Few LL hands

ScoobyD · Feb 10,2006, 12:43 AM

Just a few low limit hands, any thoughts appreciated...

1) Villain is basically a LA-P that will bluff on occaision. Stats are 58/14/1.79

Texas Hold'em $2-$4 (real money), hand #94,499,783
Table Bujumbura, 6 Feb 2006 11:52 PM ET

Seat 1: submarcos ($87.40 in chips)
Seat 2: kittyjockey ($159.20 in chips)
Seat 3: Macho m ($306.10 in chips)
Seat 4: foot3215 ($168.80 in chips)
Seat 5: torules81 ($117.40 in chips)
Seat 6: BoggAA ($49.00 in chips)
Seat 7: ScoobD [ KH,JD ] ($176.20 in chips)
Seat 8: Turing80 ($103.20 in chips)
Seat 10: MasterJC ($100.80 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
Turing80 posts blind ($1), MasterJC posts blind ($2).

PRE-FLOP
submarcos folds, kittyjockey folds, Macho m calls $2, foot3215 folds, torules81 folds, BoggAA folds, ScoobD bets $4, Turing80 folds, MasterJC folds, Macho m calls $2.

FLOP [board cards QD,3S,4S ]
Macho m checks, ScoobD bets $2, Macho m calls $2. (I don't give him credit for much, maybe an A, or multiple draw possibilities)

TURN [board cards QD,3S,4S,4C ]
Macho m checks, ScoobD bets $4, Macho m calls $4.

RIVER [board cards QD,3S,4S,4C,QC ]
Macho m bets $4, ScoobD ?

Is it just me or does this not look like a missed draw trying to salvage the pot (hoping that I don't have a Q)?
Fold, call, or raise?

2) Villain seems semi-reasonable.

Texas Hold'em $2-$4 (real money), hand #106,302,991
Table La Plata, 9 Feb 2006 8:24 PM ET

Seat 1: ScoobD [ 10S,KS ] ($197.00 in chips)
Seat 2: Shining16888 ($169.80 in chips)
Seat 3: TheMacGeek ($69.00 in chips)
Seat 5: Wazootyman ($216.90 in chips)
Seat 6: Brett0519 ($144.20 in chips)
Seat 8: dethmonkey ($106.60 in chips)
Seat 9: tigerhaters ($143.00 in chips)
Seat 10: manning08 ($46.00 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
TheMacGeek posts blind ($1), Wazootyman posts blind ($2).

PRE-FLOP
Brett0519 folds, dethmonkey folds, tigerhaters calls $2, manning08 folds, ScoobD bets $4, Shining16888 folds, TheMacGeek folds, Wazootyman folds, tigerhaters calls $2.

FLOP [board cards 2D,3D,8C ]
tigerhaters checks, ScoobD bets $2, tigerhaters calls $2.

TURN [board cards 2D,3D,8C,10C ]
tigerhaters checks, ScoobD bets $4, tigerhaters bets $8, ScoobD ?

These spots always confuse me. The check-raise either means he improved on the turn (which I likely have beat unless he has AT or T8), or he was slowplaying a flopped set. Fold, call down or 3 bet?

3) Texas Hold'em $3-$6 (real money), hand #102,072,143
Table Tustin, 8 Feb 2006 8:20 PM ET

Seat 1: serfwaterhp ($192.20 in chips)
Seat 2: zinzikid ($83.80 in chips)
Seat 3: serenity247 ($51.55 in chips)
Seat 4: yimatic ($349.45 in chips)
Seat 5: A WOLF ($72.30 in chips)
Seat 6: JDG226 ($140.30 in chips)
Seat 7: ringheim ($340.85 in chips)
Seat 8: fortitude ($63.00 in chips)
Seat 9: ScoobD [ 3C,5C ] ($327.60 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
fortitude posts blind ($1.50), ScoobD posts blind ($3).

PRE-FLOP
serfwaterhp folds, zinzikid calls $3, serenity247 folds, yimatic folds, A WOLF folds, JDG226 bets $6, ringheim folds, fortitude calls $4.50, ScoobD calls $3, zinzikid calls $3.

FLOP [board cards 5S,2H,KC ]
fortitude checks, ScoobD checks, zinzikid checks, JDG226 bets $3, fortitude folds, ScoobD ?

I'm getting 9:1 here with middle pair, and some backdoor draws. Enough to peel? (anyone fold this preflop getting like 7:1 in the BB?)

4) Villain seems fairly solid, but a super aggressive stealer if folded to him in LP or SB... Is this too weak to defend with here? Recently I've gotten to the point I'll defend almost any 2 in this spot when I have position... (And yes I realize I got a very good flop here, but I'm more concerned with whether I'm finally starting to defend enough or whehter I've possibly shot past that and am now defending too much).

Texas Hold'em $2-$4 (real money), hand #106,345,189
Table Arica, 9 Feb 2006 8:35 PM ET

Seat 1: torules81 ($93.20 in chips)
Seat 2: icysnatch ($136.00 in chips)
Seat 4: ucantblufme9 ($178.40 in chips)
Seat 5: Shining16888 ($122.00 in chips)
Seat 6: William14 ($94.20 in chips)
Seat 7: ScoobD [ 4S,KH ] ($239.20 in chips)
Seat 8: 77lumpy19 ($128.50 in chips)
Seat 9: bigmascia ($37.00 in chips)
Seat 10: Schneidah ($188.20 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
William14 posts blind ($1), ScoobD posts blind ($2).

PRE-FLOP
77lumpy19 folds, bigmascia folds, Schneidah folds, torules81 folds, icysnatch folds, ucantblufme9 folds, Shining16888 folds, William14 bets $3, ScoobD calls $2.

FLOP [board cards 8C,4D,KS ]
William14 bets $2, ScoobD calls $2.

TURN [board cards 8C,4D,KS,2D ]
William14 bets $4, ScoobD bets $8, William14 calls $4.

RIVER [board cards 8C,4D,KS,2D,8S ]
William14 checks, ScoobD bets $4, William14 calls $4.

SHOWDOWN
ScoobD shows [ 4S,KH ]
William14 mucks cards

SirWatts · Feb 10,2006, 03:38 AM

1. I have no idea what the hell this means. I guess if you think he has complete air call but i'd hate to call and lose to ace high here. Go with whatever read you have.
2. I would call down but expect to be beat unless he's super passive maybe I can find a fold. There are enough legitimate hands to checkraise or semibluff with here that you beat that folding seems bad against most players.
3. Checkraising seems right to me. Raiser will probably auto-bet that flop with anything you should try to get rid of the other guy I think, way too good odds to fold especially since you might be ahead. Seems like an easy call preflop also.
4. Sure, sometimes I will raise the flop hoping he 3-bets so I can call and raise the turn if he's really aggressive but this is fine too since you at least want to get a turn bet out of him and he likely doesn't have much of a hand. Mix it up based on player and what you've done in any previous hands.