So I thought I would start a new topic to hopefully start getting people to post. I wanted to talk about a hand I played Yesterday online. I think I played this hand really well but lets see what you think! I was playing .10-.25 no limit cash game. It was the 1st hand i got dealt.
usual I usually like to sit out one full rotation to get some what of a over view of the types of players. (side note) I always play 6 handed tables instead of 9 and I also look for tables that the percentage of people in a hand pre-flop is less then 40%.I do this for a couple reason. 1) Since its 6 handed the blinds move around quicker you want tighter players so you can steal more small pots. 2) because its a lot easier to to put tight players on hands, especially online. 3) you get to see a lot of hands. which means your not so bored. Anyways back to my hand. I finally play my big blind. It gets raised by the under the gun player and everyone, including me folds! There isn't a whole lot of action just a lot of raises and folds! Then 3 hands later I get dealt
under the gun! now up to this point I have not raised once. I look to be pretty tight as of right now. I raise it to .38 cents and the player on the button calls as does the big blind. This is the biggest pot I have seen yet. The button player is the loosest of the table and has shown only A-4 to win a pot with a pair of aces. He has raised a couple and taken it down like that. I don't know to much about the big Blind. I feel like he just called because it was .28 more to win .81 he is getting about 3.5-1 on his money. I put his range of hands on two suited connectors or two face cards. The flop comes
a great flop for me. I bet out .40 the button calls and the big blind folds. Since the only hand I have seen the button player show so far was the A-4 i put him on a A-x or K-Q , K-J. the turn came
. another beautiful card. So i thought for a second and since he is probably the aggressor at the table I feel like checking here is my best option and this is why. 1) because it shows weakness (which I am not). If he thinks i was playing middle pocket pairs of any sort or even K-X, or a draw for that matter, he will think if he bets he will win the pot.2) If he is holding K-J or K-Q if gives him an extra card to catch his J or Q. which he will surely pay me off with. 3) Lets say he checks he will be more inclined to call a river bet with my "weird' check on the turn. Now the down fall to this play is lets say I am way off on my read and he is holding Q-J or J-10 I am now giving him a free card to catch. Or lets stay he called the flop with a pocket pair, or at worst he already caught his set and I am drawing real slim. The last one is very unlikely because I think with his aggressive style he would have raised me on the flop. He ends up checking behind me. the river comes the
. I cant check here. I bet out .60 into a roughly 2$ pot I want a call here. He immediately raises it to 2.60. I raise all-in and he calls my additional 3 dollars and i win the pot and he mucks! Now I think I played this hand pretty well. The cards helped for sure don't get me wrong. But I gave him "enough rope to hang himself". I don't know what he had but I think K-Q. My check on the turn with Top two is I think what made this play great. Now against a player i have no information about I don't make that play but i felt I knew enough information on him to narrow down his hand possibility's. I am starting to be more observant and having a better memory of hands played. I feel like i am really progressing and it only makes me want to learn more and more. How do you think I played the hand? Any advice would be great please!
