Hand review: 2 hands value betting against 73/30 player 2NL

[crazywelshman]

Thanks for the input - I posted these 2 hands specifically because they were the among (and hopefully) the worst hands I played all session.

To explain H2 a little more - I know this one was an error on my part, one of my biggest leaks is letting go when I'm probably beaten and I need to let go more. It was specifically the player it was against that kept me hanging in there. I could really see him betting like that with a low pp or absolute air. I got lucky to hit I realize that, and I knew the odds weren't there really. Follow up question for it: was it worth calling the $0.14 on the flop to win big later - when I was doing that I was thinking I was investing that much to see two cards rather than one (thinking wrongly that he would probably check the turn if I called him on the flop).

Now I type that question it actually sounds more absurd to me. If his hand is going to be weak enough to check the turn he's probably not going to call a river bet large enough to pay me off.

I do buy in full and re-buy in general, I must have forgotten to re-buy between the two hands shown here - it's having my mistakes really pointed out to me that's helping me learn - it will hopefully stay in my brain now I've admitted I forgot in public

[Hoopy]

To explain H2 a little more - I know this one was an error on my part, one of my biggest leaks is letting go when I'm probably beaten and I need to let go more. It was specifically the player it was against that kept me hanging in there. I could really see him betting like that with a low pp or absolute air. I got lucky to hit I realize that, and I knew the odds weren't there really. Follow up question for it: was it worth calling the $0.14 on the flop to win big later - when I was doing that I was thinking I was investing that much to see two cards rather than one (thinking wrongly that he would probably check the turn if I called him on the flop).

See if we've seen him station with draws/weak pairs/air in the past then we should realize his leading range is going to be stronger. I think it's mainly composed of hands he considers "good" i.e. he's not folding them. His bet size is kind of interesting as well, mainly looks like he is betting to protect against a flushdraw (I'm assuming he has a king or better) since that's the obvious draw on this board, loads of bad players miss straight draws hence you have more implied odds. So on this flop

Calling >>>> Folding > Raising

Now I type that question it actually sounds more absurd to me. If his hand is going to be weak enough to check the turn he's probably not going to call a river bet large enough to pay me off.

He's betting the turn usually even if the flush draw comes in.

it's having my mistakes really pointed out to me that's helping me learn - it will hopefully stay in my brain now I've admitted I forgot in public

Glad it's helping you.

[crazywelshman]

So on this flop if Calling >>>> Folding > Raising is true, then should I still be folding turn at the size of his bet here?

Also, Great tip on the auto top up thank you! I always wondered how some people topped up so quickly but never put 2 and 2 together.