NL2 small RR = strong?

Submitted by : genjix

PokerStars Game #22242588961: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/11/21 17:21:01 ET
Table 'Kalypso' 9-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: DIBU23 ($1.94 in chips)
Seat 2: ThisisOtacon ($0.99 in chips)
Seat 3: faeborn ($5.30 in chips)
Seat 4: Hanseerik ($2.88 in chips)
Seat 5: You'llCallMe ($3 in chips)
Seat 6: Devilish32 ($5.47 in chips)
Seat 7: PokerKing825 ($2.76 in chips)
Seat 8: Hero ($5.80 in chips)
Seat 9: ravey d ($1.28 in chips)
faeborn: posts small blind $0.01
Hanseerik: posts big blind $0.02

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
You'llCallMe: folds
Devilish32: folds
PokerKing825: calls $0.02
Hero : raises $0.08 to $0.10
ravey d: folds
DIBU23: folds
ThisisOtacon: folds
faeborn: folds
Hanseerik: folds
PokerKing825: calls $0.08

Flop (Pot : $0.23)

   
PokerKing825: checks
Hero : bets $0.12
PokerKing825: calls $0.12

Turn (Pot : $0.47)

   
PokerKing825: checks
Hero : bets $0.25
PokerKing825: raises $0.35 to $0.60
Hero : folds
Uncalled bet ($0.35) returned to PokerKing825
PokerKing825 collected $0.97 from pot
PokerKing825: doesn't show hand

Summary
Total pot $0.97 | Rake $0
Board  
Seat 1: DIBU23 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ThisisOtacon (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: faeborn (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Hanseerik (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: You'llCallMe folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: Devilish32 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: PokerKing825 collected ($0.97)
Seat 8: Hero folded on the Turn
Seat 9: ravey d folded before Flop (didn't bet)

bet flop harder

if you're not going to call his turn raise, i think you should've just checked behind on the turn

Uh, welcome to LP.

If you're going to make like 6 hand posts, just lump it all into one big request thread, or put it into a blog entry. You'll get much better quality advice and clog the forum less.

I'm inclined to stack off here purely on principle. We have aces and it's 2nl. Into Infinity's thinking is correct, though.


The one point I'd like to stress is that I think you're thinking about "hand reading" the wrong way. It's like "reading actions based on the player", not the other way around. What you're doing is lumping every single 2nl fish into a single playertype and then assuming that every time you're faced with a small raise, you're in trouble.

At NL2 and most stakes up to NL100 mostly, what you have there is called the 'post flop minraise of death'. Or PFMD for short. Pronounced "Pffmmddrtrtt!" 90% of the time it simply means some fish has somehow landed a monster, and while cumming all over his keyboard spaztically hit the raise button without actually thinking about what amount to raise. Do not look at the amount of the raise as any indication of the strength of his hand, simply consider the fact that he snap minraises you. The other 10% of the time it is a random bluff or other crazy play with bottom pair that some fish just has a mental meltdown as starts playing goofy.

Other notes: preflop minraise is often total shit to weak pocket pairs, and preflop minREraises are again, often total shit to big ace type hands, but still easily beatable players. You will have to judge their postflop play actions later to determine what it meant.