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Worst first hand ever
This was the first hand of a £1.15 DYM and it turned out to be a nightmare first hand, infact as you can read before the worst possible i think. Never thought i was behind, id done all the betting and by the river i was commited, so how did i play it in the end.
| Player | Action | Cards | Amount | Pot | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The_Don90 | Small blind | 10.00 | 10.00 | 1990.00 | |
| x | Big blind | 20.00 | 30.00 | 1980.00 | |
| Your hole cards |
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| d | Fold | ||||
| a | Raise | 60.00 | 90.00 | 1940.00 | |
| c | Fold | ||||
| b | Fold | ||||
| The_Don90 | Raise | 130.00 | 220.00 | 1860.00 | |
| x | Call | 120.00 | 340.00 | 1860.00 | |
| a | Call | 80.00 | 420.00 | 1860.00 | |
| Flop | |||||
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| The_Don90 | Bet | 210.00 | 630.00 | 1650.00 | |
| x | Call | 210.00 | 840.00 | 1650.00 | |
| a | Fold | ||||
| Turn | |||||
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| The_Don90 | Bet | 420.00 | 1260.00 | 1230.00 | |
| x | Call | 420.00 | 1680.00 | 1230.00 | |
| River | |||||
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| The_Don90 | Bet | 680.00 | 2360.00 | 550.00 | |
| x | All-in | 1230.00 | 3590.00 | 0.00 | |
| The_Don90 | All-in | 550.00 | 4140.00 | 0.00 | |
| The_Don90 | Show |
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| x | Show |
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| x | Win | Three 10s | 4140.00 | 4140.00 | |
Comments
I think a lot of your problems on this hand spring from your bet sizing amount. We can almost pick at each size and find something a little wrong with it...
a) Preflop: Making it 130 to go when the initial raiser has opened for 60 means he alone is being better than 3-1 on the call (70 more into a pot of 220). No one is going to fold there as they only need 24% chance of winning the hand for it to be a right play. The fact that there are other players still to go too can only worsen the problem. I'd make it more like 220-240 to go.
b) On the flop: Half pot vs two opponents on such a draw heavy board. Here I would be better much nearer full pot (I'd go for 330 to 410) to punish the draws which could be out there - KQ/QJ/KJ and diamond flush draws are all hands to be wary against. We also get smaller aces to get their money in quicker - can you imagine a hand like AJ folding here? I'd be better more with a view to getting the rest of my stack in vs. one opponent on the turn. (Brick turn card willing).
c) Turn: If we play the flop as above, our stack to pot ratio will be much better and we can get the rest of the chips in on this beautifully blank turn. As played, I would again try and bet more to punish those draws or weaker aces, but I do appreciate getting 1650 into a pot of only 800 can be a bit more troublesome.
As played, I'd actually check the turn over to them to make it look like the flop bet was only a continuation bet. If he checks behind I am more confident of him having a draw and I can check/call on a bad river or lead on a good one.
d) River: Feel sick then check-call. If he checks behind here we have the best hand and lost some value. I'd be ok with that considering how our bet sizes got us into trouble earlier in the hand, and I'd also then chastise myself for not playing the hand a little more strongly. I don't like leading the river at all here - it just allows us to be raised and lose more chips. The only time I would consider leading is if I want to make a blocker bet which I am capable of letting go should he jam the river. I still prefer my first line though.
Thanks again.
Firstly I would only flat pf. If you 3 bet and miss you are in a mess already, if you 3 bet and your opponent hits a set it's game over.
I probably c/c flop, c/c turn and either c/f c/c river depending on bet sizing etc
I want to win or lose a pot of around 500 here, set me up for the later stages which are far more important.
Just my opinion.
I'm fairly sure if he gets it in on the turn the outcome is exactly the same?