GOOD or BAD plays?

[jasondavies]

i feel i played this well, where could i have done things differently? do you think i had room for a check raise, i felt like if i checked he would gladly take a free card that could really hurt me

Hand Number: 291,323,962
Table Number: 3,975,764
Event Name: $3-6 SPECIAL LEAGUE (#2665497)RNHB Event Started: Tuesday March 21st 8:31:02 AM CST 2006
Game: Limit Hold 'em
Stakes: $3/$6 Limits ($0.50 Minimum Chip)
Seat 1 : SmokeyBacon starts with $1,112
Seat 2 : sprtsfrk starts with $30
Seat 3 : grayman starts with $316.50
Seat 4 : CertainCards starts with $598.50
Seat 6 : Variable starts with $174.50
Seat 7 : SchoolPrefect starts with $695
Seat 8 : jasondavies starts with $834.50
Seat 9 : Oasis7634 starts with $436
Seat 10 : ZARATUSTRA starts with $163
Seat 7 : SchoolPrefect has the dealer button
jasondavies posts the small blind $1
Oasis7634 posts the big blind $3
>>>DEALING HOLE CARDS<<<
jasondavies dealt down [Qh] [Qd]
ZARATUSTRA folds
SmokeyBacon folds
sprtsfrk raises $3 to $6
grayman folds
CertainCards folds
Variable folds
SchoolPrefect folds
jasondavies raises $3 to $9
Oasis7634 folds
sprtsfrk calls $3
>>>DEALING FLOP<<< [Ac] [Qs] [5s]
jasondavies bets $3
sprtsfrk calls $3
>>>DEALING TURN<<< [Ks]
jasondavies bets $6
sprtsfrk calls $6
>>>DEALING RIVER<<< [Js]
jasondavies bets $6
sprtsfrk calls $6
jasondavies cards were [Qh] [Qd]
sprtsfrk mucks hand
jasondavies wins $48.50 with three of a kind, queens
sprtsfrk: vn



THEN THIS

Hand Number: 291,327,284
Table Number: 3,975,764
Event Name: $3-6 SPECIAL LEAGUE (#2665497)RNHB Event Started: Tuesday March 21st 8:41:42 AM CST 2006
Game: Limit Hold 'em
Stakes: $3/$6 Limits ($0.50 Minimum Chip)
Seat 1 : SmokeyBacon starts with $1,127
Seat 3 : grayman starts with $225.50
Seat 4 : CertainCards starts with $590.50
Seat 6 : Variable starts with $134.50
Seat 7 : SchoolPrefect starts with $732.50
Seat 8 : jasondavies starts with $855
Seat 9 : Oasis7634 starts with $469
Seat 10 : ZARATUSTRA starts with $203
Seat 6 : Variable has the dealer button
SchoolPrefect posts the small blind $1
jasondavies posts the big blind $3
>>>DEALING HOLE CARDS<<<
jasondavies dealt down [Kh] [Ks]
Oasis7634 folds
ZARATUSTRA folds
SmokeyBacon folds
grayman calls $3
CertainCards folds
Variable folds
SchoolPrefect raises $3 to $6
jasondavies raises $3 to $9
grayman folds
SchoolPrefect calls $3
>>>DEALING FLOP<<< [3c] [Qc] [Td]
SchoolPrefect checks
jasondavies bets $3
SchoolPrefect calls $3
>>>DEALING TURN<<< [8d]
SchoolPrefect checks
jasondavies bets $6
SchoolPrefect raises $6 to $12
jasondavies raises $6 to $18
SchoolPrefect calls $6
>>>DEALING RIVER<<< [As]
SchoolPrefect checks
jasondavies bets $6
SchoolPrefect raises $6 to $12
jasondavies calls $6
SchoolPrefect cards were [Qs] [Ad]
jasondavies mucks hand
SchoolPrefect wins $84 with two pair, aces and queens
>>>SUMMARY<<<

 

[F Paulsson]

Ignoring the fact that the thread turned into an argument over how to calculate percentages, have a look at this: https://www.cardschat.com/showthread.php?t=66996

In the first hand, I would have bet the river only because he was almost out of chips. Against a larger stack opponent, I'd check/call.

In the second hand I also check/call.

In both cases, you hate being raised, and you have to call because of pot odds. Then it's simply smarter to allow him to check behind his weak hands (which he would have folded), or even better - bluff with them, allowing you to hit him hard. He will bet the hands that beat you anyway, so you may as well see the showdown for one bet instead of two.

 

[starfall]

On the second hand, I don't think you factored in his pre-flop raise. Assuming he was a fairly solid player suggested he had a strong hand - most likely AK, AQ or a pocket pair. Therefore if he suddenly started betting, then you have to wonder whether he just made trips, and when the Ace hit then you have another reason to question whether your hand is beat. On the suspicions about his starting hand, the straight possibilities don't look that likely to be a danger to you, though. You had the option of checking on the river, and given the scare cards, it would probably have been sensible to check behind him. When he raised your bet on the river, I'm presuming you knew you were almost certainly beat, but felt the need to call it down to make sure?