1400 Hands @ 6.94 BB/100

After taking a break in the afternoon and doing some other enjoyable activities, I sat down for another short session.

Hand #1:

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 2s, Td.
UTG calls, 1 fold, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 8h, 6s, 6c (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, Button checks.

Turn: (2 BB) 6h (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, Button checks.

River: (2 BB) Ts (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, UTG folds, Button raises, SB folds, Hero calls.

In this hand, villain slowplayed his quads all the way until the end and milked an extra 2 BB out of me for his efforts. It happens sometimes, and it's not a big deal when it does unless you put in a 3rd bet on the river. Then you're spewing.

Hand #2:

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Preflop: Hero is SB with 9h, 9s.
1 fold, MP calls, 2 folds, Hero raises, BB calls, MP calls.

Flop: (6 SB) 2h, 3c, 3h (3 players)
Hero bets, BB calls, MP calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) Qd (3 players)
Hero bets, BB folds, MP raises, Hero calls.

River: (8.50 BB) 4s (2 players)
Hero checks, MP checks.

I noticed that villain was a bit on the loose-aggro side, so I was prepared to show this down as long as another overcard did not fall. Instead, he gave me the pleasure of seeing the showdown. He had Q2o, which is an example of how loose he was.

Hand #3:

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Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8s, 8h.
Hero raises, MP calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, 1 fold.

Flop: (11 SB) 2s, 7c, 9c (5 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP calls, CO calls, Button folds, SB folds.

Turn: (7 BB) 5h (3 players)
Hero bets, MP calls, CO calls.

River: (10 BB) 9s (3 players)
Hero bets, MP calls, CO calls.

This is a standard value betting hand, especially when the river pairs the top card. I have to fold to a raise from anyone here because this table was quite loose-passive. At loose-passive tables, the value bet is the most important tool to have. I got called down by T7s and A2o here.

Hand #4:

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 6s, 7s.
1 fold, MP calls, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 3c, 5s, 4h (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, MP folds, Button calls, SB folds.

Turn: (3 BB) Ks (2 players)
Hero bets, Button calls.

River: (5 BB) Ah (2 players)
Hero bets, Button raises, Hero 3-bets, Button calls.

Here is a slowplay gone wrong for villain. He limped AA from the button after two players were already in the pot instead of raising. That let me in for free, and I flopped the nuts. Fortunately for him, his passive play also saved him bets on the flop and turn.