Anyone else steup UP limits when clearing bonuses?

[WSOPWinner2005]

I usually play $25 NLHE at Party, mainly just because it is so damn easy. When clearing this bonus I figured I would step up to the $50 NL Game and play it out cause if I lose 3 buyins I lost my bonus and can drop back to the $25 game.

I am not doing NEARLY as well as I would like to be however I am not doing HORRIBLE. After 688 raked hands (600 were at this level) I am break even at the $50 NL Game.

This is my first time 4 tabling $50 NL and I am putting in these hours during the day so I am sure that makes some difference, and this weekend I should have a positive win rate. Atleast I hope, /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[WSOPWinner2005]

I can tell work is letting out, LOL

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero ($98.85)
UTG+2 ($104)
MP1 ($80.65)
MP2 ($49)
MP3 ($36.5)
CO ($59.75)
Button ($90.77)
SB ($47)
BB ($50)
UTG ($52)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.5.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $5</font>, Hero calls $5, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, CO calls $5, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB (poster) calls $4.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: ($21) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $12</font>, SB folds, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $18</font>, CO calls $6.

Turn: ($57) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $12</font>, CO calls $12.

River: ($81) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Hero calls $24.75.

Final Pot: $105.75

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has As Ks (one pair, aces).
CO has 9d Qd (flush, ace high).
Outcome: CO wins $105.75. </font>

[moondogg]

Are you clearing the raked hands any faster at 50NL? I didn't think they could be cleared much faster than they are at 25NL.

[PennDisc]

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<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $12</font>, SB folds, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $18</font>, CO calls $6.

Turn: ($57) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $12</font>, CO calls $12.


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Bet more...

[WSOPWinner2005]

He would of called ANYTHING I bet on that turn the way he played the flop, LOL. That hand was inevitable except for my very questionable PF call.

To be honest, yes it DOES seem like I am clearing them faster. But I think alot of it is it is a new game with different play which makes it a bit more exciting and time go buy a little quicker.. The last 90 minutes 370 hands ... So not much faster than $25 NLHE. These are total hands BTW

Off to family stuff for the night, out of all nights a Friday?? Ughh

[moondogg]

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He would of called ANYTHING I bet on that turn the way he played the flop, LOL. That hand was inevitable except for my very questionable PF call.

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Even better reason to bet more. The fact that he won the hand is irrelevant... oh dang, there I go discussing poker in the zoo. Sorry about that.

[AncientPC]

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Are you clearing the raked hands any faster at 50NL? I didn't think they could be cleared much faster than they are at 25NL.

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At 25NL approximately 65% of hands are raked.

At 50NL that number is around 80%. If there's a flop the hand is raked.

[mcb]

$6 into a $21 pot and $12 into a $57 pot?

[WSOPWinner2005]

Underbet, correct, how did Iknow I was not walking into 2 pair, put youself in my spot......

Ancient how many damn hands have u put in and I pray those arent your real figures as you are SO FAR OFF BASE I can't even begin to elaborate.


"Edited Part" At no time did he show me during 'my' betting pattern I was not the best hand however my strategy didn't work so what do I know /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[WSOPWinner2005]

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He would of called ANYTHING I bet on that turn the way he played the flop, LOL. That hand was inevitable except for my very questionable PF call.

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BTW, Discuss away unless I am in the click or know "the right people" barring a very interesting hand it is tough to get the appropriate advice out of the proper forumns. So I end up here, would be nice to see the ZOO talking about less bonuses and Real Lfie Poker cams and MORE about real hands of poker - than again, this is the Zoo and I am about to be told by 200 people to go to other sub forumns of 2+ 2 and post this if "I really want to learn".

What does that tell you ??


Sorry. just fed up with all the hyprocracy



Even better reason to bet more. The fact that he won the hand is irrelevant... oh dang, there I go discussing poker in the zoo. Sorry about that.

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[LImitPlayer]

I'm no expert at NL as I am mainly a limit player, but it seems to me you played that very porly.



Either reraise or fold preflop, don't cold call, with posiiton with AK.

Your flop bet way to small, you mention you were afraid of two pair, thats why your bet was so small but what does that matter since you called his stack anyway?

Push it on the flop. After the turn came you were not getting him to fold as he has the implied odds to see the river, but if you pushed the flop you probably may not have seen the turn.