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Hand 1:
In a $1-3 game, UTG straddles for $6, UTG+1 limps and Hero raises to $17 with KJ in HJ.Yes, I think $17 is too small. A full pot raise would be to $27, which is my default raise size when raising in position verses a straddle and limpers. Note: I might even fold KJ in the HJ depending on the players yet to act — KJ is a “trouble” hand, but if I raise I want to punish the limpers.
Flop: Q83 w 2 diamonds. Pot is $69 with four players. Hero is last to act and bets $30, less than half pot. As a bluff, this bet is too small to get any hands with equity to fold. You might as well size down to $20 to see if this can take it down. An alternative is to bet about $50 with the intention of barreling on most turns.
Turn: Offsuit Jack, two players. BB donk-bets $70 into $129 and Hero eventually folds. Given the line you took, I think folding is the best option. If you call you will be in a tough spot facing a bet on the river. If you shove the turn you are representing a set and might well win the pot, but without more player info I couldn’t do it.
Hand 2:
QQ in EP opens for $15, 3 callers. Hero is third to act on the flop.Flop: 772. Hero bets $25 into $64. On such a dry flop making a small bet to target middling pairs 88-JJ is reasonable. When the former $2-5 player in BB check-raises to $150 (~full pot) you have to make a tough decision. He might just be trying to run you over and reads your small bet as weakness. With no information on the player, the table talk is of little value. I don’t mind the fold.
–jazbo
Recap: $1-3, UTG Straddle, Hero has JTo in SB and limps third for $6. Straddler raises to $21, four players.
[Question: Is straddling allowed elsewhere? I’m always curious as to why anyone straddles UTG if they can straddle on the button.]
A full pot raise by the straddler would be to $33, and being out of position a raise to $40 would make more sense, so I think his raise size is weak. Because you have no info on him it’s hard to put him on a range, but did you consider limp-re-raising (which is usually taken to be KK+)? A raise to $110+ would have a good chance to take it down preflop, which would be a fine result with JT out of position.
On the JT3r flop, Hero leads for $20 into $87. Very odd. Although you almost certainly have the best hand, you are out of position and giving great odds to AK, KQ, AJ and KJ to continue. I would prefer to bet $80+ and be happy to take it down on the flop. If you face a shove you would have to make a decision. As played, three go to the turn.
On the Ad turn there is now a flush draw possible and the Hero losing to AJ, KQ and a few other hands. You bet 1/3rd pot and only the straddler calls. Were you intending to fold to a shove? Did you want a call or a fold?
River 2s (a blank). Hero bet $110 into $257, gets a call and wins against an unknown hand. I actually like the sizing on the river. The Straddler just called on the flop which (for most players) caps his range at one pair. You chose a size that makes it hard to fold a one pair hand. Because river bluffs are so rare at this limit, he could probably get away if you shoved. Well done.
–jazbo
Hand 1: You had QQ in the small blind. After LP raises to $7 and the button calls, you raised to $22. That’s not even a pot-sized raise, which would be to about $28, but I would add another bet because of your poor position, raising to about $35. As played, the Villain 4-bet very small to $47 over your $22. You don’t gives stack sizes, but a shove is probably a better play than a call here (you have 56% EV against the Villains assumed range) — what is your plan if you don’t hit a set on the flop? (BTW, we also need to know what your image is at the table.)
Hand 2: You just got outdrawn here. Don’t worry about it. Are you usually C-Betting half-pot? A smaller bet (say $15 on the flop) will often be enough to win the pot or get calls from weaker hands, which is a good result (even though you lost this hand).
Hand 3: TT UTG is a tough hand to play, but you got a lucky flop, 733, giving you a vulnerable overpair. Once again, you chose to C-Bet half-pot. Once again, a small bet or a larger one might be better.
–jazbo
Sorry, I thought I included it – my first post.
Just in case: I’m in the cutoff with AA in a $1-3 game (uncapped buy-in). After four limps, I raise to $21 (with $655 behind). Four players call. On the Qd9d3c flop, I CBet $80 into $110, which only the LoJack calls. On the 9s turn, he shoves for $213. (Note: I actually called his bet, but I couldn’t figure out how to finish the ShareMyPair hand on my iphone without exposing the turn, river and the Villain’s hand, which should not factor into the analysis.)
My decision to call was partly based on the fact that the Villain had bluffed on an earlier hand when the board paired on the river. After busting, he rebought for $1000 and had been losing since then.
