Tight Poker

[johnny]

Think it's played ok? On the previous hand I lost after flopping a J high flush when a 4th spade fell on the river so I may have looked tilty.

Hero (BTN): $48.30
SB: $28.75
BB: $27.15
UTG: $26.30

Preflop: ($0, 4 players)
UTG calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.25, SB calls $2, BB calls $1.75, UTG calls $1.75

Flop: ($8.25, 4 players)
SB checks, BB bets $2.50, UTG calls $2.50, Hero raises to $10.75, SB folds, BB calls $8.25, UTG calls $8.25

Turn: 2s As 3s [:2d:] ($40.5, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks

River: 2s As 3s 2d [:Ts:] ($40.5, 3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $3, Hero calls $3, BB calls $3

Showdown
Hero had (two pair, Aces and Twos)
BB had (a flush, Ace high) and won $48.25
UTG had (a flush, Ace high)
Final Pot: $47.50 ($2.00 rake)

[johnny]

What about this one? If you count this as being beat by a flush, which isn't certain at all, that would make 9 already tonight. I'm starting to really doubt my play when there is a flush possibility on the board.

MP1: $47.85
MP2: $33.50
CO: $23.35
Hero (BTN): $41.80
SB: $59.9
BB: $24.5
UTG: $48.70

Preflop: ($0, 7 players)
UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $1.75, SB folds, BB calls $1.25

Flop: ($3, 2 players)
BB bets $1.85, Hero raises to $5.55, BB raises to $20.40, Hero folds
Uncalled bet of $14.85 returned to BB

Turn: Jd 3d 5d [] ($14.1, 1 players)
No action

River: Jd 3d 5d [] ($14.1, 1 players)
No action

[mirage]

Looks standard to me. BB is retarded, if he'd folded like he should have I think you take it down on the flop.

[crunny]

The first hand is interesting.

I think we need to go all-in on the turn. We have the best hand here, their play screams of a draw. No one is slow-playing a better ace, two pair or trips/set on this board. You should only be worried about a full house, so don't be worried at all

[ugignadl]

First hand, not good, must push the turn. They made a big call on the F trying to get free cards on the T, don't let them.

[sfustsh]

Yeah the first hand is a definite push on the turn. There is too much money in that pot to let the draw for free. As played someone needs to teach UTG how to value bet, holy shit.

I'm not sure about the second hand. Usually in a cash game I can let that go, but I feel like I am folding the best hand most of the time. The problem is that you have no outs if you are drawing dead and even if you're ahead you're not ahead by a lot.

[randy72560]

You must dump hand 1 on the river. Hand 2 is ok, just an ugly board and no need to invest much...

[sfustsh]

You must dump hand 1 on the river. Hand 2 is ok, just an ugly board and no need to invest much...

You realize UTG has bet 3 dollars into a 40 dollar pot?

[neverthink]

Hand 1 slow down on the flop, just call unless you are feeling good about pushing the turn or committing to your hand (which I wouldn't be!). As played, you inflated the pot where your equity was not so high, and then checked and lost the hand when you were suddenly a big favourite. Far better to call the flop, and raise a safe turn.

Hand 2 is ok, he probably has a set or the NFD which you're in a coinflip with. Other line could be to just call him down if you think he'll semibluff enough. But yeah, QQ not good here a lot now, good fold.

[neverthink]

First hand, not good, must push the turn. They made a big call on the F trying to get free cards on the T, don't let them.

That's the problem with raising the flop, though it may be correct, it's a tough spot on the turn, and checking behind gives them free shots, and shoving (I would think) only gets called from a huge slowplayed hand. Controlling the pot is more important than defending your AJ. Inflating the pot and then not defending is just even more spewy. Raise flop and you must push turn, think a street ahead, if you're uncomfortable with that, then revise your flop action. I don't mind getting outdrawn in small pots in this spot.

[johnny]

Thank you for the advice guys.

[ugignadl]

First hand, not good, must push the turn. They made a big call on the F trying to get free cards on the T, don't let them.

That's the problem with raising the flop, though it may be correct, it's a tough spot on the turn, and checking behind gives them free shots, and shoving (I would think) only gets called from a huge slowplayed hand. Controlling the pot is more important than defending your AJ. Inflating the pot and then not defending is just even more spewy. Raise flop and you must push turn, think a street ahead, if you're uncomfortable with that, then revise your flop action. I don't mind getting outdrawn in small pots in this spot.

You will also get called by draws, people like to gamble. That's the main reason I push this turn. Free card is just awful.

[nlman]

You absolutely have to push the turn here, especially against 2 short stacks. Any short stack with half a brain would push a good ace, set, 2-pair or a baby flush on that flop instead of calling. They did not do it, so you know you are ahead on the turn.

Also, I am not calling even a $1 bet on that river. (I might pay $0.5 only to see his cards).

I am folding the 2-nd hand without a read. It is a coin toss even if he has Ax.