Hand 1: Nut low draw and middle pair on flop, got counterfeited on turn but have now two pair against one opponent: How do you play the turn?

- Sebastes sitting in seat 1 with $36.95 [Dealer]
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $68.35
- BlackLizard sitting in seat 3 with $96.72
- Maddox_hold sitting in seat 4 with $67.53
- Bucko7 sitting in seat 5 with $46.60 [Sitting out]
- SlapTheBoss sitting in seat 6 with $84.68
- -rasmussen sitting in seat 7 with $35.23
- aze51 sitting in seat 8 with $59.88
- PlatinumCard sitting in seat 9 with $5.92
- AlwaysOnFire sitting in seat 10 with $5.64

Hero posted the small blind - $0.25
BlackLizard posted the big blind - $0.50
** Dealing card to Hero:
Maddox_hold called - $0.50
SlapTheBoss called - $0.50
-rasmussen called - $0.50
aze51 folded
PlatinumCard folded
AlwaysOnFire called - $0.50
Sebastes folded
Hero called - $0.50
BlackLizard checked

** Dealing the flop:
Hero bet - $3.00
BlackLizard folded
Maddox_hold folded
SlapTheBoss folded
-rasmussen called - $3.00
AlwaysOnFire went all-in - $5.14
Hero called - $5.14
-rasmussen called - $5.14

** Dealing the turn:
Hero bet - $18.42
-rasmussen called - $18.42

** Dealing the river:
Hero went all-in - $44.54
-rasmussen went all-in - $11.17[/b]

Hand 2: Top two pair on flop gets one caller, Villain's PT numbers are VP$IP 79.8, PFR 18.18, AF 1.1: Should I give up on the turn?

- pelimi3s sitting in seat 1 with $48.10
- Hero sitting in seat 2 with $65.35
- Fuzzybear sitting in seat 3 with $102.29
- Maddox_hold sitting in seat 4 with $67.92
- Bucko7 sitting in seat 5 with $49.51
- boo_ sitting in seat 6 with $30.50
- -rasmussen sitting in seat 7 with $30.88
- 2652lrc sitting in seat 8 with $49.50
- mcaroonie sitting in seat 9 with $48.26
- NikkiN sitting in seat 10 with $47.75 [Dealer]

pelimi3s posted the small blind - $0.25
Hero posted the big blind - $0.50
2652lrc posted to play - $0.50
** Dealing card to Hero:
Fuzzybear called - $0.50
Maddox_hold called - $0.50
Bucko7 folded
boo_ folded
-rasmussen folded
2652lrc checked
mcaroonie raised - $2.00
NikkiN folded
pelimi3s folded
Hero called - $2.00
Fuzzybear called - $2.00
Maddox_hold called - $2.00
2652lrc folded

** Dealing the flop:
Hero bet - $8.75
Fuzzybear folded
Maddox_hold folded
mcaroonie called - $8.75

** Dealing the turn:
Hero bet - $26.25
mcaroonie went all-in - $37.51
Hero called - $37.51

Hand 1 I don't mind the turn bet against an oppo who can fold (this card will've counterfeited a lot of his holdings too). I think I'd probably check the river but given he had a tiny amount of cash left I guess it doesn't matter.

Hand 2 I think you should consider check-raising the flop. Problem with leading out is that almost any turn other one that makes you a boat is, to a greater or lesser extent, a scary one.

first, i recommend that you stop building pots from OOP unless you can and want to get all of your money in via a CR (as monk suggested).

hand 1

yeah, check and evaluate with a plan to CR. you get to see who likes their hand and then can decide whether to flatcall or CR. don't CR tight players who only bet the nuts (e.g., a set or nut-nut draw here).

as played, betting out on the turn is fine IF villain can fold -- otherwise check and evaluate. you really don't want to show this down, because you're most likely to get half at most if you get called. once he calls the turn, you might want to check the river. if he has a janky hand that beats you both ways, he may check behind and you save yourself some money. unless you read villain as an uberdonk, i doubt you're really value betting this river (although you do have a two-way hand).


hand 2

not sure why you led out here. CR flop if you want to gambool, but there's no way you can know where you stand with against a guy with those numbers. if villain has a draw, he can see the turn relatively cheaply with you OOP.