should I be betting this turn...

or should I check/fold?

It's one of my first hands at the table and I have no reads


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

MP2: $33.30 (66.6 bb)
MP3: $86.55 (173.1 bb)
CO: $49 (98 bb)
BTN: $74.90 (149.8 bb)
SB: $50 (100 bb)
Hero (BB): $56.45 (112.9 bb)
UTG+1: $56.50 (113 bb)
MP1: $47.10 (94.2 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with 5 5
UTG+1 calls $0.50, MP1 raises to $1.50, MP2 calls $1.50, MP3 folds, CO calls $1.50, 2 folds, Hero calls $1, UTG+1 calls $1

Flop: ($7.75) 3 5 4 (5 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets $5, 2 folds, Hero raises to $18, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $13

Turn: ($43.75) 2 (2 players)

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two pair on mono flop against fish

I've played about 20 hands w villain and he seems to be an aggro fish. Running about 40/15/3. I think what makes this hand play wierd are the stack sizes


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

MP2: $10.50 (21 bb)
MP3: $27.90 (55.8 bb)
CO: $9.25 (18.5 bb)
BTN: $47.15 (94.3 bb)
SB: $7.50 (15 bb)
Hero (BB): $52.55 (105.1 bb)
UTG+1: $177.25 (354.5 bb)
MP1: $134.20 (268.4 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BB with 3 6
3 folds, MP3 calls $0.50, 3 folds, Hero checks

Flop: ($1.25) 3 6 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.50, MP3 raises to $4

TPTK facing c/r

Villain is running 15/6/2 over 200 hands. I don't have any notes, but it just doesn't seem like this type of villain would c/r draws, so I thought he must mostly have sets then, as I don't really see him doing it w KQ either


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

MP2: $46.25 (92.5 bb)
MP3: $25.80 (51.6 bb)
CO: $53.60 (107.2 bb)
Hero (BTN): $55.25 (110.5 bb)
SB: $48 (96 bb)
BB: $63.40 (126.8 bb)
UTG+1: $102.10 (204.2 bb)
MP1: $51.35 (102.7 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with K A
UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, 3 folds, Hero raises to $2.50, 2 folds, MP1 calls $2

Flop: ($5.75) 4 K T (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $4, MP1 raises to $10, Hero folds

Should I see this turn as an action killer?

Seat 1: Villain 1 ($55.15 in chips)

Seat 2: Villain 2 ($10 in chips)

Seat 3: Villain 3 ($66.70 in chips) -

Seat 4: Villain 4 ($19.40 in chips) -

Seat 5: Villain 5 ($50 in chips) -

Seat 6: Villain 6 ($63.65 in chips)

Seat 7: Villain 7 ($10 in chips)

Seat 8: Hero ($51.25 in chips)

Seat 9: Villain 8 ($50 in chips) Sitting Out

PRE-FLOP:

Villain 4 posts small blind $0.25

Villain 5 posts big blind $0.50

Dealt To: Hero

FOLD Villain 6

FOLD Villain 7

RAISE Hero ($1.75)

FOLD Villain 1

FOLD Villain 2

CALL Villain 3 ($1.75) (63/2/2.1 only 66 hands) He has not showdown very many hands. I have been working toward mixing it up with him but I have medium strength hands where he lit up turn and river and I was forced to fold? In am small sample his call percent on the button is 100 percent.)

FOLD Villain 4

FOLD Villain 5

FLOP:

Pot: $4.25

BET Hero ($4)

CALL Villain 3 ($4) (I execpt a call here from a ton of his range. I expect a call here all day from his wide range:QQ-88,66,44,A2s+,86s+,76s,A2o+,87o,kxs+) Seat 1: Villain 1 ($55.15 in chips) Seat 2: Villain 2 ($10 in chips) Seat 3: Villain 3 ($66.70 in chips) - Seat 4: Villain 4 ($19.40 in chips) - Seat 5: Villain 5 ($50 in chips) - Seat 6: Villain 6 ($63.65 in chips) Seat 7: Villain 7 ($10 in chips) Seat 8: Hero ($51.25 in chips) Seat 9: Villain 8 ($50 in chips) Sitting Out TURN: Pot: $12.25 ALL I KEPT THINKING ABOUT WAS THAT 55 hand when fish turned a fd! Then I remembered the set of 5's hand had much more texture. So his range is really much more narrow on this board. Hero? ( I hated this card for the action that it kills. If I bet I expect him to continue with ax hands that include a diamond. I can't see him having a set here cause most would raise the flop protecting against the fd. So if I bet am getting a call from Ax and maybe a floated Kx type hand. If I check I run the risk of him checking behind and hitting flush outs or a weird straight. However, I get to keep in bluffs that floated that will bet this turn when I check and medium strength holdings that I can take advantage of on the river.)

