Hate this....

[jakebarf]

> jakebarf posted small blind ($0.25)
> salle5 posted big blind ($0.50)
> Game # 502,259,996 starting.
> Dealing Hole Cards
> Peksi folded
> 08an folded
> nisslua called for $0.50
> kain_p called for $0.50
> jakebarf raised for $1.25 (A,A)
> salle5 called for $1
> nisslua called for $1
> kain_p called for $1
> Dealing the Flop(KJ7•)
> jakebarf bet for $2 (A,A)
> salle5 folded
> nisslua called for $2
> kain_p folded
> Dealing the turn(6)
> jakebarf bet for $4 (A,A)
> nisslua called for $4
> Dealing the river(10•)
> jakebarf went all-in for $7.15 (A,A)
> nisslua called for $7.15
> nisslua shows Two Pair, Tens over Sevens
(10•107•7K)
> nisslua wins $30.70 with Two Pair, Tens over Sevens

Did I play this horrible?

[nflchad]

Buy in for the max whenever you play NL cash games. Don't raise 3xBB after 2 limpers raise 5-7 especially since your out of position. On the flop you didn't bet enough again, fire about 1/2-3/4 of the pot or if your oppenents like to draw charge 'em more. Same thing on the turn you didn't bet enough. I don't know how I would play this river since I would have defined my oppenents hand by now courtesy of larger bets throughout the rest of the hand.

[sjay2k]

Raise to $3 preflop. This'll leave you with $11 to push into a $7 - $12 pot.

[Zybomb]

standard formula I use for cash game raises (this is when I decide I am going to raise by the way, not only if I have monsters) is 4xBB...if there are limpers I add their call to my raise. So .50 BB, My raise is 2 dollars. Since there are 2 limpers already in, and thus more people likely to call bc of odds, I up it .50 (1BB) for each limp, making my PFR 3.00

Now assuming the 3 other players did choose to call this raise there'd be 12 in the pot. You'd only have 11-12 or so dollars left (always buy in for the max), so here I'd normally bet around 3/4 of the pot (maybe even sometimes the entire pot), but since 3/4 (8 bucks) commits you to the hand, you may as well push your stack on the flop. I have a hard time believing this guy would: 1- call a PFR of 3.00 with 10 7 (especially if it convinced others to fold) 2- Calling an all in with bottom pair and no kicker, with 2 paint on the board to a PFRer

Then again you never know, he may of called anyway -- but if he does you WANT him to. You'll make money in the long run