Leggo Poker Every Tool You Need To Win

Cristina_M

Jan
07
2009
Wrong path, lack of knowledge or badluck ?
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Well, hi guys ! I decided to start my own blog, given the fact that I begun to play poker seriously again...after a long period of time during which, most of the times when I heard the word "poker" I instantly got sick. Actually poker means 80% of my living. Unfortunately this is not due to the fact that I am some kind of pro...I wish But, man...there's a lot more to go till I reach that status I am currently working as Poker Room Manager at a site and I also love to play poker. My husband plays poker, my brother in law plays poker...so this is why my life is pokerfull
On the other hand, my husband kinda gave me the courage to sick advise on Leggo when he posted my first sessions stats on his blog. I think he improved a lot since he joined this community, thus I am willing to try follow his example.
Here are a few hands I played today and I really am not proud of how I did For now, I will just post the hands without results as I do not want you to be results oriented

HAND 1
Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players

Hero (UTG): $28.60
vanille413 (CO): $35.45
retiredn86z (BTN): $38.75
TiReckZ18 (SB): $12.55
Herndogg (BB): $37.40

etiredn86z is 100/53/ 40 3bet over 15 hands, thus practically unknown
Herndogg is 24/17/0 3bet over 29 hands

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is UTG with A J
Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, retiredn86z raises to $1.75, 1 fold, Herndogg calls $1.50, Hero calls $0.75

I elected to call the villain's PF 3bet due to a couple of reasons: first, 3 hands in a row he made the same move, regardless of his position, and went to the river with suited connectors or one gappers. Secondly I thought it'd be good to flat his 3bet and float on any scary board

Flop: ($5.35) 3 A 8 (3 players)
Herndogg checks, Hero bets $3, retiredn86z calls $3, Herndogg folds

I doubt my move was ok here. I donked thinking that might scare both of them away enough to fold their hands, knowing that betting when caught in the middle in a 3bet pot on an Ace high flop usually means strong hand

Turn: ($11.35) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $6, retiredn86z raises to $12, Hero raises to $23.85 all in, retiredn86z calls $11.85
River: ($59.05) 3 (2 players - 1 is all in)

Needless to ask whether my move on the turn was ok. I guess not. Even so...what would you do here ?


HAND 2

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players

Aerschtuner (BB): $46.55
marcokingdom (UTG): $31.05
Willy Banaan (MP): $46.60
noeschi (CO): $25.00
Makku1111 (BTN): $25.65
Hero (SB): $22.05

Villain is 42/28/ AF 2 over 50 hands

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with A Q
4 folds, Hero raises to $1, Aerschtuner calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.00) 4 Q 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.50, Aerschtuner calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.00) 7 (2 players)
Hero bets $3, Aerschtuner calls $3

River: ($11.00) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $7, Aerschtuner raises to $17.50, Hero calls $9.55 all in

Now doing the aftermath, should I have been bet/fold ?


HAND 3

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players

kbecker838 (BB): $12.90
77dust (UTG): $19.90
drumbla987 (MP): $14.65
Hero (CO): $47.15
PoOtie10 (BTN): $7.35
Tania (Aus) (SB): $31.25

Villain was 71/0/0 3bet/AF 0.2 over 14 hands...just another unknown station most probably

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is CO with A T
2 folds, Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, Tania (Aus) calls $0.90, 1 fold

Flop: ($2.25) T T 7 (2 players)
Tania (Aus) checks, Hero bets $1.50, Tania (Aus) calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.25) 5 (2 players)
Tania (Aus) checks, Hero bets $3.25, Tania (Aus) raises to $6.50, Hero calls $3.25

River: ($18.25) Q (2 players)
Tania (Aus) checks, Hero bets $11, Tania (Aus) calls $11

Was my line ok ?


HAND 4

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players


kbecker838 (MP): $13.65
77dust (CO): $19.90
drumbla987 (BTN): $13.15
Hero (SB): $55.15
PoOtie10 (BB): $7.70
Tania (Aus) (UTG): $24.50

Same villain as above

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is SB with Q A
Tania (Aus) calls $0.25, 3 folds, Hero raises to $1.25, 1 fold, Tania (Aus) calls $1

Flop: ($2.75) 4 3 Q (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, Tania (Aus) calls $1.75

Turn: ($6.25) T (2 players)
Hero bets $3, Tania (Aus) calls $3

River: ($12.25) J (2 players)
Hero checks, Tania (Aus) bets $2, Hero calls $2

I'm not happy about check/calling that river, especially after my blocking bet on the turn, but again...what to do in this spot ?


