I haven't posted any NL Hold'em hands for a while. I've actually been doing pretty good in the last eight weeks or so at NL 50/100 and 100/200, which has improved my confidence after the miserable run I had at the start of 2007.
These three hands are all from a $100/$200 NL games.
1. I have $29,000 stack. Game is six handed. I limp UTG with 8♦ 9♦. UTG 1 calls. Cut off min raises it to $400 (he does this a lot). The button calls, and both blinds fold. The flop comes 8♥ 9♦ K♠. I check UTG 1 checks. Cut off (the min raiser) bets $200. Button folds. I raise the pot to $2500. Now UTG 1 (who I think is Ram Vaswani) makes it $9600 to play. He has me covered. What do you reckon is the best play?
2. Heads Up game. I have a $37,000 stack, my opponent has a $34,000 stack. He has the button. He makes it $600. I reraise with K♣ Q♣ to $1800. He calls. The flop comes 6♠ 4♠ Q♦.
I bet $2450. My opponent calls. Turn is the K♥. I bet $4200. He calls again. River comes a 6♦.
I considered betting but decided to check to hopefully induce a bluff. The pot is $16900. He jams for $25550. This was the first time I have played this guy Heads Up, and only a couple of times in a ring game. What now?
3. Last hand. Same guy on a new table. Both $20,000 stacks. Second hand in I raise with Q♠ Q♦ to $750 on the button. He makes it $2200. I called. The flop comes K♠ 4♣ 7♦. He checked. I checked. Turn K♥. He checked. I bet $3000. He called. River 4♠. He bets $10,000. What now?
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