These are all hands in which I have called a pre-flop raise with a pair and flopped an overpair to the board. I'm not convinced that I played any of them correctly! Your comments on how to play them best would be great.

Hand 1:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed)

BB ($24.65)
UTG ($67.9)
UTG+1 ($27.55)
MP1 ($2.75)
MP2 ($18.75)
MP3 ($45.65)
CO ($18.75)
Button ($47.74)
DODGYKEN ($25.9)

Preflop: DODGYKEN is SB with , . DODGYKEN posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls $0.50, MP2 folds, MP3 raises to $2, CO folds, Button folds, DODGYKEN (poster) calls $1.75, BB folds, MP1 calls $2.25 (All-In), MP3 calls $0.75, DODGYKEN calls $0.75.

Flop: ($8.75) , , (3 players, 1 all-in)
DODGYKEN checks, MP3 bets $5, DODGYKEN folds.


Hand 2:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed)

BB ($14.85)
UTG ($9.5)
UTG+1 ($32.4)
UTG+2 ($24.5)
DODGYKEN ($101.98)
MP2 ($26.2)
MP3 ($0)
CO ($0)
Button ($51.1)
SB ($10.9)

Preflop: DODGYKEN is MP1 with , . SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG raises to $1, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls $1, DODGYKEN calls $1, MP2 folds, Button folds, SB (poster) folds, BB calls $0.50.

Flop: ($4.25) , , (6 players)
BB checks, UTG bets $4, UTG+2 folds, DODGYKEN raises to $14, BB folds, UTG calls $4.50 (All-In).


Hand 3:
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed)

UTG ($24)
UTG+1 ($26.07)
MP1 ($48.9)
DODGYKEN ($90.48)
CO ($35.53)
Button ($23.5)
SB ($53.15)
BB ($11.05)

Preflop: DODGYKEN is MP2 with , . SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, UTG+1 folds, MP1 raises to $3, DODGYKEN calls $3, CO folds, Button folds, SB (poster) folds, BB folds, UTG calls $2.50.

Flop: ($9.75) , , (3 players)
UTG checks, MP1 bets $5, DODGYKEN folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: $14.75


Thanks,

Martin

Hand #1... I either lead out hoping he has overcards and folds...or I fold

Hand #2...I like your flop play, but I may have reraised preflop

hand #3...Raise or fold. It depends on the opponent, but I lean towards raising since he only bet half pot and you have position.

Hand 1 - Yeah, I'd lead out and see what he does. If he calls it's kind of opponent specific whether to lead the turn. I probably would against a calling station.

Hand 2 - Looks good to me. I probably wouldn't re-raise but I can see an argument for it. If this guy makes a lot of minimum preflop raises then it's looking like time for a re-raise, but I'd be worried about the action behind you.

Hand 3 - Definitely raise that, bad fold I think, unless he's the biggest rock in the world. The half pot bet looks like AK or something; if he re-raises again then you can lay it down but I would certainly be playing those jacks aggressively with only three possible hands beating you. With position it makes it a lot easier too; if he calls a raise then checks to you on the turn I would continue to be aggressive if he has passive tendencies (could have Axd etc).

Monk
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