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There is the link to the video that I made last week. Hopefully everything goes smoothly since we all know I'm not the best at this type of stuff. While I was playing I was listening to a radio show, so you kind of hear that in the background, so just turn of the sound, and find my leaks!!!!

set on 4-straight board OOP

Villain is a standard TAG reg running about 17/14, and I am wondering what my play is on this river. Should I c/c to induce bluffs? Are there enough 5's and 10's in his range for me to c/f?

When the hand was playing out I thought to myself that there just aren't that many 5's or 10's in his range so I can go ahead and shove for value, but I don't think this was the right play?

How do you guys usually proceed w a set on a 4straight board OOP?


$0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
Hand Converted at CardRunners.com

MP3: $9.75 (19.5 bb)
CO: $9.80 (19.6 bb)
BTN: $92.65 (185.3 bb)
SB: $74.70 (149.4 bb)
BB: $10 (20 bb)
Hero (UTG+1): $50 (100 bb)
MP1: $95 (190 bb)
MP2: $8.25 (16.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is UTG+1 with 9 9
Hero raises to $2, MP1 calls $2, 3 folds, BTN calls $2, SB calls $1.75, BB folds

Flop: ($8.50) 8 9 A (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $7.50, MP1 folds, BTN calls $7.50, SB folds

Turn: ($23.50) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $18, BTN calls $18

River: ($59.50) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $22.50 and is all-in, BTN calls $22.50

bottom two in limped pot

So both villains are basically playing like maniacs, both are running about 30/20/5, and I have been very active at the table up to this point. I'm wondering what is my best play on the flop...when it was going down I thought that it was basically a shove or fold on that board with 2 opponents. I dunno I just thought calling OOP in a 3way pot on that board would be the worst option, and that any other raise size committed myself, so I might as well go ahead and ship. I'm wondering how much merit there is to folding here? In a limped pot should I always be going broke on that board with bottom two against those opponets?



$0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
Hand Converted at CardRunners.com

UTG: $53.75 (107.5 bb)
UTG+1: $15.10 (30.2 bb)
MP1: $62.55 (125.1 bb)
MP2: $49.85 (99.7 bb)
MP3: $31.45 (62.9 bb)
CO: $50 (100 bb)
BTN: $30.80 (61.6 bb)
SB: $47.30 (94.6 bb)
Hero (BB): $74.55 (149.1 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with 4 7
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.50, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 calls $0.50, MP3 calls $0.50, 3 folds, Hero checks

Flop: ($2.75) 8 7 4 (5 players)
Hero bets $2.50, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises to $9, MP2 calls $9, MP3 folds, Hero raises to $74.05 and is all-in, MP1 calls $53.05 and is all-in, MP2 calls $40.35 and is all-in

Turn: ($176.20) 5 (3 players, 3 are all-in)
River: ($176.20) K (3 players, 3 are all-in)

How often should I be c-betting AK, after I 3bet and whiff

So just as a pretty general question, say that you are in position, a TAGish players opens in MP and you 3bet and he calls. Now the flop comes down 955, or whatever, and he checks it to you. What is the best line to take here? Are you guys almost always cbetting? How often do you check behind, and then what do you do to a 1/2 pot to 3/4 pot bet on a blank turn?

When you do c-bet what do you usually do after that, just give up? Or do you ever continue and fire out another barrel on maybe a J or Q turn? I find myself just getting consistently owned in this spot, cause every time I bet I'm never folding out better hands, and then when I double barrel a scary turn, and he ships it over the top and I am getting like 4.5/1 on a call and just want to shoot myself in the head. So I'm realized that one of my biggest leaks in playing AK in 3bet pots, so you guys have to help me!!!

Are there value in these hands...

Or am I just basically owning myself?

This hand was against the fish at the table, who was running about 40/20/1.5, and I don't really know how to play this turn. What is the best line, c/c'ing then I guess c/f'ing river, ummm just c/f'ing the turn, I don't think I can bet/fold with the stack sizes. So is it ok to go ahead and bet/call it off on this turn card?

