#1 Opponent is 57/15 29 WTSD and very aggressive. I've seen him c/r all-in a couple of times. Once with a draw when he was called (he hit of course).

I have a full stack, he has a double stack.
[Jh] UTG+1
UTG raises to $2, I call, UTG+2 calls

[4c][5h] Pot $6.75
UTG bets $2, I raise to $6, UTG+2 folds, UTG calls

Pot $18.75
UTG bets $4...????

I have about $40 left.


#2 Same table, CO is 55/24 41 WTSD, not as aggressive postflop, but not as bad as 1st player.

[5d] SB $46
MP1 limps, MP2 limps, CO limps, I call - 5 to flop

[7c][3h] Pot $2.50
I bet $2, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO raises $13.50

MP1 has $21 left
MP2 has me cover w/ over $50 left
CO has $21 left after the raise

Is there ANY benefit at all to just calling here? Is there enough of a chance that we're behind that flush draws might not matter if we're drawing anyway? In which case we might welcome a bigger pot?

What about against a tighter player?

Yeah, I really butchered the first hand, both on the flop and the turn. What's the right raise amount there? $9, $10?

Part of the reason I didn't raise more was because I had the other player behind me who was fairly decent. I wasn't sure if I wanted to tie myself to the pot with him yet to act.

Say I raise to $10 though and only UTG calls (and he would have). Pot is $26.75 on the turn and I have $36 left. I still have a major decision to make on the turn because how much more can I put in without committing myself.


Hand #2. I absolutely pushed without a 2nd thought. I was still fairly certain that was the right answer. Just an after-thought about being raised that big when a straight or flush is possible on board. When I asked about calling though, it wasn't to slowplay at all. That would be somewhat insane on a board like this with everyone calling flop bets. I only asked due to the possiblity that I was behind in which case the flush doesn't matter anymore.

Maybe it was more of a math question like: What % of the time do I have to be behind to a straight here for a call to be not horrible, allowing flush draws in to better my pot odds? I mean, way out there, say I somehow saw his whole cards and he had 64. If you're 100% certain that he had the straight then calling would be the play to entice flush draws, correct?

Again, though, I do agree that pushing was the right move because I can never be sure it's a made straight often enough, even against a tighter player.

Oh, by the way, maniac had [6c] there. Bastard beat my set twice in the same hand when he his the flush on the river too.

In hand one I agree that the flop raise should be about $10. What about a 3-bet PF. His range has to be HUGE. You have position on him. I would call that turn bet and re-evaluate.

Both fo his bets look like blocking bets. Could he could have something like [7h]. Since he is agressive, would he raise SC's UTG??