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| Suckout, or odds draw? |
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So, after work yesterday, I went to go play some cards at my local dog track. Not feeling like buying in short to the various NL games (it seemed like everyone had a couple buyins in front of them, and I hate playing short), I sat down in the only limit game spread in the state, $2-$4 (yeah, yeah, I know, tiny. State law limits the bets to $5 in limit, so it's what they can spread. Deal.). The following hand came up when we were 9-handed:
I'm on the SB, dealt 4 5. Everyone limps, I complete, the BB checks. That's $15 in the pot after rake and jackpot.
The flop comes A 2 7 .
I check, the BB, a fairly predictable rock, bets out, 4 callers (gotta love low limit, hopes and prayers are worth a call!), 3 folds, and it's a $2 bet into a $24 pot (after rake) to me. 12:1 for a gutshot, backdoor flush (albeit a bad one), and implied odds after that? Sure, $2 is good for 11:1 odds. The SB folds, and we see the turn 6-handed in a $26 pot. (Note:
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| Did I misplay here? |
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Sometimes, even when you win, you might have played wrong. Background: I'm a limit player, almost totally; I'm good at the math of limit, and not so good at the psychology and "touchy-feely" nature of NL. However, with the new poker laws in Florida, no-limit is the game (the law says that the maximum bet in limit can be $5, but no-limit with a max $100 buyin is fine, so $1-$2 NL is becoming common, and is supposedly fishy).
So, I sat down to get some cheap NL practice, playing 5¢-10¢ NL, with the basic strategy of "any 21 in blackjack, any connectors totaling 17 to 20 in blackjack, any pair, and suited connectors as low as 56 for a limp. Tighten up a lot to preflop raises -- AA, KK, QQ, AK and that's about it, unless it's a small raise and there's calling action already" (is this a viable basic strategy? I know it ignores position, but is it a workable baseline to start from?
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| I have no credibility on Bodog. |
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Bodog $3/$6 NL. Apologies in advance for the HH format.
9-handed table; 6 seated. I sit, wait for the BB and post.
UTG $222.00 (posts $6 out of turn, one seat from BB)
UTG+1 $288.00
MP $1381.00
DB $203.00
SB $177.50
Edmond (BB) $600.00
UTG, heretofore waiting patiently for his big blind, realizes I'm in the hand and, therefore, opts to post and check. UTG+1, anxious to isolate me, raises $19. MP misclicks and folds. DB sees UTG+1's show of greed and calls. Ha! He's got position on all of us! Any two are good here! SB discounts my positional advantage immediately and calls. He'll outplay me from any seat.
I now make an obvious fish move and raise to $60. UTG misclicks and folds. UTG+1 laughs at the literary irony of my screenname reference to a "humble and poor fisherman" and instacalls the $41 more. DB instacalls. Any two cards are good here. SB, overcome by greed, tries to isolate me with my two rags and moves all-in for $158.50.
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| Nice session last night |
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I've been having a good week. Here's two hands that really helped me out. Notes following each hand:
Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $3/$6
9 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
UTG: $576
UTG+1: $891.20
MP1: $861.10
Hero: $440.85
MP3: $600
CO: $303.45
Button: $105
SB: $948.75
BB: $556.85
Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is MP2 with 8 8
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $6 (pot was $9), MP1 folds, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, Button calls $18 (pot was $33), 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $12 (pot was $51).
Flop: 5 T 8 ($63, 3 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks, Button checks.
Turn: 7 ($63, 3 players)
UTG+1 bets $24, Hero raises to $54
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| Weird Session -- nothing went as expected |
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Just a quick entry before I head into class. Had a very weird session last night. I got my money in as favorite 4 times:
1) AA vs. AK vs. QQ preflop. Lost to both when the flop came down TJQ.
2) A2 vs. KQh on a Ah2h5c board. Heart came on river.
3) JJ vs. 99 all-in preflop. Guy hit a straight!
4) Board of TJ5, I have 55, I raise, he reraises I push he calls. He turns over 89s and turns a 7! Why the hell is he calling me?
On the other hand I won twice as a dog. I check raised on the flop when I had a nut flush draw and two overs. Guy calls with two pair, and I rivered the flush.
I also had TT vs. AA. Just called the preflop raise and I flopped a set. Guy raises on flop, I call. He raises on turn and I push and he calls. I guess I was the favorite when the money got in on that one.
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| A few hands on Stars that bother me |
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I have posted a few hands that I played the last week that really bother me. I'll comment after each hand. Please leave any comments if you have some suggestions!
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Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $3/$6
7 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
UTG: $228
Hero: $293.25
MP1: $293.20
CO: $597
Button: $524.55
SB: $594
BB: $285.70
Pre-flop: (7 players) Hero is UTG+1 with A J
UTG calls $6 (pot was $9), Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, Button calls $18 (pot was $33), SB folds, BB calls $12 (pot was $51), UTG calls $12 (pot was $63).
Flop: A K 9 ($75, 4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $36, Button folds, BB raises to $72
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