Full Tilt Poker Game #7247051087: $200 Railbirds.com Freeroll (53640714), Table 127 - 20/40 - No Limit Hold'em - 14:13:52 ET - 2008/07/16
Seat 1: Dailyjld (1,580)
Seat 2: Henreiman (5,345)
Seat 3: haflor (1,375)
Seat 4: stevenk21 (1,325)
Seat 5: loosepenny (1,455), is sitting out
Seat 6: Alpine Ski Kid (1,455), is sitting out
Seat 7: cybermom (2,180)
Seat 8: BlueBomber88 (4,665)
Seat 9: docorock (1,390)
stevenk21 posts the small blind of 20
loosepenny posts the big blind of 40
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Henreiman 
Alpine Ski Kid folds
cybermom calls 40
BlueBomber88 folds
docorock has 15 seconds left to act
docorock folds
Dailyjld folds
Henreiman calls 40
haflor calls 40
stevenk21 folds
loosepenny checks
*** FLOP *** 
loosepenny checks
cybermom checks
Henreiman bets 80
haflor calls 80
loosepenny folds
cybermom folds
*** TURN *** 
Henreiman bets 120
haflor raises to 520
Henreiman raises to 1,900
haflor calls 735, and is all in
Henreiman shows
haflor shows 
Uncalled bet of 645 returned to Henreiman
*** RIVER *** 
Henreiman shows two pair, Kings and Jacks
haflor shows a straight, Jack high
haflor wins the pot (2,850) with a straight, Jack high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,850 | Rake 0
Board:
Seat 1: Dailyjld didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Henreiman showed and lost with two pair, Kings and Jacks
Seat 3: haflor (button) showed and won (2,850) with a straight, Jack high
Seat 4: stevenk21 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: loosepenny (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: Alpine Ski Kid didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: cybermom folded on the Flop
Seat 8: BlueBomber88 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: docorock didn't bet (folded)
Basically I didn't put him on Q10 cause he called postflop, nor a pocket pair cause he called from late position. My best guess was along the lines of K8 or J8 suited...how bad did I play this?
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8 comments
Well I limped 40 with a strong stack from Cutoff with KJ suited and one EP caller...was that bad? Button's move was kind of questionable, but then again pot odds + position...maybe I shouldve raised pre?
K-J suited from late position with no raises in front of you is worth a raise preflop .
Once the flop hits, bet out and take the smaller pot.
That is ONE strategy.
The second strategy is to slow play and risk someone catching up to you. Obviously, that's what happened here. You never made it too expensive for him to play and you got burned for it.
Pre-flop pot of 180. The big blind is sitting out so you've only 2 players behind you. I'd fold this hand because I play conservative tournament poker. Anyway say I'm playing a little looser then I'd come in with a limp. It's a weak hand but I kind of think of it as a drawing hand becasue I want to see a cheap flop with it. I like your call.
Post-flop pot of 180. You flop top pair. You bet 80. Too small. That flop is medium strength with a lot of drawing possiblites and also you to being outkicked. Maybe a bet of 150 would be better.
When you get one caller you have to think of the hands that give you action that would limp pre-flop in his position. AK/KQ/KJ/KT/K9/JT/T9/98/T7/76/99/88. Those are the hands I would narrow down too.
When the turn brings a J, and he raises your half pot bet what hands fit the bets that he's made. KJ/98/K9/99/88/T7. Your only beating 36% of the range. Your not the the right price on the turn. I'd fold. I don't see why you'd call. If he checks the river he probs had two pair.
Frog
Your bet on the turn was good but the fact that he reraised you another 400 into a pot that you only had 240 committed to by that point should have been your cue to wave the white flag. I think your biggest mistake in the hand was limping in before the flop and letting your opponent see the flop for cheap with such a weak hand that does well in multi-way pots. Not only was limping a weak play, it also put more money into the pot making it all that more enticing for your opponent to call and try to hit something. I think a good rule of thumb would be to not go all-in or call an all-in from someone with a hand you didn't feel was worth a raise before the flop (unless you hit something ridiculous like a full boat, nut straight, quads, etc...)
I really need to cut down on the length of my comments... Anyways, hope that helped.