[Closed] NL SSS by IngolPoker

IngolPoker · 2008-09-21T18:58:12Z

Hi, this is going to be a thread where i post the results from my coaching session, post interesting hands and try to discuss a few strategic questions i talked about in the coaching. First the results :) I played 464 hands and lost 1,70$ (or 17BB) This was the hand i lost the most on :( Grabbed by Holdem Manager NL Holdem $0.10(BB) Replayer Game#8166667017 SB ($2) BB ($12) UTG ($2.15) UTG+1 ($2.25) UTG+2 ($13.30) MP1 ($1.15) Hero ($1.90) CO ($6.65) BTN ($1.60) Dealt to Hero A:heart:K:diamond: fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.40, fold, fold, fold, call, FLOP ($0.85) J:club:7:heart:K:heart: check, Hero bets $0.60, UTG raises to $1.20, Hero raises to $1.50, UTG calls $0.30, TURN ($3.85) J:club:7:heart:K:heart:Q:club: RIVER ($3.85) J:club:7:heart:K:heart:Q:club:5:diamond: UTG shows 7:club:7:diamond: (Flop 92.9%, Turn 90.9%) Hero shows A:heart:K:diamond: (Flop 7.1%, Turn 9.1%) UTG wins $3.50 I raise AK preflop and go broke on the flop with top pair top kicker. Standard play, but unlucky this time. Lets see if the opponent was right to call before the flop hoping to hit a set: He hits his set in about 1 out of 8 times. So he loses his 40ct preflop investment 7 out of 8 times because he has to fold to my contibet without a set. 1 out of 8 times he wins my stack. If we run the situation 8 times he loses 7x40ct and wins 1x190ct, so overall he loses 90ct, 11 ct on average. Bad play on his part :) Of course my assumptions are a bit simplistic but the result is correct. The real result is even worse for him because i will not always lose my stack because i dont go broke on every flop. Another interesting hand was the following: Grabbed by Holdem Manager NL Holdem $0.10(BB) Replayer Game#8165977180 SB ($3.90) Hero ($1.75) UTG ($10.65) UTG+1 ($2.25) UTG+2 ($2.45) MP1 ($2) MP2 ($9.75) CO ($4) BTN ($5.60) Dealt to Hero 8:diamond:4:diamond: fold, fold, fold, fold, check, fold, fold, check, FLOP ($0.25) Q:diamond:K:diamond:J:club: Hero bets $0.20, CO folds, , Hero shows 8:diamond:4:diamond:, Hero wins $0.25 I get a freeplay with 84 in diamond against a CO poster. I bet the flop because a) my opponent has shown weakness preflop. If he would have high cards he would typically have raised. Often he will have missed the flop and has to fold b) if he calls, i still have a flushdraw to improve to the best hand. So, when can we bet the flop though we have nothing? The opponent must have shown weakness. Its ideal if he completed the SB and checked to us in the BB on the flop, because he showed weakness twice. A few more factors (though often hard to see) are a) the opponent shouldnt be a callingstation b) he should dislike the flop I am not saying that you should bet any flop with any cards when you are HU in a freeplay. But given some circumstances it can be a very profitable play. I would appreciate a few opinions and a discussion here :) Of course, you shall also use this thread to post your feedback. What is good, what is terrible, where can i improve? What are you missing in this thread in the reviews? I surely forgot a lot now, so just go ahead and write sth :)