Here are a few hands from my session last night. Some of the play might look pretty bad but I would like to get some input on some of these hands and hopefully figure out how I mislplayed them, and how anybody else would have played them.

Here we go--------


PokerStars 0.02/0.04 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with , .
UTG calls, Hero raises, 2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) , , (5 players)
BB checks, UTG bets, Hero calls, CO calls, Button calls, BB folds.

Turn: (7.25 BB) (4 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks, CO checks, Button checks.

River: (7.25 BB) (4 players)
UTG bets, Hero calls, CO folds, Button folds.

Final Pot: 9.25 BB

Results in white below:
UTG has 7d 2c (one pair, twos).
Hero has Ac Kc (one pair, kings).
Outcome: Hero wins 9.25 BB.
Should I have raised this flop w/a straight draw and 2 overs?
Should I have raised when I hit the King on the river?


PokerStars 0.02/0.04 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with , . CO posts a blind of $0.02.
2 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, CO (poster) calls, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls.

Flop: (10 SB) , , (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB folds.

Turn: (6.50 BB) (3 players)
Hero bets, CO folds, Button folds.

Final Pot: 7.50 BB

Results in white below:
No showdown. Hero wins 7.50 BB.
Obviously I won this pot but did I go about it the right way?
Once my bet was called on the flop should I have checked the turn or bet again and fold to a re-raise?

PokerStars 0.02/0.04 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, Hero raises, 1 fold, Button calls, 1 fold, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (12.50 SB) , , (6 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 bets, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, Hero calls, Button calls, BB calls.

Turn: (8.75 BB) (5 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks, Button checks.

River: (8.75 BB) (5 players)
BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks, Button bets, BB folds, UTG+1 calls, MP2 folds, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 10.75 BB

Results in white below:
UTG+1 has 4d 7d (two pair, nines and sevens).
Button has Tc Ks (one pair, nines).
Outcome: UTG+1 wins 10.75 BB.
Ok I hate it when this happens-what should I have done here?
Since I was the pre flop raiser should I raise this flop bet and then check/fold to a bet on the turn?


PokerStars 0.02/0.04 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
1 fold, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO calls, Hero raises, SB calls, 1 fold, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Flop: (13 SB) , , (6 players)
SB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, MP2 bets, CO calls, Hero raises, SB folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 3-bets, MP2 calls, CO caps, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Turn: (12.25 BB) (4 players)
MP2 checks, CO bets, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

River: (15.25 BB) (4 players)
MP2 checks, CO bets, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 18.25 BB

Results in white below:
MP1 has 8d Ad (one pair, sevens).
MP2 has Qs Qh (two pair, queens and sevens).
CO has As 4s (straight, five high).
Hero has Ks Kh (two pair, kings and sevens).
Outcome: CO wins 18.25 BB.
After it was capped before it got back to me I should have obviously folded
Do I just give this hand up every time this type of flop+action happens?
How else do you play this? Always suspect Aces or a set or a straight with this kind of action? Now that I type there are a lot of hands that beat me here
Should I have just folded after it was capped?
I think turning into a call station on the turn and river was bad also
Did I just misplay this hand all to hell?


PokerStars 0.02/0.04 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with , .
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, 1 fold, Hero raises, CO calls, 1 fold, SB calls, 1 fold, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls.

Flop: (13 SB) , , (6 players)
SB checks, UTG bets, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, Hero raises, CO calls, SB calls, UTG 3-bets, MP1 folds, Hero calls, CO calls, SB calls.

Turn: (13 BB) (4 players)
SB checks, UTG bets, Hero calls, CO raises, SB folds, UTG 3-bets, Hero folds, CO calls.

River: (20 BB) (2 players)
UTG bets, CO calls.

Final Pot: 22 BB

Results in white below:
UTG has 9d 8d (three of a kind, nines).
CO has Ts 5s (two pair, tens and nines).
Outcome: UTG wins 22 BB.
Ok after UTG 3 bets me after I raised him should I have just folded? yes-duh
Should I have rasied him on the flop after he leads into me?
Certainly I should have folded after he lead into on the turn right?
How else do you play this hand?


PokerStars 0.02/0.04 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is Button with , .
4 folds, CO calls, Hero raises, 2 folds, CO calls.

Flop: (5.50 SB) , , (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets, CO calls.

