Ok so I'm sitting in Econ class today super bored, and I'm not quite at the level where I can play cards in class, so I was looking over my poker tracker stuff. These happened a while ago, so no major reads. My stats are 25/18/10. I know, way too high of aggression factor, I'm not trying to bring it down for the sake of brining it down, I'm trying to just make more money.

Here are 3 hands where I'm wondering if I should even make a CB (opponents full stacked).

Hand #1) I open to $4 from the CO with [Js], BB calls and flop comes [5c][5s]. Pot is $8, he checks to me.

Should I CB this? I did, but I think I should check behind next time. If he has a pocket pair, it's lower than jacks and I can maybe get a turn bet in and check behind on the river. If he has an ace or a 5, he's going to lead the turn, and I can decide to call or fold depending on his bet size and what the turn card comes. If I do call and he bets the river again, I'm certainly beat.



Hand #2) I raise to $4 from the button with [5c]. SB calls. Pot is $9, and flop comes
[Jh][7s]. SB checks to me.

As usual I bet this, but I once again feel I shouldn't. If I bet $8, there is no way that bet is taking it down half the time. The only hand I take it down from is a pocket pair, and if he does have a pocket pair, I imagine more likely than not he checks the turn to me and I can take it down there. If he doesn't have a pocket pair, I'll have no idea if he's calling me with a draw, a combo draw, top pair, or whatever. This looks like a situation where if I can take it down, I get it on the turn, but if I can't I might as well check him the flop and let him have it on the turn and save $8.



Hand #3) I raise to $4 from the button with [3h]. BB calls and the flop comes [8h][7c]. BB checks.

I just don't see blinds fold nearly enough on flops like this to make betting profitable. Unless you guys tell me otherwise, I'm gonna start checking these behind and re-evaluating the turn.


Sorry for the super long post and thanks for the help.

1. CB dont think Checking achieves anything. He may bet an ace or lower PP. how'd you know if your jacks were good. probably check/ fold the turn if he called

2 cb

3 cb probably the only way youd take the pot