From the Desk of the Poker Philosopher

I've written before about the importance of thin value bets, but I think at least some of these are too thin:

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Seat 0: Villain ($13917.50) -
Seat 1: Hero ($5098.50) - -


PRE-FLOP:

Hero posts small blind $25
Villain posts BIG blind $50
Dealt To: Hero


RAISE Hero ($150)
CALL Villain ($150)


FLOP:

Pot: $350


CHECK Villain
BET Hero ($200)
CALL Villain ($200)


TURN:

Pot: $750


CHECK Villain
BET Hero ($450)
CALL Villain ($450)


RIVER:

Pot: $1650


CHECK Villain
BET Hero ($1300)
CALL Villain ($1300)


SHOWDOWN:
Hero:

Villain:


Villain collected $4199.5 from main pot with flush, nine high

SUMMARY:
Total pot: $4200 Rake: $.50

Final Board:


Seat 1: 6h 5d 4s 3d 7s: straight, seven high. - Net Gain/Loss: ($-2100)
Seat 0: 9s 8s 4s 7s 2s: flush, nine high. - Net Gain/Loss: ($2099.5)



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Seat 0: Villain ($6580.75) -
Seat 1: Hero ($19249.25) - -


PRE-FLOP:

Hero posts small blind $25
Villain posts BIG blind $50
Dealt To: Hero


RAISE Hero ($150)
CALL Villain ($150)


FLOP:

Pot: $350


CHECK Villain
BET Hero ($200)
CALL Villain ($200)


TURN:

Pot: $750


CHECK Villain
BET Hero ($550)
CALL Villain ($550)


RIVER:

Pot: $1850


CHECK Villain
BET Hero ($1325)
CALL Villain ($1325)


SHOWDOWN:
Hero:

Villain:


Villain collected $4449.5 from main pot with straight, five high

SUMMARY:
Total pot: $4450 Rake: $.50

Final Board:


Seat 1: Kh Ac Js 5d Ad: a pair of aces. - Net Gain/Loss: ($-2225)
Seat 0: 2c As 5d 3d 4s: straight, five high. - Net Gain/Loss: ($2224.5)



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Seat 0: Villain ($8805.25) - -
Seat 1: Hero ($17024.25) -


PRE-FLOP:

Villain posts small blind $25
Hero posts BIG blind $50
Dealt To: Hero




FLOP:

Pot: $75




TURN:

Pot: $75




RIVER:

Pot: $75



Villain collected $7049.5 from main pot with two pair, sixes and fives

SUMMARY:
Total pot: $7050 Rake: $.50

Final Board:


Seat 1: As Ac Kc 9s 6h: a pair of aces. - Net Gain/Loss: ($-50)
Seat 0: 5c 6s 5h Kc 6h: two pair, sixes and fives. - Net Gain/Loss: ($7024.5)


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Edit: Looks like the action got dropped on the last hand, but basically he open limped the button, I popped it to $250, he called. Then I bet every street with AA and he called down with 65 for a turned two pair.

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