Had a great session on PokerRoom today, a few interesting hands though. Look forward to the feedback.

Edited: Realise this turned out a bit epic, but feel free to comment on only one of the hands.

Hand 1: Just sat down, no proper reads yet...
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players


Stack sizes:
UTG: $49.80
CO: $93.75
Hero: $49.50
SB: $45.55
BB: $72.45

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is Button with
UTG calls, CO folds, Hero raises to $2, SB calls, BB folds, UTG calls.

Flop: ($6.5, 3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $4, SB raises to $8, UTG folds, Hero raises to $18, SB calls.

Turn: ($42.5, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($42.5, 2 players)
SB is all-in $25.55, Hero folds.


Hand2: SB is 24/11, seems solid but not enough hands to say yet...
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $40.75
CO: $68.95
Button: $44.90
SB: $103.15
Hero: $134.70

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is BB with
3 folds, SB calls, Hero checks.

Flop: ($1, 2 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $2, SB calls.

Turn: ($5, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $4, SB raises to $15, Hero calls.

River: ($35, 2 players)
SB is all-in $85.65, Hero???


Hand 3: 100NL 7 handed, again no good reads, but have a feeling from previous hand MP1 might be a complete donk...
Blinds: $0.50/$1
7 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $81.25
UTG+1: $95.10
MP1: $99.60
CO: $102.50
Button: $295.35
Hero: $99.00
BB: $93.00

Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is SB with
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises to $4, 2 folds, Hero calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: ($16, 4 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $12, UTG folds, MP1 raises to $24, Hero raises all-in $95...

Anyone?

Hand 1... I'm not really sure why you're checking behind the turn... Do you think his minraise is a set??? If it was to induce, you induced, and I call... If he backdoored a flush, so be it... I think he's gonna have AT or KT here a lot more than a set...

Hand 2... Don't minraise the flop... Make a real raise and get him committed with his A... As you played it, I'm allin when he raises your turn...

Hand 3... Reraise PF so that you don't get 2 other callers behind... After that, fine... MP1 prolly has AK or AA, BB maybe a lower set or 56 2pr, and you scoooooooop...

Thanks MV, a few more questions:

Hand 1: I'm really trying to get better at letting go of overpairs when up against sets. It's been a major leak. His min checkraise was suspicious, so my thinking with the reraise was to find out whether he was likely to have a set. He called instantly. When he called I decided I was finished with the hand, so didnt check turn to induce a bluff. If I continued on the turn I would be commited right? Too weak tight? Do you have to pay off a set in this situation?

Hand 2: Agree with all comments. However as the hand was played to the river, what do you think about SB's all in? What is he likely to have here?

Hand3: Agree 2 callers behind sucks... Is it never worth flatcalling a raise like that to hide your hand though?

Thanks for the comments, this forum rocks