NL2 zoom some AA AK hands

Joined: 03.10.2018

03.10.2018, 08:33 0

here's the thing I am so bad at playing AA AK hands and it makes me lose a lot,hope you guys help me out here, and i have a question here, should I leave villain hands? or not .
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First hand I think i am AA with a straight draw, so i can value bet as much as i can , the turn is 3 ,but i am afraid of that if the river turns out some spade will make me lose so i over bet a lot to make him uncomfortable.
and I lose it , maybe the turn i just bet smaller and the river just check and fold if villain allin ?
PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players

BTN: 109.5 BB
SB: 104.5 BB
BB: 305 BB
Hero (UTG): 152 BB
MP: 91 BB
CO: 137.5 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Ah As
Hero raises to 2.5 BB, fold, CO calls 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop : (6.5 BB, 2 players) Jh Qs Ts
Hero bets 3.5 BB, CO raises to 13 BB, Hero raises to 30 BB, CO calls 17 BB

Turn : (66.5 BB, 2 players) 3c
Hero bets 119.5 BB and is all-in, CO calls 105 BB and is all-in

River : (276.5 BB, 2 players) Js

Hero shows Ah As (Two Pair, Aces and Jacks)
(Pre 79%, Flop 15%, Turn 7%)

CO wins 267 BB
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second hand
preflop should I raise 4BB because villain limped it?
and this hand's flop is kind of first hand,I have top pairs with a straight draw
plus backdoor flush ,so I bet the flop,the villain reraised to 7BB I am totally confused ,and don't know what should I do ,maybe raise him again to 20BB?
but I think if he have set or two pairs then im *ed so i call it,
the turn is 3d,I might get a flush at the river so I bet here again ,
but actully I dont know villain call me is a good or bad thing,am I ahead of his range? probably not!
the river is a heart,I bet here for a bluff i think, if villain is a set or top pair
villain might fold as will,and villain all in ,its 15BB to call ,I was like * it
and call it . i was really sad when i lose it .

PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players

BTN: 218.5 BB
SB: 443.5 BB
Hero (BB): 243.5 BB
UTG: 83.5 BB
MP: 56.5 BB
CO: 163.5 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Ad Kd
fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, MP calls 2 BB

Flop : (6.5 BB, 2 players) Qd Kh Th
Hero bets 3.5 BB, MP raises to 7 BB, Hero calls 3.5 BB

Turn : (20.5 BB, 2 players) 3d
Hero bets 10.5 BB, MP calls 10.5 BB

River : (41.5 BB, 2 players) 9h
Hero bets 21 BB, MP raises to 36 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 15 BB

Hero shows Ad Kd (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 65%, Flop 50%, Turn 70%)

MP wins 109.5 BB
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third hand
this flop i got reraise from villain , i dont know he is bluff or what and I have TPTK is good so i call it .
trun is Jh , i dont think this card will change something but i still afraid river will get villain flush so i bet it , and villain allin , and for some reason i call it.
am i over value TPTK? and should i alert myself when people reraise me flop?
but this hand its turn card make him win so i kind of tilt.
PokerStars - $0.02 NL FAST (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players

BTN: 116.5 BB
SB: 102.5 BB
BB: 104 BB
UTG: 100 BB
MP: 113.5 BB
Hero (CO): 112 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has As Kh
fold, fold, Hero raises to 2.5 BB, BTN calls 2.5 BB, fold, BB calls 1.5 BB

Flop : (8 BB, 3 players) 2c Ks 5h
BB checks, Hero bets 4 BB, BTN raises to 10 BB, BB calls 10 BB, Hero calls 6 BB

Turn : (38 BB, 3 players) Jh
BB checks, Hero bets 19 BB, BTN raises to 104 BB and is all-in, fold, Hero calls 80.5 BB and is all-in

River : (237 BB, 2 players) 7c

Hero shows As Kh (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 75%, Flop 87%, Turn 7%)

BTN wins 228.5 BB

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fourth hand
turn is 3d i value bet half pot and villain reraise it , i think im strong w/kk
but i think villain may have set waiting for me after i lose it ,
should i afraid villain allin when i have strong over pairs?
how do i know if villain is bluff , so i call this allin boom! burn money again.

BTN: 96.5 BB
SB: 108 BB
BB: 106.5 BB
Hero (UTG): 100 BB (VPIP: 20, PFR: 18, 3Bet Preflop: 10, Hands:411 )
MP: 163 BB
CO: 108 BB

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Kd Kh
Hero raises to 2.5 BB, MP calls 2.5 BB, CO calls 2.5 BB, fold, fold, fold

Flop : (9 BB, 3 players) 6s 2h 8s
Hero bets 4.5 BB, fold, CO calls 4.5 BB

Turn : (18 BB, 2 players) 3d
Hero bets 9 BB, CO raises to 18 BB, Hero raises to 53 BB, CO raises to 101 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 40 BB and is all-in

River : (204 BB, 2 players) 6c

Hero shows Kd Kh (Two Pair, Kings and Sixes)
(Pre 78%, Flop 64%, Turn 0%)

CO shows 4h 5h (Straight, Six High)
(Pre 22%, Flop 36%, Turn 100%)

CO wins 197 BB
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thanks to all guys spent time to watch me make mistakes ,
I cant win nl2 makes me so depressed and I have to be stronger,
I am a new player and try to learn poker , feel free to blame me as well ,

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SDK1987

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03.10.2018, 08:45 0

Try to post 1 hand at the same time and it's also smart to read our https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?threadid=267242 thread for how you post a hand on the forum.

