A Limit Hand
Jan. 29th, 2006 09:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
peterbirksI’ve been taking this stuff seriously. I actually read some stuff on 2+2. Anyway, it would appear that players are claiming a loss rate in the small blind and big blind of 0.11 of a big bet in the small blind and 0.18 of a big bet in the big blind.
I’ve long known that blind play is one of my weaker areas, so I’ve decided to defend more and raise more. There is a natural tendency to “overshoot”, I know, and perhaps I did here. But, it worked. Anyway, I rock and you suck, so here it is.
$3/$6 Texas Hold’em
Seat 1: jackmiller ( $92.50 )
Seat 2: jeremy7676 ( $269.50 )
Seat 3: digger5151 ( $73 )
Seat 4: esgaroff ( $185.50 )
Seat 5: JrDelta ( $91.50 )
Seat 8: tigertony91 ( $151.50 )
Seat 6 (Button): cjadtb ( $101 )
Seat 7 (Small Blind): Birks ( $213.50 )
Seat 9 (Big Blind): Kingdewey ( $229.50 )
Seat 10: Maci_ ( $210.50 )
Dealt to Birks: Q♠ T♥
Kingdewey folds.
Maci_ folds.
jackmiller folds.
jeremy7676 folds.
digger5151 calls [$3].
esgaroff folds.
JrDelta folds.
cjadtb folds.
Birks raises [$5].
tigertony91 folds.
digger5151 calls [$3].
The basic driver behind the raise with this pile of shite (apart from the fact that I was itching to be more aggressive in the blinds) was that the limper was definitely loose-passive and the big blind was weak-tight. I would rather take the offensive here against one opponent than limp in to face two.
Dealing Flop [Q♥, 4♣, K♠ ]
Birks bets [$3].
digger5151 calls [$3].
Dealing Turn [ 5♣ ]
Birks bets [$6].
digger5151 calls [$6].
Dealing River [ K♥ ]
Now I have a decision. Checking is easy, but surely a bet for value makes sense here. Even a loose-passive player is likely to raise me with a King either on the flop or the turn. And if he has a small pair, I might well get a call out of this guy.
Birks bets [$6].
digger5151 calls [$6].
Birks shows [ Q♠, T♥ ] two pairs, kings and queens.
digger5151 doesn't show [ 4♦, 9♦ ] two pairs, kings and fours.
Birks wins $43 from the main pot with two pairs, kings and queens.
Woo hoo. I rock.
I think that I shall have to look out for more of these opportunities. The difficult part will come when I get three-bet by the big blind, or when the limper plays back at me on the flop. Should I always continue on the turn if I miss the flop, bet and get called? And so on. Interesting times ahead.
I’ve long known that blind play is one of my weaker areas, so I’ve decided to defend more and raise more. There is a natural tendency to “overshoot”, I know, and perhaps I did here. But, it worked. Anyway, I rock and you suck, so here it is.
$3/$6 Texas Hold’em
Seat 1: jackmiller ( $92.50 )
Seat 2: jeremy7676 ( $269.50 )
Seat 3: digger5151 ( $73 )
Seat 4: esgaroff ( $185.50 )
Seat 5: JrDelta ( $91.50 )
Seat 8: tigertony91 ( $151.50 )
Seat 6 (Button): cjadtb ( $101 )
Seat 7 (Small Blind): Birks ( $213.50 )
Seat 9 (Big Blind): Kingdewey ( $229.50 )
Seat 10: Maci_ ( $210.50 )
Dealt to Birks: Q♠ T♥
Kingdewey folds.
Maci_ folds.
jackmiller folds.
jeremy7676 folds.
digger5151 calls [$3].
esgaroff folds.
JrDelta folds.
cjadtb folds.
Birks raises [$5].
tigertony91 folds.
digger5151 calls [$3].
The basic driver behind the raise with this pile of shite (apart from the fact that I was itching to be more aggressive in the blinds) was that the limper was definitely loose-passive and the big blind was weak-tight. I would rather take the offensive here against one opponent than limp in to face two.
Dealing Flop [Q♥, 4♣, K♠ ]
Birks bets [$3].
digger5151 calls [$3].
Dealing Turn [ 5♣ ]
Birks bets [$6].
digger5151 calls [$6].
Dealing River [ K♥ ]
Now I have a decision. Checking is easy, but surely a bet for value makes sense here. Even a loose-passive player is likely to raise me with a King either on the flop or the turn. And if he has a small pair, I might well get a call out of this guy.
Birks bets [$6].
digger5151 calls [$6].
Birks shows [ Q♠, T♥ ] two pairs, kings and queens.
digger5151 doesn't show [ 4♦, 9♦ ] two pairs, kings and fours.
Birks wins $43 from the main pot with two pairs, kings and queens.
Woo hoo. I rock.
I think that I shall have to look out for more of these opportunities. The difficult part will come when I get three-bet by the big blind, or when the limper plays back at me on the flop. Should I always continue on the turn if I miss the flop, bet and get called? And so on. Interesting times ahead.
