3b pots?
Can you call a 4bet or is it better to shove or fold anyway? **


Often i'd just shove it in this situation. But something hold me back, dunno.
(AKs i would shove)

But my dilemma when im thinking about it is:
(( My question is meant in a general way, population read; he = population uNL))
- The 4b looks really strong (i like the sizing), does he want me to shove? Thats why i ended up calling. **
- He has position could be an well placed steal because many SB 3b are with hands like KQo, KTs, AJo, aso which most likely fold to the 4bet. steal, steal, overstealing.

** So why im asking is: if i don't shove pf and give up initiative. I probably can't call/shove (with a 100BB stacks) if he cbets on the flop to something like 1/2p+ without a good draw or pair. And in that case is it still profitable to make the 4b/call with AKo oop? Does he give up often enough?

I think his range can be something between:
- KK+ on the flop above its 90/10 vs AKo
pf its 82/18 vs AKo
- QQ+, AK+ its 70/30% vs AKo
pf its 61/39% vs AKo and i have to pay about 26% of the pot
- 88+,ATs+,A5s-A2s,KQs,QJs,JTs,T9s,AQo+ its 60/40% vs AKo
pf its 45/55% vs AKo


What do you think?
 
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No Limit Hold'em $0.01/$0.02
PokerStars
6 players

Stacks:
UTG - UTG (
$2.48)
MP - MP (
$3.66)
CO - Hero (
$2.15)
BTN - BTN (
$1.49)
SB - SB (
$2.00)
BB - BB (
$4.26)

Preflop: (
$0.03, 6 players) Hero is CO with A♠ Q♥UTG raises to $0.06, MP calls $0.06, Hero calls $0.06, 1 fold, SB calls $0.05, 1 fold

Flop:
8♦ J♠ Q♣ ($0.26, 4 players - SB: $1.94, UTG: $2.42, MP: $3.60, Hero: $2.09)
SB checks, UTG checks, MP checks,
Hero bets $0.17, SB calls $0.17, 2 folds

Turn:
K♣ ($0.60, 2 players - SB: $1.77, Hero: $1.92)
SB checks, Hero checks

River:
A♥ ($0.60, 2 players - SB: $1.77, Hero: $1.92)SB bets $0.44, 1 fold, Uncalled bet of $0.44 returned to SB

Total Pot:
$0.60

SB wins $0.58



What do you think:
Is this a clear fold or would you have called?

I was very intrigued to call but didn't because every T is going to beat me hard, also 88, JJ and AK and at that moment I couldn't figure something else what would play like this. The bet size looks so much like a nice value bet for weaker hands.
 
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The best advice I can give to you would be to study opening ranges a bit more and also how it relates to table sizes. Relating to your first hand specifically, in a 4 handed cash game, yes indeed the first one to act preflop is technically UTG, but he is also in the cutoff (directly right to the button). Thus he will be opening way wider than 77+ and broadway hands. As to which exact range to put him on, I'm not entirely sure as well. Also depends on his play etc. But I know for a fact that the optimal hand for him to play is way wider than this. 78s for example could very well be in his range.
 
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