HAND 5

Poker Stars $0.10/$0.25 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players


MIQ_MIQ_MIQ (CO): $11.15
acehandrick (BTN): $53.70
brokendeer (SB): $8.35
Hero (BB): $27.80
affinity_00 (UTG): $41.75
MisterX-83 (MP): $29.20

Villain is 46/0/0 3bet/AF 1.2 over 13 hands

Pre Flop: ($0.35) Hero is BB with J 6
2 folds, MIQ_MIQ_MIQ calls $0.25, 2 folds, Hero checks

Flop: ($0.60) 9 6 6 (2 players)
Hero bets $0.75, MIQ_MIQ_MIQ calls $0.75

Turn: ($2.10) 5 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.50, MIQ_MIQ_MIQ calls $1.50

River: ($5.10) A (2 players)
Hero bets $3, MIQ_MIQ_MIQ raises to $6, Hero calls $3

What would you do on the river ? I elected to call his min-raise, considering the way ahead-way behind concept


Finally, here are some screen-shots of the sessions I played today, got to log in and start a few sessions over and over again due to Stars' server maintenance run today






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01-07-2009
flaviusO is offline flaviusO
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Hand 1: I fold pf because he has AK a lot in these spots, just because you get in this kind of spots and you really don't know where you are and what to do. If indeed you elect to call I would c/c flop and turn and fold to further aggression, just because he is an idiot it doesn't mean he cand be having AA/AK in this spot, usually a minraise from a donk on the turn means >TP

Hand 2: I would bet 4$ on the turn and shut down on the river. The only draw from the flop completed on the river. I don't really hate a vb on the river like 50-60% to extract from weaker Q and 99-TT type of hands, but never call a river shove, he is never bluffing this spot

Hand 3: Seems fine to me, but I think I'd be putting a raise on the turn, if he flopped a boat then it's unlucky but most of the times he has a weaker T here, maybe a strong draw 9d8d or QQ+ looking at his tendencies. Don't be afraid to put the money in this spot. Once more bet more on the turn, like 4-4.50$, think about it, you're losing 3bb-5bb each time you're betting weak on the turn and also you're exposed to bluffs

Hand 4: First of all cbet to 2.20$, then fire 2/3 on the turn, in this case 4$. Don't be scared of the FD, if it comes the 3rd to a flush on the turn it doesn't mean he has it. He can easily have KQ, QT or QJ, why not 65. The river it's ok, I'd c/f here you only beat 65 and KQ, but the price is meh... can't really fold for these odds

Hand 5: It's ok. But bet more on the turn 2$, you want to build a pot with your flopped nuts. When he calls the flop his range is 22+, 87, A9, T9, K9, Q9, J9, T9, 98, 97, 96, and A6, K6, Q6, 86, 76, 65, 64 and a few brodways like AK, AQ, AJ. When he calls the turn it doesn't change by much except he might fold a few pp like 22-44. On the river he either has a boat, trips, the straight, a strong A or A9. You really can't fold his mr because a lot of the times he'll have a weaker 6 or weird played A.
01-07-2009
lambo is offline lambo
Hand 1: fold pre..AJ out of pos is very tough to play

Hand 2: I prefer a check/call with TPTK. He may elect to bet KQ or QJ on the river once you checked the river which would indicate some weakness to him/her.

Hand 3: I would raise the turn because there are now 2 flush draws on the board. also, villain would probably continue with a 7 or a heart draw and if he has a T, you probably have him dominated. So I would try to get the money in here.

Hand 4: I think you played this fine.

Hand 5: Jam over his raise on the river, especially when he only has 3 dollars left.
01-07-2009
bigLEOser is offline bigLEOser
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1 ok
2 fine
3 allin after being reraised on turn
4 ok
5 ^jam like he said
01-08-2009
garbageman18 is offline garbageman18
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welcome, i would advise you to put your interesting hands in theforum as well. you will ge more feedback there, GL!
01-08-2009
Cristina_M is offline Cristina_M
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Thank you very much I certainly will