Some interesting 6-max hands

I had a friend of mine sweat me as I played some 6-max games. Several interesting hands came up, and I'd like to post them for discussion.

Starting here:

Full Tilt Poker Game #11554334569: Table Oakpoint (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 7:25:18 ET - 2009/04/07
Seat 1: blamedsteph ($11.38)
Seat 2: Pr1mer ($10.93)
Seat 3: kinkman ($11.77)
Seat 4: wanninger17 ($10)
Seat 5: Online Maverick ($11.26)
Seat 6: JeeBee86 ($3.16)
wanninger17 posts the small blind of $0.05
Online Maverick posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to kinkman [6c 6d]
JeeBee86 raises to $0.20
blamedsteph folds
Pr1mer folds
kinkman calls $0.20
wanninger17 adds $0.05
wanninger17 folds
Online Maverick folds
*** FLOP *** [Kc Tc 6h]
JeeBee86 checks
kinkman checks
*** TURN *** [Kc Tc 6h] [Jh]
JeeBee86 checks
kinkman bets $0.40
JeeBee86 calls $0.40
*** RIVER *** [Kc Tc 6h Jh] [8h]
JeeBee86 bets $2.56, and is all in
kinkman has 15 seconds left to act
kinkman has requested TIME
kinkman calls $2.56
*** SHOW DOWN ***
JeeBee86 shows [9h Ad] Ace King high
kinkman shows [6c 6d] three of a kind, Sixes
kinkman wins the pot ($6.04) with three of a kind, Sixes
JeeBee86 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $6.47 | Rake $0.43
Board: [Kc Tc 6h Jh 8h]
Seat 1: blamedsteph didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Pr1mer didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: kinkman (button) showed [6c 6d] and won ($6.04) with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 4: wanninger17 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Online Maverick (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: JeeBee86 showed [9h Ad] and lost with Ace King high

I felt like I made several mistakes this hand. My friend and I agree I'm supposed to bet the flop. That should prevent the turn and river from panning out as they did. As it played out I had to make one hell of a crying call and ended up finding a bluff.

Full Tilt Poker Game #11554422431: Table Sheri (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 7:38:00 ET - 2009/04/07
Seat 1: ShipItHereNhTy ($18.51)
Seat 2: kinkman ($10.88)
Seat 3: wanninger17 ($13.78)
Seat 4: avVE ($9.96), is sitting out
Seat 5: goranwe ($8.41)
Seat 6: wturbo20 ($8.22)
kinkman posts the small blind of $0.05
wanninger17 posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to kinkman [Qc Qd]
goranwe folds
wturbo20 calls $0.10
ShipItHereNhTy folds
avVE has returned
kinkman raises to $0.40
wanninger17 folds
wturbo20 has 15 seconds left to act
wturbo20 calls $0.30
*** FLOP *** [2h 4c 8s]
kinkman bets $0.60
wturbo20 raises to $1.70
kinkman has 15 seconds left to act
kinkman has requested TIME
kinkman calls $1.10
*** TURN *** [2h 4c 8s] [Ts]
kinkman checks
wturbo20 bets $2.45
kinkman has 15 seconds left to act
kinkman has requested TIME
kinkman raises to $8.78, and is all in
wturbo20 calls $3.67, and is all in
kinkman shows [Qc Qd]
wturbo20 shows [7h 7s]
Uncalled bet of $2.66 returned to kinkman
*** RIVER *** [2h 4c 8s Ts] [6s]
kinkman shows a pair of Queens
wturbo20 shows a pair of Sevens
kinkman wins the pot ($15.44) with a pair of Queens
wturbo20 is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $16.54 | Rake $1.10
Board: [2h 4c 8s Ts 6s]
Seat 1: ShipItHereNhTy (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: kinkman (small blind) showed [Qc Qd] and won ($15.44) with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: wanninger17 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: avVE is sitting out
Seat 5: goranwe didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: wturbo20 showed [7h 7s] and lost with a pair of Sevens


This hand was interesting in that I don't think I beat a lot of the hands he actually has, but I beat enough of them enough of the time to make the push right. I think he has a set here a lot of the time, as I think he plays 88 the exact same way.

