Some hand advice needed please

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lukeellul92

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I'm stumped! Last night was a bad night . Some advice needed

Last night, cash game $2/$5 live game at my local casino.

Friday night poker, tables playing fairly loose except for me and another regular who try to keep our game tight.

I'm small blind, I get 9d10d
big blind posts $5
UTG+1 raises to $20
Cutoff calls $20
I call $20
BB folds.

Flop comes 4s5d8d
I check
UTG+1 raises to $50
Cutoff folds
I call $50

Turn shows Ad
I bet $75 or so
UTG+1 calls

river shows a 7c
I bet $125
UTG+1 calls

He has 2dJd, his flush wins.

His stack at start of the hand was around $800
Mine was around $400

I had a flush, it was hard to fold, I got a bit happy when I saw the Ace come on the turn, I figured it kinda put my hand ahead.
What got me was, the UTG+1 was the regular who keeps his game tight, or so I thought.? I wouldn't call 2dJd out of position or rarely ever, but I feel like my play here wasn't good either.
Any advice?



Also on a second hand here, the one that busted me last night.
Same table, same stakes


I was button, I get dealt 9s10s (lucky hand hey -.-)
Small blind folds
Big blind raises to $20 (BB is still the regular player)
Everyone folds
I Call $20

Flop comes 3d Js 7s
Big blind raises to $100
MY stack at this point is only around $120 since I lost the flush from before and struggled to build back up.
I shove all in.
He snap calls

Turn shows 3c River shows Ad

BB Reveals pocket 10s.
I missed all my outs and busted.

Was the right move here to shove? Or was it an easy fold?

Advice on either of these hands would be appreciated as they have me stumped into my play atm, I'm trying very hard here to improve my game.

If you need any more information please ask. Tried to explain as best I can.
 
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On the first one, you got coolered, so it's inevitable that you were going to take a hit. Two flushes is unusual, of course, but it happens - and the 2nd best hand gets bitten. Since you were out of position, checking either the turn or river might have saved you one of those bets. It's unlikely that he would have checked the turn along with you, since he bet the flop. But if you check-call the turn, then check on the river, he might think you're slow playing the nut flush and checked it down, saving you the last bet.

Was it 6 handed or 9/10 handed? Either way, your villain raising from early position with J2s is highly questionable. Was he a novice that that played any two cards simply because they were suited, or was he a skilled player that was planning to outplay everyone post flop? If he was a novice, then he probably wasn't thinking about what you had and would have kept firing bets. If he was skilled, he may have put you on a flush draw and slowed down when the 3rd diamond hit, worried that you had the K or Q of diamonds. I'm guessing he's a novice, because even the most skilled player is not going to try to outplay a loose table with that hand from that position.

On the second one, I'm a little confused on the preflop betting. Did you limp preflop, then have the BB raise you, and you called? Someone may need to correct my math - but since you have 12 outs and you'll see 2 cards with you all-in bet, you have approximately 48% chance to win. Your call is $100 to win $242, or 41%. If you factor in the remaining $20 you have left, you're betting $120 to win $282, or 43% (the overbets sometimes throw me, so forgive me if my math is jacked up). If I'm figuring this correctly, your play was mathematically correct.

However, since you did not plan to continue playing if you lost, the prudent thing to do is fold and wait for a better opportunity. You're still looking for a shot to double up, but with 24 big blinds left, you have time to get all your chips in when you are ahead, rather than on a draw.
 
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