A Few Short Handed $10/$20 Limit HE Hands

[shipitfish]

Ok, so I have a ton of entries stacked up and half written. Instead of trying to fix those and get them up, I'm going to instead quickly write up a few hands from my short-handed 10/20 limit HE tonight at Pokerroom's 5-handed limit HE tables.

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Nut Flush over K-flush and A Raising War

In this hand, I was fortunate enough in one of the first hands after I sat down to see a free flop with A 3 in the BB and flopped 2 9 Q. I checked behind the SB, and the button who had also limped bet, and the SB called. I decided to simply call, figuring that there was probably another flush or flush draw out there, and I wanted to get another bet on the turn. (These games are quite aggressive, and I could pretty much expect a bet from someone on the turn.)

The SB and I checked the turn (A), and the SB check-raised when the button bet. I decided to cold call, because I figured the button would over-call there, and if the SB really did have a made flush (I figured a small one), I would get some raises in on the river.

The button did call the raise, and when the 5 fell on the river, I raised when the SB bet out. The button called the raise cold, and the SB three-bet. I figured I was better off capping at this point because button had showed a willingness to overcall a raise (could we all three have flopped a flush?), and I knew I'd at least get the SB's call, which was the best odds to get one more big bet in. The button did think for a while and fold, an the SB called and mucked the K 6. I yielded $258 in the pot (thanks to Pokerroom for telling you how much you won discounting your own bets!).

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I Should have Tossed Two Pair, But I Sucked out

Short story here for this particular hand: I limped from the small blind with KJo. I flopped two pair and check-raised an aggressive player with a two flush on board. Flush got there and I got raised when I bet out. I am looking at 1-to-5 odds to draw to what may be a four-outer, and 1-to-3 odds to catch a bluff (by calling down). I am not really sure, and finally decide to call as the timer ticks on me. I don't have to worry as the river comes a Jack and I get a check-raise paid off. Even the implied odds for this happy turn (well, "river") of events were only 1-to-7.

I am pretty sure I should have folded two-pair on that turn. I am curious what others think.

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Could I Drop AA Before the Turn?

In this hand, I had A A in the the cutoff seat. I raise the button folds, and the other three see the flop of 6 8 7 with me.

I was the three-bettor on the flop, and the guy who originally raised capped. I figure he has two pair, but I call anyway, hoping to pick up a running flush draw or an Ace. I really can't know which two pair he has, he would easily play 67 or 78 for a limp and then call a raise with pot odds, so I can't tell when my aces up would be good.

The turn is a black 9, making it an easy fold when another player bets the turn. The hand ends with one person holding A5o and the other T8o. The guy whom I had on two-pair also folded on the turn after saying "lol" in the chat window. He claimed later to have had top two.

So, should I have folded on the flop when it's capped? Is the three bet right?

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Battle of the Blinds Goes Wrong

In this hand, the same aggressive player who laid down the two pair raised from the SB when I held A9o. I called, as he'd been making plays in this situation a lot. We checked through the flop of 6 J A, and I raised when he bet at the turn of 9, he three-bet, I capped, and he called. He bet the river and I called. He had the obvious: AJ.

I am thinking here I should have either bet the flop and folded to a check-raise, or folded to the cap three-bet on the turn. Capping the turn was clearly incorrect.

I would really appreciate comments on those last three hands in particular.