$0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
Hand Converted at CardRunners.com

Hero (MP3): $115.55 (115.6 bb)
CO: $100 (100 bb)
BTN: $71.20 (71.2 bb)
SB: $62.25 (62.3 bb)
BB: $99 (99 bb)
UTG: $100 (100 bb)
UTG+1: $216 (216 bb)
MP1: $100 (100 bb)
MP2: $147.90 (147.9 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP3 with 5 5
4 folds, Hero raises to $4, CO folds, BTN calls $4, SB folds, BB calls $3

Flop: ($12.50) Q 5 T (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $9, BTN calls $9, BB folds

Turn: ($30.50) 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $20, BTN raises to $58.20 and is all-in, Hero calls $38.20

River: ($146.90) J (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $146.90 pot ($3 rake)
Hero showed 5 5 (three of a kind, Fives) and lost (-$71.20 net)
BTN showed A 9 (a flush, Ace high) and won $143.90 ($72.70 net)


This hand was against a TAG/LAGish player who was playing 19/15/3 and once this turn and river rolls off I am wondering if there is much value in my hand. It just doesn't seem like there are many one pair hands left in this range that call it off once this turn and river rolls off. Should I just c/c the river or maybe c/f, I don't really like my river bet, I just don't think there is much that calls it off, so what is the best line to take?

$0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
Hand Converted at CardRunners.com

MP2: $100 (100 bb)
MP3: $105.50 (105.5 bb)
Hero (CO): $105 (105 bb)
BTN: $100 (100 bb)
SB: $100 (100 bb)
BB: $103.10 (103.1 bb)
UTG+1: $157.55 (157.6 bb)
MP1: $206.55 (206.6 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is CO with 6 9
4 folds, Hero raises to $4, BTN calls $4, 2 folds

Flop: ($9.50) 4 9 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $8, BTN calls $8

Turn: ($25.50) J (2 players)
Hero bets $22, BTN calls $22

River: ($69.50) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $66, BTN calls $66 and is all-in

Results: $201.50 pot ($3 rake)
Hero showed 6 9 (two pairs, Nines and Sixes) and lost (-$100 net)
BTN showed T 8 (a straight, Eight to Queen) and won $198.50 ($98.50 net)


This last hand is just against a complete nit, who is showing his SuperNova and running at like 9/5/3 over a couple hundred hands. I was really hoping he wasn't going to raise me on the flop, and once he did I was completely froze. I did not know what to do and had no idea what the best play was. I thought about folding but I thought that was way too weak tight. With so many draws on the board, and I thought AK could be in his range, I thought I had to raise or fold. Any raise committed myself so I just decided to shove. I dunno what was optimal here, what do you guys think?



$0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 9 Players
Hand Converted at CardRunners.com

UTG+1: $132.90 (132.9 bb)
Hero (MP1): $100 (100 bb)
MP2: $91.50 (91.5 bb)
MP3: $224.45 (224.5 bb)
CO: $100 (100 bb)
BTN: $112.90 (112.9 bb)
SB: $139.70 (139.7 bb)
BB: $200.50 (200.5 bb)
UTG: $100 (100 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP1 with K J
2 folds, Hero raises to $4, 3 folds, BTN calls $4, 2 folds

Flop: ($9.50) K J 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $7, BTN raises to $18, Hero raises to $96 and is all-in, BTN calls $78

Turn: ($201.50) Q (2 players, 1 is all-in)
River: ($201.50) 4 (2 players, 1 is all-in)

Results: $201.50 pot ($3 rake)
Hero showed K J (two pairs, Kings and Jacks) and lost (-$100 net)
BTN showed Q T (a straight, Nine to King) and won $198.50 ($98.50 net)

Thanks Matt for show me how to get max value!

But I had position, so it's kinda like I cheated...


$0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
Hand Converted at CardRunners.com

Hero (MP2): $53.65 (107.3 bb)
MP3: $85.75 (171.5 bb)
CO: $10 (20 bb)
BTN: $50 (100 bb)
SB: $28.75 (57.5 bb)
BB: $8.85 (17.7 bb)
UTG+1: $63.30 (126.6 bb)
MP1: $42.20 (84.4 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP2 with 3 3
CO posts BB OOP, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, Hero raises to $3, 5 folds, MP1 calls $2.50

Flop: ($7.25) 6 5 2 (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $5, MP1 calls $5

Turn: ($17.25) Q (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $12, MP1 calls $12

River: ($41.25) 9 (2 players)
MP1 bets $22.20 and is all-in, Hero calls $22.20

Results: $85.65 pot ($3 rake)
Hero showed 3 3 (a pair of Threes) and won $82.65 ($40.45 net)
MP1 showed 8 K (high card King) and lost (-$42.20 net)