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Starting to play right... I think?
So, after posting a few terrible hands and taking on the advice I think I've began to make some improvements. Here's one of my recent hands...
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalanceStefanos64Small blind £0.02£0.02£3.9214hazza14Big blind £0.04£0.06£3.86DietChipsBig blind £0.04£0.10£2.36 Your hole cardsQQ potty116Fold DietChipsRaise £0.16£0.26£2.20scarterCall £0.20£0.46£2.73Stefanos64Fold 14hazza14Fold Flop 699 DietChipsBet £0.30£0.76£1.90scarterCall £0.30£1.06£2.43Turn 8 DietChipsCheck scarterCheck River 10 DietChipsBet £0.80£1.86£1.10scarterRaise £1.60£3.46£0.83DietChipsAll-in £1.10£4.56£0.00scarterCall £0.30£4.86£0.53DietChipsShowQQ scarterShowJJ DietChipsWinFlush to the Queen£4.49
Did I play it right or could I have done something differently?
Comments
buy in full, dont post extra bb
I'd prefer more on flop but its ok
bet turn usually
river either b/f or c/c readless
As, was also said. Short stacking cash games can be viable tactics to make money, but buying in full is generally better as you can maximise the value of your good hands when you get them. To be honest though, posting a hand to say you're getting to grips with it is easy when you got QQ and no bigger card on the board. Still, always good to post hands for feedback. Day we think we know it all is normally the day start losing every session you sit down at. hehe
river you have 3rd nut flush on a paired 4flush board. Its not that strong a hand
And yes, you do have to take risks sometimes at the poker table. And yes, maybe at this level 3rd nut flush maybe strong, but as you move up its less likely to be if someone is still in the hand with you at this stage. Example being if I held AK I would definately float your Cbet on flop as AK could well be good still there on that board and your Cbet is not exactly discouraging to me that you have a made hand. Which is also why your bet is not great, as you could easy see a king or ace on turn. On turn if Im holding Ace or king of clubs I'm definately likely to call reasonable turn bet (you made none and gave me free card) as my AK could still be good, I could improve to Ace or King or hit the flush.
This is why i say that C/C is likely a better option. You are not likely to get called on the river by to much of a worse hand than you are holding, and if reraised left with a sick feeling that you are dead to a better flush or FH. Plus checking the river gives someone holding not much a chance to bluff at it, and something I commonly like to do with a fairly strong or even marginal hand. IE if I felt they were drawing and missed then checking to them like I was barreling two streets gives them a chance to bluff their missed draw when they are folding to a river bet from me.