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Preflop, I’d prefer a 3bet or fold, but short-handed a flat call probably won’t get you into too much trouble.
Post-flop, your hand might be a bit too strong to turn into a bluff, especially on the turn. You’re not likely to fold out many hands stronger than yours for that sizing, and you block a lot of draws when you have a 10 in your hand. Also, you’d hate to face a sizable raise with a hand that has both immediate showdown equity and a draw.
So I would either size up or check back.
A few things need clarification: were you in the SB? If so, did the UTG limp/minraise or limp/call or open raise? You implied you were first to act before the flop so you couldn’t have been in the SB, right? Also what was the EFFECTIVE stack? The effective stack is the smallest stack size involved in the hand. So you can’t have one player with a 280 effective stack and another player with a 140 effective stack and another player with a 300 effective stack etc. To avoid confusion, simply note the size of the one effective stack. Also, you should be checking your entire range from out of position in a raised pot, or you will generally find yourself only getting action from hands which are better than yours. Additionally, you fold out hands that might potentially have bluffed. So if your opponent has a hand like, KJ, you could check to him and let him bluff into you whereas if you bet he just folds and you win a smaller pot. Perceptive players will also sometimes bluff-raise you with those types of hands too. And I would suggest betting either for value (trying to get a worse hand to call) or as a bluff (trying to get a better hand to fold). Betting or raising just to “see where I’m” is a good way to lose money that you didn’t need to lose.
Sorry for the long response. Hoped this helped!
I don’t think you butchered it as hard as you think. Even though you’re committed, it’s not always necessary to jam your whole stack in if you think you can get value on a later street. You’re obviously never folding after the flop so why not let him keep piling money in? Remember we make money from our opponents’ mistakes and your opponent made several mistakes in this hand.
On that note, winning hands that you’ve played poorly definitely is a thing. It’s almost embarrassing to show down a hand that you’ve butchered and still won. Just make a note of how the hand has affected your image and adjust accordingly. Cheers!
Recent hand from $1-$3
Hero ($400+) UTG raises to $11 w 8d8s
Villain ($600+) calls
2 others callFlop Qs 8c 4d
H bets 21
V calls
Others foldTurn 7h
H bets 30
V raises to 80
H to 180
V shoves
H calls
V shows Q7ddRiver…
QhI lost a pot worth nearly three buy-ins after getting it in as a 96% favorite with 1 card to come.
I thought you played it fine. Stack sizes make it awkward to get it in good OTT but even if she showed you her hand you’re still getting the right price to call 31 more.
Hi I’m new to the forum and I’d also be interested. I play 1-3 here in Pittsburgh. I don’t get to play as often as I used to, but I take the game very seriously and I’m always looking to improve.
If anyone wants, we could also follow each other on Share My Pair. My user name there is also Tanks_A_Lot.
I would agree with the above advice, especially the QT hand. Fold pre but definitely don’t just donk lead into 4 players with top pair.
I would like to share some advice on bankroll management that I learned (painfully) over time: don’t play if you’re scared to lose. You mentioned in your post that you were scared to lose both buy-ins in one sitting, and if that is the case then you shouldn’t even be there. Scared money never wins and that has been proven time and time again (it took me a while to accept this.)
This is not to say you can’t win if you don’t buy in for the max, it’s just that if the money is too important for you to lose, you won’t be able to execute a sound strategy. You’ll be afraid to pull the trigger on that third barrel or stack off with top pair in situations where game theory or your reads otherwise warrant it. Trust me. That voice in the back of your head gets louder as the pot gets bigger.
That said, some cash game players buy in full and are prepared to reload multiple times. If you do this you can afford to play speculative hands and mix it up, with the intention of playing for stacks. But if you buy in short your strategy should be to play tight and wait for someone to make a big mistake against you. There’s nothing wrong with this approach, it’s just not as sexy. Just try to avoid playing weak hands if you’re buying in for 65 BBs.
You might consider playing small buy-in tournaments to get your feet wet. That’s what I did. I didn’t play my first cash game for over a year and the experience of being in the poker room around a variety of other live players helped me out a ton, and it was easier on my bankroll because I just brought enough to play the tourney and if I lost I just left and came back the next time I could afford to lose a buy-in. Most casinos have regular tournaments for less than $100 and with a little luck you might just win one!
Anyhow, good luck out there and keep us posted.
Cheers
FF