piersmajestyk, MVP, KennyG, and Juskimo:

Thanks for the great responses...You guys have provided me with some key information...I will put it to work at once.

Thanks, all, for tuning in and learnin' me up,

hXL

Hitman, you wanted to see my PT stats, i've posted them in my journal: , they are just over the past month or so at tribeca, i have a lot more from other sites/limits but they're a bit outdated and my play back then was a lot different to what it is now.

A couple of questions regarding this discussion of small to medium pairs occurred to me while playing today. Does the "10 x amount of raise in my stack and raiser's stack in order to call raise with small to medium pair" guideline apply whether it's a cold call or whether I previously limped? How much does position play into this decision? If the raise is large...Say, 10 or more x BB, suggesting opponent has AA, KK, AK, QQ, etc., but the 10 x amount of raise guideline is covered by you and your opponent, do you still call with something like 88 and then just get out if you don't flop a set? Also, what about other limping hands such as KJo...Is there a similar calling guidleine for these types of hands where you're not hoping for a set but rather a straight or, at least, a decent pair / kicker combo or maybe two pair?


Here are a couple of hands with new questions:

Paradise Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.05/$0.10
9 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $9.65
UTG+1: $4.12
MP1: $13.25
MP2: $6.75
MP3: $4.15
CO: $2.80
HitmanXL: $10.10
SB: $17.30
BB: $7.55

Pre-flop: (9 players) HitmanXL is Button with
2 folds, MP1 calls, 3 folds, HitmanXL raises to $0.3, 2 folds, MP1 calls.

Flop: ($0.75, 2 players)
MP1 checks, HitmanXL bets $0.75, MP1 folds.
Uncalled bets: $0.75 returned to HitmanXL.

Results:
Final pot: $0.75

Do you guys do these bluff flop continuation bets in these situations often? Should I avoid doing this? Obviously, it worked out for me here, but I just want to know if you guys would have done the same?



Paradise Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.05/$0.10
9 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $11.00
UTG+1: $9.90
MP1: $1.68
MP2: $9.90
MP3: $14.74
CO: $4.55
Button: $4.00
HitmanXL: $10.50
BB: $20.60

Pre-flop: (9 players) HitmanXL is SB with
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, 4 folds, Button calls, HitmanXL raises to $0.55, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls, Button folds.

Flop: ($1.4, 2 players)
HitmanXL bets $1.3, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: ($4, 2 players)
HitmanXL bets $2, UTG+1 calls.

River: ($8, 2 players)
HitmanXL bets $2, UTG+1 calls.

Results:
Final pot: $12

I thought I had lost this hand...The converter doesn't show it, but the opponent had A9o. I know that I played this hand badly...When he called me on the flop, I thought he had me beat with two pair or something...I just didn't what to do past that point. Should I have pushed on the flop?


hXL

hand 1

excellent. you're representing a high PP, and you're forcing villain to make a decision with what is likely just overcards.


hand 2

i'd bet at least $3 on the turn and more on the river (depends on turn action).

Hitman - Press the Prnt Scrn button on your keyboard and then go into a image editing program, something like MS Paint works fine, and go edit > copy and it will paste the image there.

Thanks for the response, Kuso...And interesting tag line...What book is that from?

hXL

Stoneburg's Guide To Kicking Ass Across The World From A Computer Terminal In Sweden (edited to remove the frigid sarcasm that just does not make it into the english translation)

-Jus