Festus22
11-28-2004, 04:57 PM
Just completed my first week playing pretty much 100% 6-max games and had an absolute blast. To get my feet wet, I stuck to low limit Party and Stars and observed what's been mentioned here many times, the competition was, well, not too swift. I did pretty good but I don't know if I'm running hot or my opponents were that bad but it certainly was a chance to open up my otherwise boring tight style and have at it. Anyway, here's a few observations and questions:
Observations:
Even playing just 3 tables, I'm fried after 1 hour. I have not even tried 4 tables yet. How some of you do 4 or more for long periods of time escapes me at this point.
The revolving door syndrome makes it basically impossible to get anything other than a cursory read on any one opponent. MUCH worse than 10-handed.
Marginal hands (2nd or third pair, ace high, etc.) don't win as often as I thought they would. That was an early adjustment I had to make.
There's much more "poker" than 10-handed. I think I bluffed more this past week than the previous 6 months combined. I may have gone a little overboard but at the micro level, they work quite often.
Draws, unless they're monsters or have other winning chances, are not nearly as strong as 10-handed. This really isn't big news or anything but coming from the 10-handed ranks, I had to focus much more on pot and implied odds S/H and was a definite adjustment.
Questions:
My VPIP, including the blinds, is a shade over 30%. Seems a bit too tight. Agree? PF raise % is 12-ish.
UTG I'm open raising down to maybe K-Ts, 8-8 or higher, A-9s or better, A-10o or better and Q-Js. I may have limped a couple of times with Q or J-10s but that's been rare. I'm usually folding 7's or lower and suited aces. Seem reasonable?
I haven't played hardly any little suited connectors (9-8s or lower) unless it's been a limp fest or I'm in a blind. Again, reasonable?
It's stuff like K-xs or Q-8s on the button after 1 limper or A-xo in the SB after a limper or 2 that I'm not sure what to do with. I've been folding most of them. Should I be giving these a go?
There were times when I felt like a total calling station with something like TPWK or 2nd pair and someone kept betting into me HU. My initial impression though is that calling down is a much bigger weapon in these games. Agree with this sentiment?
That's about it for now. It sure looks like you guys have a nice little gold mine here. I hope the secret doesn't get out.
Observations:
Even playing just 3 tables, I'm fried after 1 hour. I have not even tried 4 tables yet. How some of you do 4 or more for long periods of time escapes me at this point.
The revolving door syndrome makes it basically impossible to get anything other than a cursory read on any one opponent. MUCH worse than 10-handed.
Marginal hands (2nd or third pair, ace high, etc.) don't win as often as I thought they would. That was an early adjustment I had to make.
There's much more "poker" than 10-handed. I think I bluffed more this past week than the previous 6 months combined. I may have gone a little overboard but at the micro level, they work quite often.
Draws, unless they're monsters or have other winning chances, are not nearly as strong as 10-handed. This really isn't big news or anything but coming from the 10-handed ranks, I had to focus much more on pot and implied odds S/H and was a definite adjustment.
Questions:
My VPIP, including the blinds, is a shade over 30%. Seems a bit too tight. Agree? PF raise % is 12-ish.
UTG I'm open raising down to maybe K-Ts, 8-8 or higher, A-9s or better, A-10o or better and Q-Js. I may have limped a couple of times with Q or J-10s but that's been rare. I'm usually folding 7's or lower and suited aces. Seem reasonable?
I haven't played hardly any little suited connectors (9-8s or lower) unless it's been a limp fest or I'm in a blind. Again, reasonable?
It's stuff like K-xs or Q-8s on the button after 1 limper or A-xo in the SB after a limper or 2 that I'm not sure what to do with. I've been folding most of them. Should I be giving these a go?
There were times when I felt like a total calling station with something like TPWK or 2nd pair and someone kept betting into me HU. My initial impression though is that calling down is a much bigger weapon in these games. Agree with this sentiment?
That's about it for now. It sure looks like you guys have a nice little gold mine here. I hope the secret doesn't get out.