Turn: (3.75 BB) (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks.

River: (3.75 BB) (2 players)
CO checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 3.75 BB

Results in white below:
CO has 5d Kh (one pair, fives).
Hero has Jd Ah (high card, ace).
Outcome: CO wins 3.75 BB.

And finally this hand-
Should I have limped w/ this or did I play this bad as well?
Should I have just kept firing on the turn?

Some of these hands I'm not to proud of. These are mostly the loosers I had last night.
I thought about putting up some of the winners as well and see if they were playied correctly but I thought I would throw some of these up and see how bad my play was.

Some of this play might look like complete garbage and it does to me after I go back and look at it-these tables were all loose so I was trying to be aggresive with my good hands-hopfully somebody see's a bit of good play in one or two of these hands -if not well I understand-thats why I posted them.

I hope I got all my questions lined up with the correct hands-I re-read this post twice before I posted it so it should all make sense.

Alright everybody fire away-

-D.S.

Hand 1: I don't call with AK unimproved. On that flop, I can make a case to raise or fold, depending on the opponent. Calling does nothing but basically give up on the hand unless you hit one of your outs. Raising can buy a free card and fold isn't terrible.

Hand 2: Betting that turn will often get you in trouble because with a couple callers, normally one of them has the top pair. You got lucky here.

Hand 3: Seems you have questions about AK. Join the club I fold the flop. You got overcards and there is a bet and caller into you. I don't want to chase 6 cards that are hopefully outs.

Hand 4: Against these low level players, I don't think calling it down was bad. Often, those running 7's might actually win you the pot if they had flopped 2 pair. with the money in the pot, I would like to say I lay it down on the flop but I often call this down against bad opponents, expecting to lose a good amount of time but the few wins make up for it.

Hand 5: I call the flop 3 bet for the implied odds of hitting the K on the turn but fold on the turn.

Hand 6: Played fine IMO.

Hand 1 I like raising for the free card -- since one of your draws is to the idiot end of a 4 card straight, you want anyone holding a 6 to fold.

Hand 2 you need to pay attention to your opponents. Some people at low limits will often call the flop with nothing and fold the turn if they don't hit, so if these are the type you face, then I like the bet (it only has to fold them about 1 time out of 7). Obviously if you get called or raised you are done with the hand.

Hand 3 I like the call -- you are getting just over 15:1 and there's no flush draw to worry about. If the pot was smaller, I'd fold.

Hand 4 looks fine.

Hand 5 don't fold to that 3 bet, the pot is huge. You are getting 24:1, which is good enough to hit your 2 outer. It's unlikely that no one has the 9, given the action, so go ahead and fold the turn.

Hand 6 looks fine. The pot is small, you have nothing but a draw, and the board is dangerous, so just take the free card.

Didn't realize how big the pot is in Hand 3 so calling the flop to fold the turn if missed is fine.

In general playing AK I like a pre flop raise. I also strongly believe in the follow through bet on the flop regardless of what comes. The only downside is playing with a bunch of calling stations who will not fold to yor aggression if they hit any part of the flop. To magnify your risk, you are getting 4 or 5 seeing the flop with you and the chances that no one hit any part of the flop are slim. At your current limit and pool of opponents I would be reluctant to push the AK unimproved post flop. Maybe bet the flop if you only have 2 or 3 opponents but with 5 or more you will have to show them the best hand when the smoke clears anyway. Of course the counter argument is that the pots will be huge giving everyone great odds to chase, even you chasing your 6 outs.

I think most would agree that AK is a tough hand to play.

Hand 4

I would keep firing away. The pot is huge and you have too many players still in to be safe. In the end you would have lost anyway but you can't let the goof ball playing A7 catch you on the river

Hand 5

Unless a K hits the turn I give up. 6 players saw that flop and there could have easily been a 55 or TT. Nice big pot to chase your 2 outer but not quite big enough.

Hand 6

Tough one, looking back he probably would have folded to a turn bet but he could also have hit his straight and check raise you there. The way you played it was probably the low variance approach.

Good Luck.

Thanks for the input guys-I feel a little better about those hands now

Glad to see nobody thought any of them were play terribly bad

I'll keep you guys posted in more adventues in super low limit

Hmmm... Sounds like a comic book series ehh....

-D.S.