Mixed hands
**** Hand 1 **
Draw in a raised pot
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $3/$6
6 players
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Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with K♠ Q♠
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, Hero raises, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, Button calls, SB calls.
Flop: 5♦ 8♠ 6♠ (10SB, 5 players)
SB bets, Hero calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, Button raises, SB calls, Hero 3-bets, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, Button caps, SB folds, Hero calls, UTG+1 calls.
Turn: T♣ (12.5BB, 3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, Button bets, Hero calls, UTG+1 raises all-in $9, Button 3-bets, Hero calls.
River: 2♣ (20BB, 2 players + 1 all-in - Main pot: 17BB, Sidepot 1: 3BB)
Hero checks, Button bets, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: 1BB returned to Button.
Results:
Final pot: 20BB
Even against so many limpers we can raise KQs because of our equity edge.
The pot will be bigger preflop and the opponents will go to showdown more often which increases our implied odds.
To the donkbet on the flop we should just call to not knock the players behind us out.
After the raise we can 3-bet for value even if this discloses our hand.
On the turn we are confronted with muh action but we have to call here because of our monsterdraw.
We don't improve and villian will have a very strong hand so we fold our -high naturally.
* Hand 2 **
Monsterdraw in a unraised pot
Full Tilt Poker
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $3/$6
6 players
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Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is BB with T♥ 9♥
4 folds, SB calls, Hero checks.
Flop: J♣ 6♥ Q♥ (2SB, 2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB calls.
Turn: T♠ (3BB, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.
River: 3♣ (3BB, 2 players)
SB bets, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: 1BB returned to SB.
Results:
Final pot: 3BB
Hero is only checking preflop but a raise would be better to gt the initiative which would give us some fold equity on the flop. Villian will have very often a hand whih he has to fold on the flop to our continuation bet.
On the flop we raise immediatelybecause the pot is unraised preflop and the opponent has to fold nearly all hand with which he didn't improve. If he does so we gain if he folds a hand with 6 or more outs against us which is very likely.
On the turn we improve to a pair but we should chhck behind because we won't get a better hand to fold and there are only very few hands which care worse than our own. Additioally we don't have bets on the turn and river and a check/raise in such a small pot would be bad.
On the river we should call his bet because we might be ahead of some straightdraws which might try a bluffagainst us.
* Hand 3 *****
Donk or c/r river?
Reads: 3-bets rarely preflop.
Known players: (for a description of vp$ip, pfr, ats, folded bb, af, wts, wsd or hands click here)
[tg]Position:hands/vp$ip/pfr/af/wts/ats/foldbb/w$sd;BU:36/44/19/1.0/50/50/14/57;[/tg]
5/10 Fixed-Limit Hold'em (6 handed)
Hand recorder used for this poker hand: Texas Grabem 1.9 by www.pokerstrategy.com.
Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 9♠, A♣
MP2 folds, Hero raises, CO folds, BU 3-bets, 2 folds, Hero calls.
Flop: (7.40 SB) 9♣, 6♠, K♦ (2 players)
Hero checks, BU bets, Hero calls.
Turn: (4.70 BB) T♥ (2 players)
Hero checks, BU bets, Hero calls.
River: (6.70 BB) 9♦ (2 players)
Hero checks, BU checks.
Final Pot: 6.70 BB
We are preflop and get a 3-bet from a very tight opponent.
On the flop we hit a midpair but we should stay passive because AQ, AJ and AT only has 3 outs against us and against eveything else we are behind. (Known as wa/wb situation.)
The turn is a overcard and we stay in wa/wb mode.
The river should be played donk/3bet and a check/raise attempt is a clear mistake because he will take a freesd with AQ, AJ, AT and 88 but would call a bet with them.
If we don't improve we can fold to his bet because we are to often beat against his tight preflop range.