Two fish for the price of one?

Seat 1: Silvertrust ($95.55 in chips)

Seat 2: 2MucknFuch ($62.35 in chips)

Seat 3: Hero ($50 in chips) -

Seat 4: dnorton710 ($29 in chips) -

Seat 5: KimaeFF ($10.45 in chips) -

Seat 6: AysadFT ($16 in chips)

Seat 7: MoneyMomamille ($68.10 in chips)

Seat 8: El Nino 1 ($50 in chips)

Seat 9: mdgeist ($10 in chips)

PRE-FLOP:

dnorton710 posts small blind $0.25

KimaeFF posts big blind $0.50

Dealt To: Hero

FOLD AysadFT

RAISE MoneyMomamille ($1.50) 43/29/4 (only 7 hands)

FOLD El Nino 1

FOLD mdgeist

FOLD Silvertrust

CALL 2MucknFuch ($1.50) (83/0/1.3 Only 7 hands)

CALL Hero ($1.50) (I have position against these two crazy peeps. I want to flop a large hand. I thought of 3 betting but I felt I would prefer to play a connected hand in position against these two fish. Also the players behind me were not strong and I did not feel I was going to get squeezed. )

FOLD dnorton710

FOLD KimaeFF

*** I have been on the table a short time. I hate to stereotype but these are the two fish at the table :)***

FLOP:

Pot: $5.25

BET MoneyMomamille ($2.50) ( With his wide range thus far I don't take this raise as much strength even with his postion and bet into two peeps.)

RAISE 2MucknFuch ($6.50) ( This could mean all sorts of this from this fish. Jx/set/)

CALL Hero (what is my play here? . Do I like a call vs. raise? Pros and cons for both please.)

FOLD MoneyMomamille I intially thought to reaise get it in on the flop. If we got it in on the flop I would not expect to be ahead. If I am against a set I still have around 30 perccent equity. If I added in AJ/kj/jq I am now a 42 percent. I thought of calling vs. that range and I started to think the fd I need may kill my action vs. his assigned range. So I was a little torn. Should I get it in behind or call and hope to hit but run the risk of killing my action if the fd compleates? Get my head on track please:)

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2 pair facing weird line against unknown

I just sat down at the table, and only have like 8 hands against villain, so I am wondering what to do on this turn. When I was playing I thought that there would be enough A high flush draws that would take this line after pairing up, and went with it. It just such a weird line that I don't really know what to put him on, what do you guys think?

$0.25/$0.50 Pot Limit Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
Hand Converted at CardRunners.com

MP3: $50 (100 bb)
CO: $8.50 (17 bb)
Hero (BTN): $50 (100 bb)
SB: $40 (80 bb)
BB: $50 (100 bb)
UTG+1: $26.40 (52.8 bb)
MP1: $63.35 (126.7 bb)
MP2: $52.25 (104.5 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is BTN with A 7
5 folds, Hero raises to $1.50, SB folds, BB calls $1

Flop: ($3.25) 2 7 T (2 players)
BB bets $3.10, Hero calls $3.10

Turn: ($9.45) A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $7.50, BB raises to $22.50, Hero raises to $45.40 and is all-in, BB calls $22.90 and is all-in

River: ($100.25) 7 (2 players, 2 are all-in)

Lost w KK on the turn

Villain is basically an unknown, I just have 30 hands on him and he's been running at 24/24/1.5, and I'm just completely lost on the turn. Should I just flat call, and then fold to a river shove if I don't make a straight? Is there any merit in raising here?

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

SB: $60.15 (120.3 bb)
BB: $10 (20 bb)
UTG+1: $10.75 (21.5 bb)
MP1: $73.25 (146.5 bb)
MP2: $28.35 (56.7 bb)
Hero (MP3): $50 (100 bb)
CO: $11.75 (23.5 bb)
BTN: $13.50 (27 bb)

Pre-Flop: Hero is MP3 with K K
UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises to $2, MP2 folds, Hero raises to $7, 4 folds, MP1 calls $5

Flop: ($14.75) J T 6 (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $9, MP1 calls $9

Turn: ($32.75) Q (2 players)
MP1 bets $12, Hero raises to $34 and is all-in, MP1 calls $22

River: ($100.75) 3 (2 players, 1 is all-in)