100 Poker Hands

The villain is tight. Nearing 50 hands he has VP 16% and PF 13% of hands. The second villian who calls the early raise has VP 26% and we haven't yet seen him 3 bet a hand. It only costs another 2 big blinds to see the flop and the hero closes the pre-flop action. When the flop comes with an ace the hero must be a big under dog against this range. Did he play this hand right?

Sometimes you feel its worth defending your small blind, sometimes you don't. 3 betting with a pair of 5s when the big blind is still in the game can be a risk. But sometimes the flop is good to you. Of course sometimes you might think you could have made a bit more money.

What sort of hand raises an under the gun raise in online microstakes poker?  How far will they push their hand?  How would you play this one?

Set mining against an early raiser when both players have decent stacks can work out well or sometimes costly. When you hit the set on the flop but the flop also brings an Ace and a King how far will you push your set?

Over 65 hands the villain is VP 21 and PF 17. In this session he has folded to every continuation bet made against him.  He 3 bets 7% of his hands so as he calls this raise from the hero in early position we can probably conclude that he doesn't have a big pair. But the villain is happy to go all in on the river. Before you see his hand try and guess what it is...

Should you 3 bet the UTG raiser in a microstakes 6 max game?  If he calls should you bluff the plot? Which flops should you bluff? The villain is an unknown to us.  We have only played 6 hands against him.

In this hand the button raises 3BB.  His attempt to steal stat is 33% over 20 hands.  The small blind 3 bets (the first 3 bet seen over 20 hands also).  It costs 9 big blinds to see the flop (assuming the button doesn't re-raise) and the flop contains 23 big blinds (more if the big blind calls). We need to to guess the 3bet range of the small blind and put it against the hero's pocket 2s. His VP and PF stats are both 30% so we could try and scale his 3 bet range from here.  The hero certainly needs to hit his set for this to be a profitable call. How would you play the hand?

6max fast microstakes 2c/5c.  Hero is dealt pocket 5s which he raises with.  Should he check or bet this flop?

Set mining can be profitable but you need to make sure there is enough money available to make it worthwhile.  When the set doesn't come on the flop (which it usually won't) then you want to see the turn card cheap (or for free is even better).  In this end the turn card gives flushes and straights or draws to the table.  How would you play the turn card?

Limping with a small pair in 6 max can prove profitable.  Hitting a full house on the flop is something of a dream.  But there is usually a good reason to play your good hands aggressively since there are few hands that can't be beaten when there are more cards to come.   What should the hero have done on the flop?  Should he have called the raise on the turn card?  How would you have played the hand?

Sometimes when you play small pairs you get the flop of dreams. But who would call your bets and how do you get maximum value?

You've raised with pocket 5s and met 2 callers. 2 overcards hit the flop. The board pairs on the turn and the villain bets. What would you do?

6max fast holdem 15c/30c. Your early position raise gets 2 callers and an Ace hits the flop. What are you going to do?

After 51 hands the villain has stats of VP 10 and PF 8.  A real nit? His AF on the flop is 0. Wts 67% and WSD 50%.  You call his preflop raise with your pair of 6s but find yourself out of position. How do you play this hand?

Should you semi-bluff with your small pair against a raiser on the button?  When the flop comes with high cards you are supposed to have one...

Should you call a 3 bet with a small pair?  What about in a 3 way pot?  Do you fold the flop if you don't hit your sit?  Wait for the turn card?  One of the villians is completely new to you. The other is VP 33 and PF 17% of hands.

Pocket 2s. It's great to start with a pair. But as they say, don't get married to them.  When do you get out of this hand?  Pre-flop? Flop? Surely by the turn...

Hitting a set with your small pair is great.  This villian has played 58 hands against you and has figures of VP 53% and PF 13%.  That's a wide range to hit this flop. He gets very aggressive on the river with AF figures of 2/1/1/5. How would you play this hand?

Pocket pairs can prove profitable but can also be expensive.  The villain is VP 21, PF 17 over 65 hands. When would you fold this hand? P