First hand I don't see any point in 3betting the flop. You will get only action of better and the turn shove isn't smart ether. I would just check/fold AA there. You beat nothing he would call the flop with and you have only 4 outs for a straight.

2nd hand I would check the turn to the orginal raiser. You have only top pair and he can easy have 2 pair or better or in best case a draw.

3th hand I would just check/call the turn against the BTN aggressor. with top pair top kicker. He could bluff sometimes and if he shoves he need to over play a weaker king to make a stack off profitable.

4th hand is also a hand you over play an over pair. I would just bet on the flop for 2/3 pot and if you get to much action on the turn I would just give up. He will almost always min raise with better and calling is an option with the odds you get, but shoving would be an over play with most likely no fold equity here.

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TomKahlschlag

Joined: 06.01.2019

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01.04.2019, 17:52 0

2nd hand: I would check/ call the turn(12 outs) if the pot odds would be ok (inclusive implied pot odds). Giving up on the river, if the flush/ straight don‘t arrive.
Donking after calling a raise on the former street is a big mistake. People at the microswho are raising often have strong hands.

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AlexKockar

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06.05.2019, 14:22 0

nice hands, gl guys :f_drink:

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jjjzo

Joined: 14.09.2008

Posts: 6

05.06.2019, 14:08 0

1st hand : you are overplaying AA OOP in a single raised pot on a wet board, No need to go crazy with just 1 pair here ...
2nd hand: actually pretty similar hand with ugly board, no need to bet again on T and R after you got raised on flop.... River bet was btw most horrible .. you burned money there with a 4 card to straight on board
3d hand: on the flop there are no bluffs, but some weaker Kings, if you know the guy, you can stack off on the flop, Turn raises are generally way stronger than flop raises, it is okay to overfold TP, can be hard, but if you dont like folding to a raise, then just dont bet.
4th hand: seems like a cooler, but again when you see a raise on T be more cautious, just call unless you have two pair+

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mathkid

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09.09.2019, 08:07 0

The last hand def check. The post flop I am not doing much with my hand .... throw it away or maybe 1 bet tops.

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mbml

Joined: 27.11.2008

Posts: 20,957

22.12.2019, 05:16 +2

1) Know how to play different classes of hands
-Strong Hands: Bet or Raise for value
-Medium Strength Hands: Check because you cannot bet for value or bluff out better. Call if you think you are ahead of some worse hands
-Weak Hands: Bet or Raise as bluffs
-Trash: Fold them

2) How to properly evaluate your hand strength
-Calculate your hand's equity relative to your opponent's betting or raising range
-Make the right decision
-If your hand isn't that strong, you have a few options
a. Bet/Fold vs a passive guy who doesn't bluff raise much
b. Bet/Call and hope he slows down or you get a favourable runout for your hand that strengthens your hand's equity vs his range
c. Check/Call - Widens his entire range. Aggressive actions tend to narrow your opponent's range. By playing passively, you can induce more bluffs in general.

Basically you are messing (2) up big time.
A) Your hand is a two-street hand at best on a 3-broadway Flop. You are not getting 3 streets of value. So either check on the Flop immediately, or prepare to slow down at some point. The bet/3bet with AA on QJT is SUPER BAD.
B) Lack of respect for multiway action. When someone raises you, and another guy cold calls him in a 3way pot, you can say bye bye to your AK immediately. What do they actually have that's weaker than you? They need to be really bad to be putting in so much money with KX or worse.
C) Random Donk betting - In one of the AK hand, you bet/call the Flop vs BTN's raise and BB's cold call. Then for some unknown reason, you lead the Turn again, get jammed on and called it off. Clearly you either don't know what you're doing, or you think AK Top Pair Top Kicker is the nuts (it isn't in this spot for sure).

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pgarcia

Joined: 18.01.2009

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21.01.2020, 01:12 0

The three hands have something in common:

Hero shows: TOP PAIR.

The main rule of TPs (specially for broadway TPs or overpairs) is that they are 2 street hands. Bet, check, call. Bet, bet, check. Check, Call, bet, etc, depending on the scenarios and positions.

The ONLY exception to that rule is if you documented crearly that the vilain is a fish that will donate his stack for a second pair or high card. The evolution of this kind of fishes are the ones that donate stacks believing that TP's are unbeatable in wet boards.

Sorry for the strong words, but I think you need them.

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