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Posted at August 11, 2006, 9:53 am:

I have only recently started playing holdem (two weeks now). I know I still make a ton of mistakes while playing and am looking for some tips on how i should have played certain hands -- the one below is a hand i played last night. Where should i have bailed on this hand?

1/2 Texas Hold'em Game Table (Limit) - Thu Aug 10 20:53:34 EDT 2006
Table Sea Geezer (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Villian1 ( $139.51)
Seat 2: Villian2 ( $33.13)
Seat 7: Hero ( $54)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Jd, Jh ]
Hero raises (2) to 2
Villian1 calls (2)
Villian2 raises (3) to 3
Hero raises (2) to 4
Villian1 calls (2)
Villian2 calls (1)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8s, Ah, 8c ]
Hero bets (1)
Villian1 calls (1)
Villian2 raises (2) to 2
Hero raises (2) to 3
Villian1 calls (2)
Villian2 calls (1)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 2s ]
Hero bets (2)
Villian1 calls (2)
Villian2 calls (2)
** Dealing River ** : [ 4c ]
Hero bets (2)
Villian1 raises (4) to 4
Villian2 calls (4)
Hero calls (2)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $39.50 | Rake: $1
Board: [ 8s Ah 8c 2s 4c ]

Villian1 balance $166.01, bet $13, collected $39.50, net +$26.50 [ 5d 8d ] [ three of a kind, eights -- Ah,8d,8s,8c,5d ]
Villian2 balance $20.13, lost $13 [ Kh Ad ] [ two pairs, aces and eights -- Ad,Ah,Kh,8s,8c ]
Hero balance $41, lost $13 [ Jd Jh ] [ two pairs, jacks and eights -- Ah,Jd,Jh,8s,8c ]

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