O-Poker

Wow, thanks for all the great comments yesterday.

Let me clear few things up real quick first. I probably should have been a little more specific about how the villain plays. Yes, this wasn't really him floating, but I think the fact that he does float a lot should definitely factor into the hand. From what I had seen of the villain's play, he seemed to re-raise a lot of cont. bets on the flop and 2nd barrels on turn and bet 100% of the time it was checked to him on the turn. He was mixing it up, but the important thing is that he rarely folded to c-bets and usually was re-raising a lot, but usually waited until the turn. Another important thing that I forgot to mention (and a few people asked) was how he plays his draws. He definitely would go out of his way to get all-in on the flop with flush draws.

Here is the hand again:

Full Tilt Poker, $2/$4 NL , 6 Max

BTN: $883.80
SB: $469.30 - posts $2
BB: $282.20 - posts $4
Hero (UTG): $667.20
Villain: $1,554.30 - Had been floating a lot. I also had a note that said, "Floats a ton in pos"
CO: $510

Pre-Flop:
Hero (UTG) - QsQd
Hero raises to $14
Villain calls $14
all folds

Flop: Pot ($34) - 5d 8h 3h

Hero bets $24
Villain raises to $80

cmitch ???

So what did I do?

cmitch calls $56
*** TURN *** [5d 8h 3h] [Th] - Pot ($191)

cmitch checks
Villain bets $133 - smelled very fishy
cmitch has 15 seconds left to act
cmitch has requested TIME
cmitch folds


I opted for just calling the flop with the intention of c/r all-in on any non heart or Ace even if it was a 4 or 9 . I felt like the play was kind of weak after the hand, but the more I think about it I don't mind the flat call. The interesting thing is that the opinions ran the spectrum. I am starting to hate QQ more and more. :)

Below is similar hand against a very loose preflop caller in a SB vs. BB situation. I played it completely different based on my history with the opponent and since only 100 BB deep. I guess it goes to show that so much of how you play a hand depends on the opponent.

Full Tilt Poker No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
The Official 2+2 Hand Converter Powered By DeucesCracked.com

BTN: $1927.40
SB: $732.30
Hero (BB): $404.00
UTG: $400.00
CO: $386.00

Pre Flop: Hero is BB with QcQh
2 folds
BTN raises to $14,
SB calls $12
Hero raises to $52, - Looks like an obvious squeeze attempt
1 fold
SB calls $38 - Great call?!? Seriously though if he thinks that I am squeezing with air why doesn't he just throw in a 4 bet?

Flop: ($118.00) 5s 9s 9c (2 players)
SB checks
Hero bets $90 - Going to commit myself right here; if he hit then oh well
SB raises to $680.30 all in
Hero calls $262 all in

Turn: ($822.00) 2h

River: ($822.00) 6d

SB shows [As 3s] - NO SPADE or ACE!!!
cmitch shows [Qc Qh]

*** TURN *** [5s 9s 9c] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [5s 9s 9c 2h] [6d]

cmitch wins the pot ($819) with two pair, Queens and Nines