Gawd

The lowest stakes games available in macau are 25-50 HKD. You might find one or two tables running at these stakes. Normally you will find only 50-100 HKD. Do the math.

Well i guess it was IE. Firefox works fine...

First hand you discussed. top left, Action starts at 2:00. Sorry left that detail out

I would have played the 10887 hand different. Apart from folding preflop which I think is ideal from the SB, on the flop I almost always lead out. I am not looking at winning a big pot as much as not losing a big one.

By checking the flop, I could potentially be giving away free cards to over pairs to turn full houses. I also like to know immediately if anyone else has a 7 or JJ in this spot.

Depending on the laggie fish to make a move sounds fine in this spot if you really think he is that crazy, but I don't think check calling is the right way to play this hand in the long run.

Either lead out or check / min raise.

Thinking about it leading out means you lose out on a Cbet by an overpair or just the pre flop raiser.

Checking gives away free cards if pre flop raiser checks behind, which isn't so horrible considering the odds of actually turning gin.

Checking in the hope of a cbet and taking it away with a min raise seems like the most money that one can make in this spot (in the absence of the laggie fish)

I think this situation is almost always win a small pot or lose a big pot.

Don't quite agree with 1010 99 8 hand. You argue the objective is to go for trips trips trips.

I am normally trying to go for two pair in the middle, hopefully higher two pair or better at the back and QQ / KK/ AA  up top.

With 99 in the middle you can easily place an A up top if you get that. with just an 8 in the middle you have to place an A in the middle and hope for a K or a Q on future streets to give you a shot at FL.

My objective is always figuring how to make it to FL in the easiest possible manner.

I have some questions on setting the first five

How would you set

1. KK 66 8

2. As Kc Qh 7h 5d

3. KcKd 10c9c 3d

4. As 4s 10c 8c Qs