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5/6/08: Yesterday's session

I want to apologize ahead of time for posting a lot of hands that are "close" and probably don't matter long-term.  I figure I can learn something and have these to look back on for future studying. 

 

  •  QTo for 3 bets pre
    • I know I can shove flop, but it wasn't incredibly drawy so I figured he might bluff turn.  Shove this everytime?  I guess looking back he doesn't really have enough for a good turn bluff.
  • T8s for 3 bets pre
    • So I don't have a full stack since the deep stack tables make it so I cannot auto-reload.  Do you bet out and if so, how much?  Or do you go for C/R AI?
  • Q3o How many do you call?
    • I have to call the flop, and I think the turn is alright too.  Would you fold turn?  Call river if not obvious straight or flush?
  • AJo for 3 bets pre
    • Woudl you bet this everytime since the K is a big part of my range?  How would you play this differently?
  • 97s
    • Should I raise this flop and fold to a reraise?  I don't know.  I was going to call flop and probably value raise turn if a safe card comes.  Or I might have called?   It's hands like this that make me think I don't know how to play.
  • 88 vs 1/2 stack facing small RR
    • I called here thinking I would go with my hand on some sort of board.  I'm not sure what kind of board that was.  Should I fold or shove preflop?  I'm guessing my decision should be made preflop but I'm not sure.  (Villain unknown)
  • 33 flop IP
    • This has to be a bet, right?  I mean I do have a flush draw, but I basically have nothing, so I have to bet this?  This is such an elementary question.  Mrah.
  • JQo turn bet size
    • Thinking of his range, it seems like I need to bet less for a draw to call OOP and if I bet less, maybe a Jack will call again, and a Queen might check/raise.  Should I make this 120 instead of 145?
  • QTs turn play
    • I raised min here to try and get his whole stack with QK or AQ, but I don't know if I would get value on two streets liek that against the range that I have beat.  Should I just be calling to induce another bluff on the river?  The turn added a lot of draws, so iI figured a raise would also charge more for hands like JK, 9J, AJ, AK, 89, hearts.  Most of the gutties would have to fold, but I don't really want them drawing for that amount anyway.
  • AKo OOP 175BB
    • I called preflop since we are deep.  That could be mistake #1.  After that I think I failed to put him on a good range, which is mistake number two.  How would you play this differently given the preflop call?  Or is that not even a good question since I should never just call here?
  • 87s turn call
    • This is one that I think I should be embarrased about.  He knows that I would not smooth call with anything significant on the flop, but he also knows that I would call with a flush draw if he pays attention to my numbers.  So when the turn comes he is probably not bluffing much?  I think flop is easy call and turn should be obvious fold, right?
  • 99 with ace on the turn OOP
    • I think I have to call this river sometimes, right?  He would definitely bet the turn with a draw here sometimes.  He could have A8, A6, A3 a lot.  I don't know.  What do you think?  Nevrborn is a good winning player.
  • 34s OOP hit draw
    • I need to give myself another way to win the hand.  How often do you check/raise this?  I think you don't like to check raise this, but I think that leading turn and river is a good idea here repping JQ.  What do you think?

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