Hi all,
Not been around for a while- sorry! I will make more effort!
Would like some feedback on a hand I played. I know my thinking wasn't as clear as it should have been during the hand, but that my reasoning felt coherent. I'm trying to work out if I found the right line? Thought process in red.
S 200k
B 2500/5k/5k
P BB
H 84o
We are 28/about 200 on day 2 of a £200 regional competition. 20 get paid. I am in a comfortable spot as we start to approach the bubble.
Folds round to the CO, who limps. CO seems to be a weak player who likes to see a flop, and then over values marginal stuff. He has about 80k and is effective.
Button limps. Part of a large group of poker playing 20 somethings who have been playing all over in big UK games. Don't know him, but knew a lot of the people he knew.
SB folds.
I check my option with 84o. I don't think there is any option with this hand except to see the free flop, despite the weakness of the preflop play.
Flop is 8 8d 10d (Pot 22k)
I check, hoping to induce betting. This might be a mistake in a limped pot, I could have led out to start building a pot. There are few hands that beat me, and lots of worse that will call. However I am out of position throughout the hand.
CO checks.
Button bets 16k.
I call. I thought about check raising- but I think that looks really strong. I remember advice from JL about recreational players only raising strong hands. I've been card dead for hours, so haven't made a raise since he sat at the table. If I had been more active I would have check raised here.
Surprisingly the CO calls behind.
Turn: Qx (Pot 70k)
I check
CO checks
Button bets 35k
I call- continuing to tell my weak story with a hand I expect to be best.
CO again surprisingly calls.
River 5x (Pot 175k)
I check.
CO checks
Button bets 50k.
I call. Although I have trips, I recognise this hand isn't that strong for such a big pot. I don't need to turn it into a bluff as it's too strong, but I don't think I would get called by worse. I think it's now a marginal hand.
CO calls and is all in.
Bet sizing/pot might be a little off due to fatigue!
Not been around for a while- sorry! I will make more effort!
Would like some feedback on a hand I played. I know my thinking wasn't as clear as it should have been during the hand, but that my reasoning felt coherent. I'm trying to work out if I found the right line? Thought process in red.
S 200k
B 2500/5k/5k
P BB
H 84o
We are 28/about 200 on day 2 of a £200 regional competition. 20 get paid. I am in a comfortable spot as we start to approach the bubble.
Folds round to the CO, who limps. CO seems to be a weak player who likes to see a flop, and then over values marginal stuff. He has about 80k and is effective.
Button limps. Part of a large group of poker playing 20 somethings who have been playing all over in big UK games. Don't know him, but knew a lot of the people he knew.
SB folds.
I check my option with 84o. I don't think there is any option with this hand except to see the free flop, despite the weakness of the preflop play.
Flop is 8 8d 10d (Pot 22k)
I check, hoping to induce betting. This might be a mistake in a limped pot, I could have led out to start building a pot. There are few hands that beat me, and lots of worse that will call. However I am out of position throughout the hand.
CO checks.
Button bets 16k.
I call. I thought about check raising- but I think that looks really strong. I remember advice from JL about recreational players only raising strong hands. I've been card dead for hours, so haven't made a raise since he sat at the table. If I had been more active I would have check raised here.
Surprisingly the CO calls behind.
Turn: Qx (Pot 70k)
I check
CO checks
Button bets 35k
I call- continuing to tell my weak story with a hand I expect to be best.
CO again surprisingly calls.
River 5x (Pot 175k)
I check.
CO checks
Button bets 50k.
I call. Although I have trips, I recognise this hand isn't that strong for such a big pot. I don't need to turn it into a bluff as it's too strong, but I don't think I would get called by worse. I think it's now a marginal hand.
CO calls and is all in.
Bet sizing/pot might be a little off due to fatigue!
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