bigloser2448

After much debate, I decided to try some .02/.04 LHE last night. These were my first and last hands. I was only dealt like 25-30 hands. What are the odds???

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HAND #1
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Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.04 Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 10 Players
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Hero posts
Pre-Flop: :Qc :2h dealt to Hero ()
3 folds, calls, folds, Hero checks, 2 folds, calls, checks

Flop: (4 SB) :2d :2s :Tc (4 Players)
bets, 2 folds, Hero raises, calls

Turn: (4 BB) :2d :2s :Tc [ :2c ] (2 Players)
bets, Hero raises, calls

River: (8 BB) :2d :2s :Tc :2c [ :Ah ] (2 Players)
checks, Hero bets, calls

Results: 10 BB Pot (0.25 BB Rake)
Hero showed :Qc :2h (four of a kind, Deuces) and WON 9.75 BB (+5.25 BB NET)
mucked :Td :Kc and LOST (-4.5 BB NET)


I would have never gotten these cards dealt to me if I was at a NL table since I usually wait for the BB and observe a while longer, but I didn't want to wait another 6 hands or whatever, so after waiting out for a hand, I said go ahead take my 2 cents. At least I'll start in late position, right. Obv. I'm glad I did.
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HAND #2
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Poker Stars, $0.02/$0.04 Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
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Pre-Flop: :9d :4s dealt to Hero (UTG+1)
UTG calls, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, CO calls, BTN calls, SB folds, BB checks

Flop: (7.5 SB) :9h :6s :8h (7 Players)
BB bets, UTG folds, Hero calls, UTG+2 calls, MP2 folds, CO calls, BTN folds

Turn: (5.75 BB) :9h :6s :8h [ :9s ] (4 Players)
BB bets, Hero raises, UTG+2 folds, CO 3-bets, BB caps, Hero calls, CO calls

River: (17.75 BB) :9h :6s :8h :9s [ :9c ] (3 Players)
BB checks, Hero bets, CO calls, BB calls

Results: 20.75 BB Pot (1 BB Rake)
BB mucked :7h :Td and LOST (-6 BB NET)
Hero showed :9d :4s (four of a kind, Nines) and WON 19.75 BB (+13.75 BB NET)
CO showed :8d :8c (a full house, Nines full of Eights) and LOST (-6 BB NET)

Poor bastard with the eights didn't know he was up against beginner's luck! Is someone trying to tell me something???

There was one humbling moment in between these hands that I hope I made the right call (er fold) with. I'll post it seperately...

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MewsicLovr

Aaaaah, so YOU'RE the guy I hate!

Impressive beat in the last hand. Post chat afterwards plz.

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(2:13:49 PM) Mirage: I had already decided to get it in while he was timing down though so his FE was nonexistant
(2:14:05 PM) Mirage: I mean wtf does he think I have there when I take that line pre and on the flop
(2:14:11 PM) Eric: {random}
(2:14:14 PM) Mirage: lol

Terminal

CO must have suspected something not to cap the river. I probably would have.

bigloser2448

BB said, "WOW"
CO said, "****"
BB said, "NH"
CO said, "****"
CO said, "****"
Bigloser2448 said, "Thanks, gotta go now, my BB is up next and I'm not playing these rags UTG."

My next "free" hand was 72o, so I took I it as a sign and went to bed. :mrgreen:

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Biggle10

Hand 1: I don't like the flop raise. Here's why. A.) Villain is bluffing. Let him bluff the turn. B.) Villain has a T. You get more value out of raising the turn. C.) Villain has a deuce. You likely have him outkicked.

Hand 2: Fold the flop. This is just like a hand from Theory Of Poker? where even if you're ahead you're just barely ahead.

Snickers99

Um, fold preflop? 94o UTG+1? And nobody said fold preflop? Am I missing something? Yeah, it turned out great. But I would fold preflop.

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Ugignadl

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Biggle10

Agreed. I had just assumed that hero was in the BB.

sfustsh

I like a flop call in hand 1. If you think he'll bet again on the turn more than half the time it's worth just calling flop. The math works out like this:

Raise flop:
Villain calls, villain check calls turn and river: total of 2.5 extra bets

Call flop:
Villain bets/calls turn, calls river: total of 3 extra bets

lol @ folding hand 2 on the flop. I'd fold unimproved on the turn.

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johnny350h: that was in his range yes yes

Biggle10

What are we beating?