Hand Reviews..

Gonna try post a couple of hands a night after each session and do a DIY review on them to try and improve certain things.


Hand 1:

A few hands before on another table I lost with Aces after the river brough a 2nd Q and Villan had KQ. I check/called river in that hand so that was fresh in my hand for this hand. I find myself calling flop raises alot, wanting too see a turn card and see how villan reacts too it before stacking off. I think I should be shoving turn here, and betting the river.

Absolute Life Poker 0.10/0.20, hand converted by the iPoker Converter at Talking-Poker

saw flop | saw showdown

Button ($17.03)
SB ($22.08)
BB ($15.35)
UTG ($3.30)
UTG+1 UTG+1 ($15.70)
CO-1 Hero ($38.89)
CO ($20.07)

Preflop: Hero is in the CO-1 with A A
1 fold, UTG+1 calls 0.20, Hero raises to 1.00, 4 folds, UTG+1 calls 0.80.

Flop (2.30) Q 8 Q
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets 1.80, UTG+1 raises to 3.60, Hero calls 1.80.

Turn (9.50) 2
UTG+1 bets 3.60, Hero calls 3.60.

River (16.70) 7
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks

UTG+1 shows 3 2
Hero shows A A

Hero wins 16.70 with Two pair, Ace's and Queen's with a Eight for a kicker



Hand 2:

Villan in unknow here, just sat down about 5 hands ago. I like the way i played this hand, but I know alot of people will say I shouldnt be doing this against unknowns at this level. Still, at least now I have a note on him. :p

Absolute Life Poker 0.10/0.20, hand converted by the [url=http://www.talking-poker.com/hands/converter.aspx]iPoker Converter[/url] at [url=http://www.talking-poker.com]Talking-Poker[/url]

[b]saw flop[/b] | [b][color=#C00000]saw showdown[/color][/b]

Button ($11.77)
SB [b][color=#C00000]SB ($27.86)[/color][/b]
BB ($10.00)
UTG [b][color=#C00000]Hero ($20.00)[/color][/b]
UTG+1 ($19.57)
MP ($2.80)
MP ($6.15)
MP ($3.40)
CO-1 ($19.80)
CO ($23.46)

[b]Preflop:[/b] Hero is UTG with A[img]http://www.talking-poker.com/templates/talkingpoker/images/spade.gif[/img] J[img]http://www.talking-poker.com/templates/talkingpoker/images/spade.gif[/img]
Hero raises to 0.80, 7 folds, SB raises to 1.30, 1 fold, Hero calls 0.60.

[b]Flop[/b] (3.00) Q[img]http://www.talking-poker.com/templates/talkingpoker/images/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]http://www.talking-poker.com/templates/talkingpoker/images/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]http://www.talking-poker.com/templates/talkingpoker/images/heart.gif[/img]
SB bets 0.40, Hero raises to 2.80, SB calls 2.40.

His flop donk is uber-strange so I raise it up to try and take it down, looking at it here my raise should of been a bit more i think

[b]Turn[/b] (8.60) 3[img]http://www.talking-poker.com/templates/talkingpoker/images/club.gif[/img]
SB checks, Hero bets 5.00, SB calls 5.00.

He checks a brick turn, I have too fire here I think if i am going to rep a good hand. I feel my bet-sizing is fine here, it's enough too push ot most hands, but small enough too make sure He isnt really pot commited on the river.

[b]River[/b] (18.60) T[img]http://www.talking-poker.com/templates/talkingpoker/images/heart.gif[/img]
SB checks, Hero moves all-in for 10.80,

I cant win the hand now so when he checks I insta shove. After he took his time on the turn I rule out a big hand like Q's, K's, A's. Since he 3 bet me pre-flop I think a stubborn AK is a big part of his range, also J's aswell.

The problem is the majority of unknowns at NL 20 are awfull and cant fold in big pots.