April’s First 1500 Hands at 100nl on Stars – Hand Self Analysis

Posted by icemonkey9 on Apr 5, 2009 in 100nl | 2 comments

I've started out this month and decided to look at my results and review hands and post them to the blog as a way of self analysis. So far the results suck, down three buyins. Hanging in there though! So I am going to take the 4 biggest losing hands and the 3 biggest winning hands and analyze them. I would absolutely *love* your opinions on the hands. Let's go!

Hand 1: 66 Makes a Set

By the way you might notice the 4 color deck in the replayer - that was my idea Anyways, I open with 66 UTG which I've been told to do and not to do. So I do it. The big blind is a 16/10/1 who folds to 100% of flop cbets (I had 190 hands on him). So given that 100% fold figure I waited 1 street, yes a dangerous move but with the flopped set not a huge sin. He leads out with the 8 and the board's a rainbow so I raise and his thin 3bet was a little scary. I get it in, and sure enough he has KK out of NOWHERE.
Final Assessment: Cooler

Hand 2: QK Makes Two Pair

The villain here is a midstacked 37/3/1 fish, but I only have 30 hands on the guy. I don't really like my raise to $4.50 here and would have preferred an even $5 or $6 ideally. Anyways I flop 2nd pair and cbet and he flats. His fold to cbet figure was 0%, but again I don't have much of a read on the guy. I hit two pair on the turn and he check raises all in and its $29 more into $87. I can't really put him on a range but now that I think about it what is he doing this with that I beat? AJ? A7? KJ? Diamond Draw w/Pair? Maybe that was enough to justify a call ... this might be a good hand to poast. I call and he shows a set and I lose.
Final Assessment: Small Cooler w/ Lack of Warning Bell Awareness @ Turn

Hand 3: Top Pair Okay Kicker vs Idiot

The villain here is a loose unknown player (only 9 hands on the guy). He'd pretty much been in every pot so far. He shoves over by cbet but I went with my gut that said draw or bluff and he turned over top pair, worse kicker and I'm an 88-12% favorite. I lose.
Final Assessment: Pure Cooler

Hand 4: AA All In Against Fish

No assessment needed, I got it all in preflop with AA against a 39/1/2 Fish (178 hands).
Final Assessment: Pure Cooler

Hand 5: QQ Flops Boat

Villain is a 24/12/1 with a 5% 3bet. I have position so I decide to flat the 3bet with QQ worried that we're just in a pure flip situation. In full ring it's hard to ship it in but if this was 6max the money would have gone in. Anyways I flop a boat, and just get it in.
Final Assessment: Pure Heater

Hand 6: AK suited in Position

Weird hand. I raise (i've been stealing a lot) and the small blind 3bets and the big blind, an 11/11/inf with 6% 3bet over 190 hands, shoves it in. Calling here seemed dubious since the SB could just go over the top so sticking it in here with AK suited seems smart. SB folds, I hit the A on a flip and win.
Final Assessment: I won a flip

Hand 7: TT on the Button

The big blind villain is a 44/3/2 with a 1% 3bet over 168 hands. However, he 3bets 8% when in the big blind, so against this shorty I don't mind getting it in with TT and I hold up (and even hit a set).
Final Assessment: Good job recognizing he 3bets much lighter than usual out of the BB and winning when ahead.