Hand History Answers

In the first hand the Villain had 10h 9h and took it down when he made his straight. I think the only thing he did wrong was to 4 bet his hand preflop. Even though the pot was big I don't think he had the right odds to call. After the flop he had an open ended straight draw and he was willing to call my raise and he completed his straight with the turn card.

My biggest leak in this hand and with many hands I lose is that I don't slow down and take the time to figure out what hands my opponents are on. If I want to move up in Limits I am going to have to really concentrate on this part of my game until I have it down cold. I never saw the straight coming as I was too quick on clicking on that raise button. I know this is a leak and I have yet to correct it. I may need an intervention.

Using Poker Odds Calculator, I had 46% chance to win this hand preflop while the Villain only had 11% chance. After the flop I had a 50% chance to win with my Kings but the Villain had jumped up to 25% chance. His chances increased dramatically on the flop. When the turn hit he was almost a lock to win this hand. One other player had called with pockets 7s and had made his set so his beat was worse than mine as he would have taken me down with his hand, too.
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In the Second Hand the Villain had Ah 7s and he won the hand when the turn card completed his straight. I pretty much figured he had gotten the straight with his betting pattern but I needed to call him down as he was a real Lagtard and could have been bluffing or calling with just a pair. I was willing to give up some money to gain information on his play as I felt I could get it back from him as long as he stayed at the table. He didn't play much longer but I know who he is and will look for him in the future.

Preflop I was 98% to 7% favorite to win this hand. My odds dropped to 67% after the flop and by the turn I was drawing dead.
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