TheJackal
09-30-2004, 06:56 PM
I just lost $250 at $2-4. I've played low limit for about 2 years now, before I used Lee Jones book (WLLH), which I guess you could say is a bit more conservative of an approach. I think that SSH (which I am only kidding; it is a very good book, it will make me a better player in time), will win you more money in the long run than WLLH strategy would, but WLLH would probably make you lose less in the short run.
I don't know if anyone agrees with this, as I could have stopped myself at less than $250, but I was getting good cards (lots of high suited broadways, only one big pair the entire session, jacks.) and I felt like I was playing well, and I was up at first. Lost some hands where I had the edge (AJ vs J8s, AKs vs K9, AKs vs K8s, some others I'm sure but I can't remember). Lost a few when the board wanted to keep giving me second best hands (I have KQs flop comes KJ7 turn is 9, 2 spades, I have top pair with a flush draw and a straight draw. I get check-raised, I figure to have 15 outs, I call. River is a blank, he bets, I call, he shows set of 7's, Ouch!)
I wish I had the hand history for one of my hands because it was funny (now at the time I was angry, but I didn't tilt once.) I'll try to wing it here: I am dealt AQo in the cutoff, I get one limper who is pretty loose, I raise, button calls, SB folds, BB calls, limper calls. Flop comes Axx with 2 diamonds. Check, check, I bet, button raises, SB folds, limper folds, I call. Turn is like a offsuit 9 or something, I check, button bets, I raise, button 3 bets, I flat call. What have I got myself into here is what I am thinking to myself. Person either has a non-nut flush draw (I have the ace of diamonds), a set, 2 pair, or AK. I know the 9 didn't help so whatever the person was betting, it was from whatever the flop brought. I really felt at this point I was behind, given the size of the pot, I couldn't fold for one more bet on the turn, I was double thinking my judgement for check-raising the person. The river is another diamond, I check-call and the person shows...26 of diamonds! The person 3 bet me with a 6 high flush draw, LMFAO... Well I guess that is just low limit hold em for you, nothing you can do about the bad beats or the bad sessions you have.
I don't know if anyone agrees with this, as I could have stopped myself at less than $250, but I was getting good cards (lots of high suited broadways, only one big pair the entire session, jacks.) and I felt like I was playing well, and I was up at first. Lost some hands where I had the edge (AJ vs J8s, AKs vs K9, AKs vs K8s, some others I'm sure but I can't remember). Lost a few when the board wanted to keep giving me second best hands (I have KQs flop comes KJ7 turn is 9, 2 spades, I have top pair with a flush draw and a straight draw. I get check-raised, I figure to have 15 outs, I call. River is a blank, he bets, I call, he shows set of 7's, Ouch!)
I wish I had the hand history for one of my hands because it was funny (now at the time I was angry, but I didn't tilt once.) I'll try to wing it here: I am dealt AQo in the cutoff, I get one limper who is pretty loose, I raise, button calls, SB folds, BB calls, limper calls. Flop comes Axx with 2 diamonds. Check, check, I bet, button raises, SB folds, limper folds, I call. Turn is like a offsuit 9 or something, I check, button bets, I raise, button 3 bets, I flat call. What have I got myself into here is what I am thinking to myself. Person either has a non-nut flush draw (I have the ace of diamonds), a set, 2 pair, or AK. I know the 9 didn't help so whatever the person was betting, it was from whatever the flop brought. I really felt at this point I was behind, given the size of the pot, I couldn't fold for one more bet on the turn, I was double thinking my judgement for check-raising the person. The river is another diamond, I check-call and the person shows...26 of diamonds! The person 3 bet me with a 6 high flush draw, LMFAO... Well I guess that is just low limit hold em for you, nothing you can do about the bad beats or the bad sessions you have.