chopchoi
04-15-2005, 01:54 PM
I win at $1/$2, but it seems that everytime I decide to move up to $2/$4 or $3/$6, I get my ass kicked. I used to think that my game was o.k., and that, coincidentally, I just got unlucky when I moved up. But now it has happened so many times that I have to wonder whether I'm getting outplayed. Here are a few hands from a recent $3/$6 game I played.
I enter the game and post in the cut-off. I get AJo, with 3 late position limpers. I raise to buy the button and fold the blinds. My raise accomplishes both objectives, but one of the limpers re-raises. The flop is J high. The player who 3 bet the flop bets, I raise, he 3 bets, I call him down, and he shows aces (I think I was a little fishy here).
I get 45 in SB with 4 limpers. Flop is 4,5,8. I check-raise the button. One player cold calls, button calls. Turn is a 7. I bet, MP calls, button raises. O.K., he has a 6, but I'm getting odds to chase the FH. River doesn't help. MP bets into button, button raises and I fold.
I get J7 in BB. Flop is J,9,3 rainbow, with one club. It checks around to the button, who bets. I don't believe he has a J, so I CR to thin the field. One player cold-calls, and button calls. Turn is a rag. I bet, MP calls, button folds. River is a K. I check, MP bets. I call, he shows K /images/graemlins/club.gifQ /images/graemlins/club.gif.
I raise with A /images/graemlins/spade.gifQ /images/graemlins/diamond.gif in EP. I get 3 callers. Flop is Q high, with 2 diamonds. I bet and get 2 callers. Turn is a third diamond. I bet, and both players call again. River is a rag. I bet, MP calls, button raises. I make a crying call, and he shows K /images/graemlins/diamond.gif2 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
Anyway, I know that my play is not spectacular in any way, but then again, niether is my opponents'. I try to objectively analyze the situation, and I conclude that I play worse than some, but better than most of my opposition.However, people tend to be biased in favor of themselves, so I would really value other people's opinions.
I enter the game and post in the cut-off. I get AJo, with 3 late position limpers. I raise to buy the button and fold the blinds. My raise accomplishes both objectives, but one of the limpers re-raises. The flop is J high. The player who 3 bet the flop bets, I raise, he 3 bets, I call him down, and he shows aces (I think I was a little fishy here).
I get 45 in SB with 4 limpers. Flop is 4,5,8. I check-raise the button. One player cold calls, button calls. Turn is a 7. I bet, MP calls, button raises. O.K., he has a 6, but I'm getting odds to chase the FH. River doesn't help. MP bets into button, button raises and I fold.
I get J7 in BB. Flop is J,9,3 rainbow, with one club. It checks around to the button, who bets. I don't believe he has a J, so I CR to thin the field. One player cold-calls, and button calls. Turn is a rag. I bet, MP calls, button folds. River is a K. I check, MP bets. I call, he shows K /images/graemlins/club.gifQ /images/graemlins/club.gif.
I raise with A /images/graemlins/spade.gifQ /images/graemlins/diamond.gif in EP. I get 3 callers. Flop is Q high, with 2 diamonds. I bet and get 2 callers. Turn is a third diamond. I bet, and both players call again. River is a rag. I bet, MP calls, button raises. I make a crying call, and he shows K /images/graemlins/diamond.gif2 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
Anyway, I know that my play is not spectacular in any way, but then again, niether is my opponents'. I try to objectively analyze the situation, and I conclude that I play worse than some, but better than most of my opposition.However, people tend to be biased in favor of themselves, so I would really value other people's opinions.