Monday, April 14, 2008

Discussion Hands!

3 different types of interesting hands...i'm posting them because there's many ways to play them, so I'm curious to see how you would have (kevin, alan, ak, wen, etc.)

I'll post my thought process in the upcoming days




Hand #1

MP ($63.55)
CO ($80.70)
Button ($52)
Hero ($29.50)
BB ($29.85)
UTG ($49.75)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8d, Jc.
4 folds, Hero completes, BB raises to $2.5, Hero calls $2.

Flop: ($5) Th, Ah, 8c (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $3.5, Hero calls $3.50.

Turn: ($12) 9c (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $3.5, Hero calls $3.50.

River: ($19) 8h (2 players)
Hero bets $20 (All-In), BB calls $20.

Final Pot: $59

Results below:
Hero has 8d Jc (three of a kind, eights).
BB doesn't show.
Outcome: Hero wins $59.





Hand #2

UTG ($104.65)
MP ($16.55)
CO ($49.25)
Hero ($28.40)
SB ($66.70)
BB ($53.25)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Ad, Kc.
UTG raises to $2, 2 folds, Hero raises to $6, 2 folds, UTG calls $4.

Flop: ($12.75) Ac, 7c, 2c (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $7, UTG calls $7.

Turn: ($26.75) Tc (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

River: ($26.75) 7h (2 players)
UTG bets $16, Hero calls $15.40 (All-In).

Final Pot: $57.55

Results below:
UTG has Jd Jc (flush, ace high).
Hero has Ad Kc (flush, ace high).
Outcome: Hero wins $57.55.



Hand #3

CO ($76.25)
Button ($16.55)
SB ($48.75)
Hero ($55.50)
UTG ($66.45)
MP ($52.50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2s, 2d.
1 fold, MP raises to $2, 3 folds, Hero calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.25) Ks, 2c, 5h (2 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $3, Hero raises to $6.5, MP calls $3.50.

Turn: ($17.25) Jh (2 players)
Hero bets $11, MP calls $11.

River: ($39.25) 2h (2 players)
Hero bets $33, MP calls $33 (All-In).

Final Pot: $72.25

Results below:
Hero has 2s 2d (four of a kind, twos).
MP doesn't show.
Outcome: Hero wins $105.25.

4 comments:

In terms of cool, I'm like a blazing inferno. said...

hands:
1. I would have folded preflop. No further explanation necessary.

2. I would have bet again on the turn. I guess you could maximize on the river by hitting the flush or maybe he had like A10 or something, but I would have made another bet on the turn.

3. probably would have played it just about the same. =/

Road to Rio said...

i think you read hand #2 wrong...the flush already came by the turn, which is why i checked the nuts...forcing him to have no idea where i'm at by the river, and call any bet with any club given the pot odds.

In terms of cool, I'm like a blazing inferno. said...

oops. i did read it wrong. lol. i was talking to sarah on the phone and trying to comment at the same time.

Unknown said...

hey kenny lemme comment on these hands:

1. this hand is so interesting because i think i would have played it differently than you on almost every street. preflop i would fold/reraise 90%/10%. what is your read on this guy? if he is laggy i would fold and wait for a better spot or reraise if he has shown that he can fold. the only way i think a call is profitable is if he is super tight and i think i can outlay him postflop.
on the flop i would fold/call/raise 25/50/25 depending on my read from before.
turn i would call/fold 90/10.
your river play is sick. he must have had AK-A9. i would probably never bet that river because i don't feel like i would get called by a worse hand very often. but most likely i would check call. so can you explain what read you had on him? value betting is a lost art in NLHE. nh.

2. standard. although i think in this case betting the turn would have gotten the same result.

3. i would have played it exactly the same. maybe raise more on the flop. the almost min raise looks suspicious to me. min raises often look like drawing hands to me, but there is no real draw on this board (i assume most fold 43 to pf raise) so min raise looks like extreme strength.