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jimdmcevoy
03-19-2005, 12:38 AM
So at my local card club I took a stab at 5/10 half pot, and after I bought in and got dealt my first hand I realized I didn't actually know how to play half pot. I've played mostly full pot and NL but this was a bit restrictive.

Has anyone played this and know how various hands go up or down in value as opposed to NL? For intance, is it worth raising under the gun to a measly 2 1/2 big blinds?

Here is a hand I played that had me confused, and would never of happened if it was a full pot game:

5-handed, I have Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif9/images/graemlins/heart.gif in the CO, UTG folds, I limp, Button folds, and SB raises the max to 25 total. BB folds I call.

I'm a TAG and we (me and SB) both know this, and we both know that. he's a bit of LAG and we both know this, and we both know that.

Pot: $60
flop 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif2/images/graemlins/heart.gif

he checks I bet $30 he calls

Pot: $120
turn 5/images/graemlins/club.gif

he checks I bet $60 he calls

Pot $240

river T/images/graemlins/club.gif
he bets $100 I fold

I feel a bit lost in this structure, but I would really like to learn it as this is a good game, and also my local casino only plays 5/5 half pot also.
Rocaix
03-19-2005, 01:45 AM
I don't like the preflop call, I would've just open-raised if I was playing this hand.

I'd also check behind on the turn and call a non-diamond river.
The Gift Of Gab
03-19-2005, 07:58 PM
Here's (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=plnlpoker&Number=1513402&F orum=All_Forums&Words=half%20pot&Searchpage=0&Limi t=25&Main=1508877&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=1 506&daterange=1&newerval=1&newertype=y&olderval=&o ldertype=&bodyprev=#Post1513402) a thread for you. I've never actually played half-pot so don't take it too seriously.
vicpanic
03-19-2005, 10:25 PM
I like that.

"I limp with Q9...I'm TAG and we...know it."
iceman5
03-19-2005, 11:49 PM
I ws thinking the same thing. Playing Q9s and then calling a raise with it is not what I would consider "tight"
jimdmcevoy
03-20-2005, 02:21 AM
Quite right, I normally fold preflop.