Some .25/0.5 hands with same villain

digiman

All my hands are from the one table where I have been playing pretty bad, I sat in with $50 (my usual buy in unless all the stacks are high with 1 or 2 fish I know I wil buy in for $100).

My 2nd hand at table:
CO ($56.10)
Button ($30.02)
SB ($35.64)
Villain 1($62.92) 77/1.75
UTG ($14.84)
MP ($50.75) [Hero]

Hero is MP with Kd, Kh
Preflop: (5 players, $0.75)
UTG folds, Hero calls $0.50 and raises $2, Button calls $2.50, SB folds, BB calls $2

Flop: Ad, Jc, 8h (3 players, $7.75)
BB checks, Hero checks, Button bets $2, BB calls $2, Hero calls $2

Is checking really bad here, I just hate the A on the flop and these players will never fold the A

Turn: 9d (3 players, $13.75)
BB checks, Hero bets $4, Button calls $4, BB calls $4

River: Ts (3 players, $25.75)
BB checks, Hero...

What is my move now? And how could I have played this differently?

Hand 2

CO ($5.11)
Button ($41.33)
SB ($22.62)
BB ($64.19)
Villain ($35.26)
MP ($56.91) [Hero] 57/12

Hero is MP with Ks, Ah
Preflop: (6 players, $0.75)
UTG calls $0.50 and raises $1, Hero calls $1.50 and raises $3, 4 folds, UTG calls $3
Is this reraise correct here?

Flop: 3d, Kd, 6d (2 players, $9.75)
UTG checks, Hero bets $4, UTG calls $4 and raises $6
Should I be folding to his check raise or shoving thinking I have the best of it and he has Ad?

SB ($9.50)
BB ($49.71)
UTG ($24.01)
MP ($64.44) Same villain as hand 1
CO ($62.91)
Button ($50.65) [Hero]

Hero is Button with As, Kh
Preflop: (6 players, $0.75)
UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50 and raises $3, 3 folds, MP calls $3, CO calls $3

Flop: 4s, Tc, Kc (3 players, $11.75)
MP checks, CO checks, Hero bets $3, MP calls $3, CO folds

Turn: Jd (2 players, $17.75)
MP checks, Hero bets $4, MP calls $4 and raises $4

What now with his min raise? It stinks of a trips or possible straight but I doubt this against this player

Last hand, same villain as hand 1 and 3. I usually raise $2 but against him I raise more as i know he will definetely call me with and 2 cards and I want money in the pot.

BB ($67.52)
UTG ($56.41)
MP ($22.01)
CO ($39.94) same villain again
Button ($64.51)
SB ($55.65) [Hero]

Hero is SB with Js, Jh
Preflop: (6 players, $0.75)
2 folds, CO calls $0.50, Button folds, Hero calls $0.25 and raises $3, BB folds, CO calls $3

Flop: 5d, 3d, 8h (2 players, $7.5)
Hero checks, CO bets $0.50, Hero calls $0.50 and raises $3, CO calls $3 and raises $3

I check here intending to check raise as i think he will bet given our history. Does his $0.5 bet stink or what and what about his min raise again. Can I put him on trips here?

ianmc38

Your bet sizing is awful in each hand.

Hand 1

I'd mostly bet the flop. You've raised preflop and most people raise Ax so they expect you to have one.

Hand 2

I'd raise more preflop, probably 5 more. Most people dont open small PPs preflop at those levels, so I doubt he has a set. KQd, KJd even QQ/JJ/TT appear alot here. I'd probably call and shove any non diamond turn.

And yes, 3 betting AK preflop is super standard unless UTG is a huge nit.

Your 4 bet into a pot of 10 is horrible. I'd bet around 8 or 9.

Hand 3

again the bet sizing is horrific. You bet 3 into a pot of 12 when there's all kinds of draws out there. Bet 9 or a similar amount. AQ just got there on the turn. I'd need a read to be able to say how to continue on, but I'd call his minraise and hope to get a cheap showdown.

Hand 4

Again your bet size sizing is horrible, raising 3 into a pot of 8. I'd reraise his minraise to 15 or so and mostly call a shove, but it would depend on what he'd showndown previously with his minraises.

But seriously sort out those bet sizes. They are really really bad.

gocall01

Completely agree with ianmc38 here on your bet sizing.
It is something I have tried to sorted out with pretty good results.

I play at this level or the level above from time to time so here is my 2 cents:
H1:
I think about $5 on the flop is correct.
As stated they expect you to have the Ace also as you opened preflop.
It is a re-evaluate on the turn if called, I would usually double barrell depending on the turn.

H2:
I might reraise more here or even just flat call (as advocated by a well know poster -just can't recall the name at the moment).
As played I raise the flop to $7.
I think you are ahead of this c/r enough to call the turn and re-evaluate.

H3:
Flop ok or again I might just flat call but rasie is better here as it is just limped to you.
Raise to $9-$10 on flop.
Turn, I would probably bet $12-$14 but I think this is where I may have a leak.

H4:
Preflop ok.
Flop rasie $6.
A for the set, will the villain limp with small pairs and then call a raise to see the flop?
Has he done this before?


Anyway, get your bet sizing sorted out and your game will improve.