how to improve my game (poker - hold em)

[Brok]

I dont think slowplaying 2 pair on the flop heads up is that risky, the likelyhood of your oppo holding 4 to a flush is pretty small. The pot is quite small so it should be relatively easy to get away from if things heat up to much on later streets.

The oppo in that hand should have had alarm bells shrieking all over at the flat call on the turn however. What hands would someone be flat calling with here? You dont have the odds for a flush or boat draw which are the only drawing hands on the board, and there are few made hands that his boat is beating at this point.

I think that your oppo should have played for value on the flop, probably a bet of 300 or so. If you are flushing you will probably toss the hand (unless you are super loose or think the implied odds are sufficient). If you have TPTK, an overpair or 2 pair you may well re-raise in which case he is getting the chips in whilst he is ahead.

As already discussed, the all-in on the river is just chucking money away. Any 10, K or pair higher than his 2s is beating his hand, and it must be freakin obvious by this point you have one of those.

 

[Brok]

Nvm, just won all my money back + more, flopped top two pair and let them same idiot who bluffed me last time do it again. Checked every street to him

Called "Rope-a-dope" in Harrington On Holdem Let em hang themselves!

 

[weringo]

I dont think slowplaying 2 pair on the flop heads up is that risky, the likelyhood of your oppo holding 4 to a flush is pretty small. The pot is quite small so it should be relatively easy to get away from if things heat up to much on later streets.

The oppo in that hand should have had alarm bells shrieking all over at the flat call on the turn however. What hands would someone be flat calling with here? You dont have the odds for a flush or boat draw which are the only drawing hands on the board, and there are few made hands that his boat is beating at this point.

I think that your oppo should have played for value on the flop, probably a bet of 300 or so. If you are flushing you will probably toss the hand (unless you are super loose or think the implied odds are sufficient). If you have TPTK, an overpair or 2 pair you may well re-raise in which case he is getting the chips in whilst he is ahead.

As already discussed, the all-in on the river is just chucking money away. Any 10, K or pair higher than his 2s is beating his hand, and it must be freakin obvious by this point you have one of those.

I don't think you can analyse the hand too much considering what he did on the river, he was probably just a donk who was steaming at the fact his dueces full got cancelled out by the board, then just decided to push all his chips in in frustration

 

[el_dazza]

I don't think you can analyse the hand too much considering what he did on the river, he was probably just a donk who was steaming at the fact his dueces full got cancelled out by the board, then just decided to push all his chips in in frustration

It's surprising how often you see this actually. Some people can't accept their monster flop has become a rabbit fighting against a bear. It just isn't going to win.

 

[Rotty]

I'm no expert on hold-em, but from watching lots of pros on the tv and from playing myself I find it useful to identify who is tight, who is loose, who is aggressive, and who is passive. .

TV shows selective hands so you can't tell for sure

 

[TheDean]

TV shows selective hands so you can't tell for sure

It is a good idea to profile players though

 

[Rotty]

It's surprising how often you see this actually. Some people can't accept their monster flop has become a rabbit fighting against a bear. It just isn't going to win.

I like the ones sat there with KK , flop of Axx , bet and raise in front of them and still they call it all the way down , see this so often in online games

 

[Brok]

I don't think you can analyse the hand too much considering what he did on the river, he was probably just a donk who was steaming at the fact his dueces full got cancelled out by the board, then just decided to push all his chips in in frustration

True, its a $6 SnG and its players in these games that make getting drawn out on a common (and frustrating) occurence because they will refuse to toss a hand they believe should win. To relate back to the OP, whilst this is annoying to play against, in the long run you WILL make money against this type of player so try not to steam when your hand gets outdrawn.

