$10/20 at the Wynn last night....
Hand of the Day #1
Third hand at table. I limp UTG with AQos. MP has $650 and just shoves, everyone folds to me. No reads on player, as he had just folded the previous 2 hands I was there. Your move.
What I did
I folded. He did it a bunch the next few hands too. Actually got up to $2400 before leaving. Said he had JK that had.
What I think I should've done
Sucks to have to make this call without any read. Only hand I really fear is AK, as I don't think AA/KK/QQ ever push there. As long as 15% of the time hes pushing with AQ/AJ/QK/JK type hands then I can handle the coin flips the other times. But then again I don't mind the line of thought that says to wait until I get more info on a player, as if hes doing this now with weakish hands then he probably won't stop anytime soon. Not sure really, but don't mind the fold.
Hand of the Day #2
Villian for the next few hands is a foreign kid who bought in fairly deep. He seems fairly LAGish...nothing crazy, but doing his fair share of preflop raises and continuation bets.
He raises to $80, I call on button with 44, BB calls.
Flop comes 237 rainbow. BB checks, he bets $140, I call, BB folds.
Turn is an ace, he checks. Whats your move and whats your plan for the rest of the hand and all possible situations that may arrive?
What I did
I checked behind. River was a total blank, he bet, I folded.
What I think I should've done
I like my play. I usually won't mind bluffing here, but the fact that I have the straight draw giving me 6 outs instead of the normal 2 makes me want to take a free card a bit more.
Hand of the Day #3
Same villian as above.
He raises to $80 in MP, button calls, I call from BB with AJ of spades. I can definitely see the argument for folding here, since the majority of the time I'm going to miss the flop and check/fold, and even when I do hit it I'm still unsure of where I stand. Probably a mistake to be honest.
Flop comes 3JK rainbow. I check, he bets $180, button folds. Whats your move and plan for the rest of the hand.
What I did
I called with the intention of check/folding the turn- if he can two barrel bluff then he deserves the pot. If he checks behind and the turn and river are harmless then I check/call river.
Turn is a 4, I check, he checks.
River is another jack. Your move.
What I did
I bet $500, he folded.
What I think I should've done
The jack changes things a lot. Now, hes beating absolutely nothing with QQ. Now My hand has a ton of value and can get paid off by a worse jack. Now a king(or even AA) that played pot control on the turn.
My two options here are to check and hope to induce a bluff or to value bet. I think a value bet either has to be pretty big(which is why I like my $500) to look suspicious or ridiculously small(like $100) to get the "eh, can't fold for that" call.
I think I like my line best here, but I'd be willing to listen to other viewpoints.
Hand of the Day #4
Same villian as above.
He raises to $80 in MP, two guys in LP call. I raise to $400 on the button with AA. He reraises to $1600. Both LP callers fold.
$1200 more to me. I started the hand with around $8500, he has me covered. Your move.
What I did
I flat called.
What I think I should've done
5 betting here gets rid of anything except maybe KK unless hes bad imo(which hes not). Yes we are deep and we need to get some chips into play, but getting $1600 in preflop is more than enough to play a huge(all in) pot later on. I have position, a good idea of his range, and AA....I feel comfortable flat calling here for sure.
Flop comes AKT with 2 diamonds. He checks. Your move.
What I did
I bet $1500. He folded.
What I think I should've done
I think a bet is absolutely necessary here because I can't give QQ or JJ a free straight draw(plus the odd chance that he has two diamonds). If he has KK then he has to pay me off imo. If he has AK or TT theny he maybe can get away from it, but it'll be tough.
I like my bet a lot because it looks like a stab at the pot for sure. I hate a medium sized bet($2000-$4000) because it neither looks suspicious or like a small stab. The only other option I like is all in because it looks like "I have a good but vulnerable hand and want to end it now like AK...maybe even AQ although I know that I would never be in the hand now with that....dunno if he knows that).
I showed one ace after the hand....don't really know why. I looked at both cards though before flipping one over(so as to make it seem as if they both weren't aces)....meh, probably a pretty pointless act really.
Hand of the Day #5
Villian in this hand has been very LAGish preflop and with continuation bets. But just one or two hands before he made a pretty horrible laydown imo and we saw that he was bluffed. I wasn't in the hand, so I wasn't paying attention enough to have full details, but what I saw was that someone bet $750 on the turn on a 47JJ with 2 clubs board and he called. River was a king, the guy went all in for $1550 more....he showed AJ and folded very very quickly(like almost instantly)...guy showed 56 of clubs for a missed combo draw. Really strange fold, especially considering how LAGish he had been playing- if you're playing LAG you have to expect people to play back lighter and therefore call down lighter, no?
Anyway, I'm not sure what to make of it though....on one hand, I know he can be bluffed. But on the other hand, he now may be tilting and/or less likely to be bluffed as a result of this hand.
UTG raises to $60, I call with TJ of clubs in MP, guy to my immediate left calls, villian makes it $260. UTG calls.
At this point i'm getting over 3-1(and most likely over 4-1 since other guy will now be priced in and I call). Other guy calls.
I fully understand that both of my calls here are pretty loose, and I could definitely find a fold there.
Flop comes KT7 with two clubs. UTG checks. Stack sizes are:
UTG: $3000
My immediate left: $3000
Villian: $2100
Me: have them all covered
Whats your plan here going forward?
What I did
I checked, guy checked, villian bet $600, UTG folded....I thought for a while before raising to $1500, they both folded.
What I think I should've done
I think my line was pretty perfect. If they both check behind, then my hand is still strong enough(if I don't hit the flush) to check/call a reasonable turn bet.
Ended up winning $3400 in less than 3 hours....nice return to playing. Overall felt as if I was playing very well, was very patient, and I'm actually back to enjoying playing live again.
He's on his way home now, but I don't know if he'll be posting tonight.You fought the good fight, My Good Friend Assani.Amanda
Show me them boobs, darlin'.
As played I like the C-R on the flopCongrats on the win 
As played I like the C-R on the flopCongrats on the win 
As played I like the C-R on the flopCongrats on the win 
