#1
A247ds in MP. UTG limps, EP raises to 3, one caller, I call, another caller... then LP re-raises to 17, two people call and so do I. 4 people to the flop, pot ~75.

Flop comes 35T with a flush draw I don't have. Raiser checks, limper bets 1 (you have to love these guys), I call and re-raiser re-raises to 33. UTG calls all-in, minibetter gets out and I flat call.

Turn is an off suit 6 and I push.

I started with a double stack and re-raiser has me covered.


#2
A234 in MP. Everyone limps to me, I make a pot building raise to 3 and get 8 callers (mission accomplished!), so 9 players to the flop that comes 722 rainbow. Short LAG pots it, 24.50, folded to me. Three players left to act behind me, I decide to just flat call.

I figure this was an OK spot to "slowplay". Trips top kicker (3:d nuts) and the invincible low draw. I'm hoping worse low draws or trips come in behind me. The people behind me has 50, 150 and 250 stacks respectively. I have them covered.

Hand #1 he thought for a while and then folded to my surprise. Turns out he may actually know how to play the game at least as good as me if not better, because he made no glaring mistakes after this that I could see.

Hand #2 nobody else called, muppet LAG pushed the turn that gave me a boat and got his naked A2 scooped.