In a live cash game of no limit Texas Hold'em, 4 handed, I am in UTG with a stack of 6270 holding a hand of QQ. the blinds are 10/20. I raised to 50, player in dealer seat raised to 100, I raised to 170. SB and BB called. Dealer folded. SB was deeper in stack than me.

Flop: 9TJ rainbow

SB bet 500 which is full pot.

BB folded, I called.

Pot: 1500
Turn: 9
SB bet 2000. I hesitated over whether I should just call or push shove. I decided to just call

1/3 NLHE, 8 handed

Table is very loose passive except for the two players on H's left. People are going to the mats with TPGK, 2ndNFD, OESD without clean outs, etc. Game is deep but capped at 500$. I've played one or two hands and lost half my stack and plan to just rip the rest in and go home.

HH: H opens AKo UTG, LP unknown 3-bets 2.5x from CO, V1 cold calls SB, H 4-bets 2.5x more, CO calls, V1 calls. 3-ways checks all the way down on J-7-

Hi all,

Played this hand today at my local $2/$5 game.

Action folds to me in the button. I look down at T♥9♠ and open to $15. SB folds and a regular rec opponent of mine calls in the BB. I have $500 behind and I have him covered.

The flop comes down 9♣9♥7♣ and villain leads for $20. I call.

The turn is the 6♥. Villian bets $60, I call.

The river is the K♦. Villain checks, I bet $125 for value. Villain waits for a moment and then jams for $400.

Hero.

Villain 1 = utg with ~100bb
Villain 2 = utg+1 with ~200bb
Villain 3 = c/o with ~80bb
Hero = button with ~200bb

Villains 1 & 2 are very loose and frequently raise or call raises pf, on flop, etc
Villain 3 has decent knowledge of the game. He makes some loose calls but he definitely has awareness.

PF action: villain 1 open raises to $25 (not terribly abnormal for him). Villain 2 calls (also pretty standard). Villain 3 also calls. Hero calls (pr

1/2 nl, $500 buy-in. The villain was one of those guys with sunglasses and backpack and all that. At this point I don't know much about how he plays except I see him 3-betting preflop a lot. Shortly before this hand, I had 4-bet him pre and he folded. It may have been getting a little competitive between us but only mildly.

Now the hand. Some people limp. Hero has Ac3c on the BTN, raises to $15. Villain in SB 3-bets to $60. Hero calls.

Flop:
2

5/5

$500 effective

HJ - Loose-tight rec player. Sees a lot of flops, but not really an action guy.

The table dynamic has been kind of tight lately.

Hero MP A♣Q♠ raises to $20, HJ calls

Flop($50) J♦ 8♠ 2♠

x x

Turn($50) 5♠

Hero bets $35, HJ calls

River($120) 9♥

Hero bets $150

I was thinking that, after my opponent's passive line, his range seemed rather weak and capped. So I decided to overbet to push him off pairs.

Is the line overall okay? And what do you thi

Hand 1.

5/5

~$600 effective

UTG - Solid reg

Hero (CO)

BU - Unknown middle-aged Asian

UTG raises to $20, Hero(CO) J♠ J♣ calls, BU calls

Flop($70), J♦ 7♠ 4♣

UTG x, Hero bets $35, BU calls

Turn($140) 9♦

Hero bets $100, BU jams for ~$550, Hero - ?

Question: What is the bottom of your calling range here?

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Hand 2

5/5

~$800 effective

CO - Nasty rec player, who plays very aggressively preflop but tightens up postflop.

SB -

Very deep $2/5 game, effective stacks $2,300. I am new to this table don't know any of the players but have seen the limper play fishy
One limper to me on the btn with T9c I open to $20 get called from the sb and the limper calls (utg).

Pot ~60
Flop:
6c,7c,2h
Sb checks, limper donks $30 ( he is not a thinking player) I just call on the btn with my combo draw. Sb CR to $130, limper calls I overcall.

Pot ~450
Turn is a 5c giving me the flush. Sb l

1/3 NLHE 5 handed

New casino for me on a Wednesday after work, lots of blue collar workers having a beer and losing money. Game is the easiest I've seen in a long time.

UTG - 400$ Has been seen limping AQo and calling my UTG open to 15 next to act with AQs. Very sticky post. Has called 2/3rds pot OTR with A high.

MP - 600$ Has limped every hand and plays 100% fit or fold post. His raising range is the nuts. His betting range is close to the n

1-3 live 9 handed

Utg: Strattle 10
Hero: KK call 10
Fold:
Utg+3: bet 25
Fold:
Fold:
Fold:
Sb: call 25
Bb: fold
Utg: fold
Hero: raise to what?

I already have an idea on how much I should raise here but I’m wondering if most people are going to suggest I raise here.

I’m aware of the dangers of limping but given this table I thought that would be extremely unlikely to not get raised by someone.

So villain is OMC like - old, seen him min 3b pre with AA, xb rivers when the river is sort of scary but u should bet (like he has AK on AK249 and flush comes in and it’s x to him), bets way too big to deny equity, etc. So he raises to 15, another player calls, i 3b to 50 with AQ, only he calls.

