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[JackB03]

Here is my play at poker stars. Im JBAPP....I need different ideas on how to play this.

pokerstars Game #9666591920: Tournament #49061125, $3.00+$0.40 Hold'em No Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/04/29 - 13:52:05 (ET)
Table '49061125 1' 10-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: CallMeDodger (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: me ernie (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: JBAPP (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: superSMASHtv (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: Ries1972 (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: Bodo64 (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: l PHANTOM l (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: maggus76 (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: wvwoody (1500 in chips)
Seat 10: 10sguy1 (1500 in chips)
me ernie: posts small blind 10
JBAPP: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JBAPP [5c 2c]
superSMASHtv: folds
Ries1972: calls 20
Bodo64: folds
l PHANTOM l: folds
maggus76: folds
wvwoody: folds
10sguy1: raises 20 to 40
CallMeDodger: folds
me ernie: calls 30
JBAPP: calls 20
Ries1972: calls 20
*** FLOP *** [5s 5h Ks]
me ernie: checks
JBAPP: checks
Ries1972: checks
10sguy1: bets 50
me ernie: folds
JBAPP: calls 50
Ries1972: folds
*** TURN *** [5s 5h Ks] [3s]
JBAPP: checks
10sguy1: bets 50
JBAPP: calls 50
*** RIVER *** [5s 5h Ks 3s] [4s]
JBAPP: checks
10sguy1: bets 250
JBAPP: folds
10sguy1 collected 360 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 360 | Rake 0
Board [5s 5h Ks 3s 4s]
Seat 1: CallMeDodger (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: me ernie (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: JBAPP (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 4: superSMASHtv folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Ries1972 folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Bodo64 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: l PHANTOM l folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: maggus76 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: wvwoody folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: 10sguy1 collected (360)

 

[alan1983]

Raise the flopppppppppp

 

[MrDaMan]

I really see no problem calling a min raise to see the flop, but when you hit a flop out of position like this you bet it, you don't check it unless you plan to check raise.

Aggression, use your chips as tools, you have to bet to know where you are.

2 spades on the flop you absolutely have to bet and re-raise to find out for sure.

Checking on the turn is not an option either, did he hit his flush? How do you know unless you re-raise or get re-raised? Bet, bet, bet, poker is a game of betting and aggression.

The turn is another spade, 4 spades and you hold none, the hand shouldn't have gotten this far. If you were aggressive and he was still calling you at this point then you can check and fold.

The old addage "Better to win a small pot than lose a big one" comes to mind.

A bet is like a mouse click, what kind of information did you get from that click? If you just sit back and call or check you can get pop-ups and virus's and stuff. Bet's are tells use them.