Full Tilt Poker Game #11554586308: Table Sheri (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 8:01:04 ET - 2009/04/07
Seat 1: ShipItHereNhTy ($10)
Seat 2: kinkman ($26.77)
Seat 3: wanninger17 ($18.50)
Seat 4: Jakhalzzz ($10)
Seat 5: saslinger ($12.19)
Seat 6: samone84 ($10)
saslinger posts the small blind of $0.05
samone84 posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to kinkman [Tc Td]
ShipItHereNhTy raises to $0.35
kinkman raises to $1.20
wanninger17 folds
Jakhalzzz folds
saslinger calls $1.15
samone84 adds $0.10
samone84 folds
ShipItHereNhTy calls $0.85
*** FLOP *** [5d 7c Jd]
saslinger checks
ShipItHereNhTy checks
kinkman has 15 seconds left to act
kinkman bets $1.90
saslinger folds
ShipItHereNhTy folds
Uncalled bet of $1.90 returned to kinkman
kinkman mucks
kinkman wins the pot ($3.46)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.70 | Rake $0.24
Board: [5d 7c Jd]
Seat 1: ShipItHereNhTy folded on the Flop
Seat 2: kinkman collected ($3.46), mucked
Seat 3: wanninger17 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Jakhalzzz (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: saslinger (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: samone84 (big blind) folded before the Flop

My friend and I debated this hand quite a bit, as he was advocating checking behind and playing the turn. He was worried about a check-raise, where I was just gonna lay anything down to a check-raise, as it's not likey a pure bluff, and we're behind most semi-bluffing hands. But we have control of the pot right now and will take it down a large percentage of the time I think as we have represented a big pair the whole way.

Full Tilt Poker Game #11554762079: Table Sheri (6 max) - $0.05/$0.10 - No Limit Hold'em - 8:25:10 ET - 2009/04/07
Seat 1: ShipItHereNhTy ($16.60)
Seat 2: kinkman ($29.95)
Seat 3: Pasechnik ($10)
Seat 4: Jakhalzzz ($10)
Seat 5: saslinger ($10.49)
Seat 6: samone84 ($10.74)
ShipItHereNhTy posts the small blind of $0.05
kinkman posts the big blind of $0.10
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to kinkman [Qh 5c]
Pasechnik has 15 seconds left to act
Pasechnik folds
Jakhalzzz folds
saslinger calls $0.10
samone84 has 15 seconds left to act
samone84 folds
ShipItHereNhTy calls $0.05
kinkman checks
*** FLOP *** [8c Qd 5s]
ShipItHereNhTy checks
kinkman bets $0.30
saslinger calls $0.30
ShipItHereNhTy raises to $1.50
kinkman has 15 seconds left to act
kinkman has requested TIME
kinkman calls $1.20
saslinger calls $1.20
*** TURN *** [8c Qd 5s] [2h]
ShipItHereNhTy bets $4.80
kinkman has 15 seconds left to act
kinkman raises to $28.35, and is all in
saslinger folds
ShipItHereNhTy calls $10.20, and is all in
kinkman shows [Qh 5c]
ShipItHereNhTy shows [5h 5d]
Uncalled bet of $13.35 returned to kinkman
*** RIVER *** [8c Qd 5s 2h] [Kd]
kinkman shows two pair, Queens and Fives
ShipItHereNhTy shows three of a kind, Fives
ShipItHereNhTy wins the pot ($32.80) with three of a kind, Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $34.80 | Rake $2
Board: [8c Qd 5s 2h Kd]
Seat 1: ShipItHereNhTy (small blind) showed [5h 5d] and won ($32.80) with three of a kind, Fives
Seat 2: kinkman (big blind) showed [Qh 5c] and lost with two pair, Queens and Fives
Seat 3: Pasechnik didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Jakhalzzz didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: saslinger folded on the Turn
Seat 6: samone84 (button) didn't bet (folded)

This is the final hand for right now, and perhaps the most interesting. On the one hand, it's hard to think he has the set because you have 2 of the cards covered, and he would raise QQ so that's out. I also suspect he would raise 88 too. He's a soild player though, he's not going to put that amount of chips in with nothing. He could have QJ or Q10 maybe. It feels like such a tough spot because we don't know what he could have. It seems like he's too good to have just a queen, but it's so unlikely that he has a set!

hey tough one on that last hand klinkman, but two pair is one of those hands i like to play very fast on the flop, and then slow down if i get a caller or raise on the turn...its tough too bc he coulda had q8 and had you dominated, i dunno, just a thought, but this is why i dont play 6max any more bc it forces you to get in there with Q5...not saying that i wont in a 9 handed game, but i know in a 9 handed game im probably beat if someones playing back at me and i only have 2 pair...

goodluck