 

[el_dazza]

I like the ones sat there with KK , flop of Axx , bet and raise in front of them and still they call it all the way down , see this so often in online games

People can't lay down pocket pairs online. 95% of players have no idea about the game. Earlier someone had pocket 6s and kept calling someone with 4 overcards on the board

Talking of which, I just had KK, flopped trips, and cracked aces

 

[el_dazza]

Thoughts on this hand? I'm sure I did right:

7-6 suited on BB, SB raises 3.5x, I fancy my chances and call. (I know what you're thinking.. I shouldn't be calling with 7-6, but I mix up my play a lot )

Flop: 10-6-5.

He bets 240 at me, and I put him on AJ or similiar, so I make it 600. He comes over the top and makes it 960.

Would you have folded here?

I didn't. I'd already put 600 in, it was a min re-raise.

Turn comes a 3, and it's checked to the river.
The river? A 4. Gives me a straight, no flushes, and no way was he playing 7-8. He ends up all in, and had A-10.

My personal view;

Ok, I maybe shouldn't have raised with a weak second pair, but his re-raise was too cheap to lay down. After calling the 360 more, he was wrong to check it, because if he bet, I had no choice but to fold.

 

[Rotty]

Talking of which, I just had KK, flopped trips, and cracked aces

no you didn't you flopped a set

/pedantic mode off

 

[el_dazza]

/pedantic mode off

Git

Was it you that mentioned about that dusk til dawn place in Nottingham before? Looking at going up there if I get a chance, looks decent.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Git

Was it you that mentioned about that dusk til dawn place in Nottingham before? Looking at going up there if I get a chance, looks decent.

No it was me the other night on vent. Me and Phil are looking at going down.
Daz you ready for your AJWSOP entrance next week in the $5.50 KO Tourney?

 

[Rotty]

Git

Was it you that mentioned about that dusk til dawn place in Nottingham before? Looking at going up there if I get a chance, looks decent.

yep , been 4 times now, 2 final tables and £1500 profit

would have been much more often but my brother got his membership sussed for a while

 

[VTR]

Thoughts on this hand? I'm sure I did right:

7-6 suited on BB, SB raises 3.5x, I fancy my chances and call. (I know what you're thinking.. I shouldn't be calling with 7-6, but I mix up my play a lot )

Flop: 10-6-5.

He bets 240 at me, and I put him on AJ or similiar, so I make it 600. He comes over the top and makes it 960.

Would you have folded here?

I didn't. I'd already put 600 in, it was a min re-raise.

Turn comes a 3, and it's checked to the river.
The river? A 4. Gives me a straight, no flushes, and no way was he playing 7-8. He ends up all in, and had A-10.

My personal view;

Ok, I maybe shouldn't have raised with a weak second pair, but his re-raise was too cheap to lay down. After calling the 360 more, he was wrong to check it, because if he bet, I had no choice but to fold.

IMO you played OK but against a better player you would have had to lay down before seeing the river card. You raised him on the flop to see where you was, he then done such a small re-raise you were priced in to call. He then made the mistake of checking the turn, letting you hit your straight. Not bad play by any means but a lot of players would have bet the turn, not giving you the chance to hit your straight and then you would have to fold. (or do what a lot of online players seem to do, call with anything down to the river no matter what the bet is! )

 

[el_dazza]

yep , been 4 times now, 2 final tables and £1500 profit

would have been much more often but my brother got his membership sussed for a while

What's it like? It looks pretty smart tbh.

Sussed? Was he being naughty?

Rossi - I'm in, already registered.

VTR - My thoughts exactly. Didn't expect to see any free cards, but it worked out nicely. Wonder what he would've done, had I pushed..

 

[>:|sh4d0w|:<]

Position is everything.

 

[Rotty]

What's it like? It looks pretty smart tbh.

..

Very smart, on a par ( probably better really ) with the best rooms in Vegas

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Cool, are all the tourneys like £25+ buy ins?

 

[Rotty]

Cool, are all the tourneys like £25+ buy ins?

when it first opened they were for £50 to £300 , now most are £20-50 , lowered the standard a lot tbh