A few hands from the Stars tourney on Sunday

[Dorkus Malorkus]

Hand #1:

Just been moved to this table, no reads and only a few hands logged for him. I'm pretty sure I should be raising the flop for info here and that my flop flat call is horrible, but what's your move on the turn? Raise what seems to be a weak bet or fold and preserve a nice stack considering you have little information?

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UTG (t1150)
UTG+1 (t1890)
MP1 (t1935)
MP2 (t3750)
MP3 (t1905)
CO (t2010)
Button (t2855)
SB (t2110)
Hero (t5815)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Qh, Qs.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls t100, 1 fold, MP2 calls t100, MP3 calls t100, 3 folds, Hero raises to t500, UTG+1 calls t400, MP2 calls t400, MP3 folds.

Flop: (t1650) Ad, Ac, 7h (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 bets t250, Hero calls t250, UTG+1 folds.

Turn: (t2150) 2d (2 players)
Hero checks, MP2 bets t300, Hero ???.

Hand #2:

Villain has been uber-tight and pretty passive. Standard river 'bluff'? Turn check ok?

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UTG (t2305)
Hero (t1335)
MP1 (t2475)
MP2 (t2435)
CO (t2020)
Button (t1850)
SB (t1375)
BB (t2630)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Ah, Qc.
1 fold, Hero raises to t150, 4 folds, SB calls t125, 1 fold.

Flop: (t350) 6s, Jd, Tc (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t200, SB calls t200.

Turn: (t750) 3s (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: (t750) 4c (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t400

Hand #3:

Button had been loosening up and stealing more (I guess, anyway) last couple of orbits, so I put him on a pretty large range. Standard push or is anyone calling or folding here?

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BB (t9979)
UTG (t21052)
Button (t15904)
Hero (t13065)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Jh, Ks.
1 fold, Button raises to t3600, Hero raises to t12990

 

[chicubs1616]

Hand 1:
Your preflop raise is fine, I think I bump it to 600-700 here, but its not too big of a difference.

I bet this flop to find out where I am at right away. I bet about half the pot here (~800) and if I am raised, I throw this away. If I am called...

Check the turn if your flop bet is called. If there is a significant bet, this should be an easy fold, but you may want to call a small bet depending on the player.

Basically, bet the flop to find out where you are at right away.

Hand 2:
Preflop OK. Flop OK. I check behind on the turn as well. If you think he will fold a hand like AT or 99 on the river, then you can bet here. I don't know if risking 3/5 of your stack on a bluff here is a good idea UNLESS you know he will fold if he doesn't have a good hand here (AJ, JT, a set).

There is a possibility he was on a draw with something like KQ and he missed, so if he has been playing tight, and can lay down a hand like AT, betting should be profitable here. However, with shallow stacks, this is a risky play.

Hand 3:

This is a good spot for a resteal as your stack is a significant proportion of his stack and him calling your bet essentially almost puts him all-in. If he has been loosening up and his range is wide, a resteal here is fine. If he has called all-ins in the past with hands like Axs, low pp's, you might want to reconsider, but all in all against a typical opponent, a push to re-steal here is fine.