FLOP A 57r $118

x, i bet 25, he xr to 50, i call

seems like i should just fold at this point. i doubt he is raising anything that AQ beats….Ax that i

NLHE 5/10

Eff stack 5K.
Hero/villain are the two biggest stacks at the table and have been playing quite a bit against each other.
Villain is a LAG opponent playing down in stakes (typically a 10/10/25 player).

Preflop:
Villain (UTG+3) raises to 35
Folds to hero (BB) with Q♥Q♦
Hero 3 bet BB to 150. Villain calls.

Flop: J♠6♣4♥
Pot 305

Hero c-bets 90. Villain calls.

Turn: J♣
Pot 485
Hero checks. Villain bets 250. Hero calls.

River Q♠
Pot 985

Hero?

Was torn between

5/5

MP ($300) - A loose-passive fish, always limping.

Hero ($500) - Been playing at this table for only 1 hour. I've been aggressive in a few spots, 3-bet once, and folded to a jam.

BU ($500+) - A new player at the table. I haven't seen a showdown from him yet, but I'm fairly certain he's not very good. Appears to be a recreational player who likes to see flops.

MP limps, Hero(HJ) K♥J♦ raises to $25, BU calls, MP calls

Flop($85) J♣ 3♣ 2♦

MP leads $50,

A Clueless NL Noob Reaches 1000 Hours of Live 1/3 NL

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So villain is loose pre, limps etc but other than that i dont really know much. We did play a hand a few sess ago where he donked turn when i had KK on a Q high board where he made a straight then river came a flush completing card and he x to me so i vb thinking he had Q - he tank called. And he’s caught me bluffing smal before.

i do think he won’t 3b his straddle here with a trash hand - most like top 15% or whatever. 99+,

5/5 game, with $500 cap.

UTG+1 ($300) - OMC
Hero (HJ) - $500
MP ($600+) - Unknown player, but seems solid.

UTG limps, UTG+1 calls, MP raises to $30, Hero with A♠J♠ calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop ($100): 6♠ 9♦ J♦
UTG+1 leads for $100, MP calls, Hero calls.

Turn ($300): 4♣
x x, Hero bets $100, MP calls.

River ($500): 2♣
MP checks, Hero ??

I have a few questions here:

What do you think about my preflop play? Should I really consider 3-betting here? I feel like in thes

2/3 500 max, 8 handed, I sat down 3 hands ago while I was UTG and now on the button,

Villain is effective stack ~460
Villain is UTG
Villain is top 10-15% in 2/3 player pool and uncertain if studied;

Villain opens UTG to 15, UTG +1 calls, hero on button 3b! With AKss to 60, UTG thinks for about 30-45 seconds and 4b! To 170, UTG+1 calls and hero thinks and calls.

Hero:
I rarely have a 5b! Range to protect my overall range
Think flatting vs a good p

2/5, 8 Max, $1000 max bi, 4th hand on a newly opened feeder table so all my reads are tenative. All players are new to me except V3.

V1 UTG, mawg, opens to 15. He's played every hand so far on a seemingly fit or fold (FOF) basis.

V2 utg+1, owg, FOF style, 75% vpip, calls.

V3 in LJ, mabg, total spaz who I have history with, makes lots of moves, vpip = 90%, extremely bad. Buys in small at $300 repeatedly. Extra loose till he doubles or trip

This $2/5 games plays deep with a $2k cap and often runs as $2/5/10. This hand was not straddled.

Hero jams KK overpair on dry run out, paired board in 3b pot SB v CO. I believe board was 8hi with the flop being QQ6

Jam is $1200 effective into a $900 pot targeting calls from smaller overpairs from what appears to be a very capable player. I could have just value bet something like $700 I guess but I thought polarizing was better to get max va

These are acronyms that you'll see often in posts ITF (In this Forum). If you think of one that should be added, or run in to one that isn't on the list, please post ITT (In This Thread), and we'll add it.

2p - Two Pair
3-bet - A re-raise. The third bet on a given street
3b - 3-bet
3! - 3-bet
4-bet - a re-re-raise. The fourth bet on a given street
5-bet - come on. You get the pattern.
o - (eg JTo) The cards are not suited

Effective stack 280. 9 handed

Hero: KK in UTG+3.

Fold, fold, UTG+2 calls.

Hero: raises to 20
Folds to small blind who calls, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: Ks, 10s, 6s.

Sb: checks, utg+2 checks, Hero: bets 25, call call.

Turn: 5c.

Check, check, hero: bets 40, sb: calls, utg+2 raises to 140.

Hero:?

I am thinking that the biggest likelihood here is that I am probably up against a flush. There is the possibility of 2 pair or a set however I think that most of the t

5/10 NLHE .
Eff stack ~2K.

Villain (UTG+1) is relatively new to the table, no significant reads but I've seen him before at these stakes. Seems to be a capable, thinking player. Young-middle aged asian guy.

UTG limps
Villain raises to 50 UTG+1
Hero calls with 2♣2♥ in CO.
SB calls.
BB folds.
Limper folds.

Flop (3 ways): A♠J♦2♠
Pot 165
SB checks.
Villain (UTG+1) checks.
Hero (CO) bets 55.
Button calls.
Villain raises to 300.
Hero calls.
Button folds.

Turn: A♥
Po

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