Sweet & Sour!

The Sweetness

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.comFlopTurnRiver.com (Format: Plain Text)

MP2 ($30.75)
MP3 ($21.40)
CO ($25)
Button ($22.15)
SB ($15.36)
BB ($22.03)
UTG ($31.13)
UTG+1 ($25.20)
Hero ($22.74)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 7h, 7s. CO posts a blind of $0.25. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, 1 fold, MP3 raises to $2, 4 folds, UTG+1 calls $1.75, Hero calls $1.75.

Flop: ($6.60) Th, 5d, 7d (3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $3, MP3 raises to $6, UTG+1 calls $6, Hero calls $17.74 (All-In), MP3 calls $13.40 (All-In), UTG+1 calls $14.74.

Turn: ($67.48) 3d (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($67.48) Js (3 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $67.48

Results below:
UTG+1 has 5h 5s (three of a kind, fives).
Hero has 7h 7s (three of a kind, sevens).
MP3 has Kd Kh (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins $67.47.

Nice pot! I have been slow playing too much in the past when i flop a big hand. Now i adhere to the addage that in order to win a big pot you have to build one. In addition on this hand i'm leading into the pre-flop raiser with what could seen as a week bet but it also gives the wrong price to any flush draws out there.

With a min re-raise and a call from the utg+1 the pot is big enough that i just push. the only thing i'm worried about is the flush draw if anyone decides to chase, but of course i have outs to the boat.

Sour!

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from http://www.flopturnriver.comFlopTurnRiver.com (Format: Plain Text)

UTG ($13.70)
UTG+1 ($22.94)
MP1 ($14.77)
MP2 ($8.86)
MP3 ($34.30)
CO ($0)
Hero ($25)
SB ($46.70)
BB ($4.06)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Qs, As. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, MP3 calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1.75, 3 folds, MP3 calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.10) Qd, 9s, 6c (3 players)
MP3 checks, Hero bets $2, MP3 calls $2.

Turn: ($8.10) 8d (3 players)
MP3 bets $3, Hero calls $3.

River: ($14.10) Jc (3 players)
MP3 bets $6, Hero calls $6.

Final Pot: $26.10

Results below:
MP3 has Jh 9d (two pair, jacks and nines).
CO doesn't show.
Hero has Qs As (one pair, queens).
Outcome: MP3 wins $26.10.

On the face of it this seems like ur garden variety suckout... guy makes two pair on the river. but i think i made two mistakes on the hand. maybe one.

1. At first i was thinking i should've reraised the turn, however at the time i was concerned about JT, which is a hand that people like to play, so maybe the call was ok. also i dont think that this guy would have laid his pair and gutshot any way... fish!
2. My biggest mistake, and something i have to seriously work on, is the call on the river. all i have is TP, the board is coordinated and Opp is betting into me... fold and save the extra money.
3. DO NOT CALL A LARGE RIVER BET WITH JUST TP ON A DANGEROUS BOARD!
4. hmm... Just noticed this... Probably shouldve pot it or bet at least 2/3rd of the pot on the flop.... sigh poorly played on all streets!

Todays Results:
462 hands @ 18ptbb/100 -- 12/5

Made some poor plays like the one above but overall played well. Only got a chance to play one 2hr session today. would like to get in one in the moring and one in the afternoon before i have to get ready for work, about 1k hands total.