mike l.
11-21-2002, 11:28 PM
here are some hands i played yesterday in a 9 handed no limit game with $3-$5 blinds and stacks ranging from $100 to $2000. this is the second time ive played live no limit and i havent played a lot online either really (just a little).
i have $300 stack and decide to raise to $40 with QJo in mid position and see what happens. im called by the guy on my left, the cutoff, the sb and, the bb. the flop is A64 or something like that. checked to me and i bet $50. the sb calls. the turn is a T. checked to me and i check. the river is a 2. checked to me and i bet $50. he calls w/ A9s.
on the very next hand i get ATo and decide that is now a raising hand since i will likely be called by hands like A9. so i raise to $40 and this time just the bb calls. he has about $2500 and i have about $150 or so left. the flop is T74 and he checks and i bet $70. he calls. the turn is an 8. he bets $80 putting me all in and i immediately call. the river is a 2 he says one pair proudly and shows QTo. he seems unhappy and surprised when i show my ATo.
a few other hands pass but nothing interesting. i win a few small pots, lose a few small pots, whatever. no one is playing particularly tight and no one is particularly dominant and super aggressive. but then again i dont know much about no limit so maybe this is all a disguise meant to fool me.
here's an embarassing hand (or is it?): i have T7s and i limp in the cutoff for $5 after some limpers. no one raises. 6 of us at least. the flop is 972 rainbow. checked to me and i bet $30. everyone folds except for the guy on my right, this guy ive played limit with before who i know can be quite tricky on a regular basis. the turn is a 6 and he bets $100. i call. the river is a 6 and he bets $50. i call. he shows 98s for top pair no kicker and wins. his river value bet really hurts my ego.
somewhere along the line i have like $400 and make this nice hand. i have 55 utg and crawl in for $5, so do 3 others and the blinds play too. the flop is T53 w/ two spades. checked to me and i bet $30, guy on my left makes it $100 to go, all fold, i make it $200, he calls.
the turn is 2d and i say "i waaaannnt (pause) to bet all my money". yeah real smooth. he calls anyways. the river is another 2 and i win. he doesnt show his hand. he sure seems irritated though.
then disaster strikes. i have $600 and AcKs in the cutoff and everyone folds to me so i raise to $30. the player in the sb w/ $2500 calls, bb folds. the flop is T64 w/ two spades. checked to me and i bet $30. he raises to $100. i decide he's on a spade draw or has a weak pair and call. the turn is Ac and he bets $500. isnt that a few too many chips? what does he expect me to call $500 with? i cant make sense of it and i commit the rest of my chips pretty quickly. the river is another 4. he has 64s for a full house.
later ive bought more chips and nothing exciting happens for awhile. i pick up JJ in the BB. utg miniraises to $15 and 6 people call including the sb. i just call. the flop is Tc4c4h. checked to me and i bet all in $125. grumbles from everyone. utg says "i have to call" and calls. everyone else folds. utg has QcJc and hits his flush on the river.
my last hand i have about $250. i get JJ in early position and openraise for $75. sb (guy i beat w/ 55 earlier) calls. heads up. the flop is KdTd3s. checked to me and i bet $100. he says i raise you all in. in retrospect it's obvious im beat so this is the most horrid call ever and put my last $80 in the pot. i show my hand right away but he waits till the river to slowroll his set of tens on me.
so yeah there ya go. comments on my horrid play (and everyone else's?) might amuse us for a little bit so speak up pals.
i have $300 stack and decide to raise to $40 with QJo in mid position and see what happens. im called by the guy on my left, the cutoff, the sb and, the bb. the flop is A64 or something like that. checked to me and i bet $50. the sb calls. the turn is a T. checked to me and i check. the river is a 2. checked to me and i bet $50. he calls w/ A9s.
on the very next hand i get ATo and decide that is now a raising hand since i will likely be called by hands like A9. so i raise to $40 and this time just the bb calls. he has about $2500 and i have about $150 or so left. the flop is T74 and he checks and i bet $70. he calls. the turn is an 8. he bets $80 putting me all in and i immediately call. the river is a 2 he says one pair proudly and shows QTo. he seems unhappy and surprised when i show my ATo.
a few other hands pass but nothing interesting. i win a few small pots, lose a few small pots, whatever. no one is playing particularly tight and no one is particularly dominant and super aggressive. but then again i dont know much about no limit so maybe this is all a disguise meant to fool me.
here's an embarassing hand (or is it?): i have T7s and i limp in the cutoff for $5 after some limpers. no one raises. 6 of us at least. the flop is 972 rainbow. checked to me and i bet $30. everyone folds except for the guy on my right, this guy ive played limit with before who i know can be quite tricky on a regular basis. the turn is a 6 and he bets $100. i call. the river is a 6 and he bets $50. i call. he shows 98s for top pair no kicker and wins. his river value bet really hurts my ego.
somewhere along the line i have like $400 and make this nice hand. i have 55 utg and crawl in for $5, so do 3 others and the blinds play too. the flop is T53 w/ two spades. checked to me and i bet $30, guy on my left makes it $100 to go, all fold, i make it $200, he calls.
the turn is 2d and i say "i waaaannnt (pause) to bet all my money". yeah real smooth. he calls anyways. the river is another 2 and i win. he doesnt show his hand. he sure seems irritated though.
then disaster strikes. i have $600 and AcKs in the cutoff and everyone folds to me so i raise to $30. the player in the sb w/ $2500 calls, bb folds. the flop is T64 w/ two spades. checked to me and i bet $30. he raises to $100. i decide he's on a spade draw or has a weak pair and call. the turn is Ac and he bets $500. isnt that a few too many chips? what does he expect me to call $500 with? i cant make sense of it and i commit the rest of my chips pretty quickly. the river is another 4. he has 64s for a full house.
later ive bought more chips and nothing exciting happens for awhile. i pick up JJ in the BB. utg miniraises to $15 and 6 people call including the sb. i just call. the flop is Tc4c4h. checked to me and i bet all in $125. grumbles from everyone. utg says "i have to call" and calls. everyone else folds. utg has QcJc and hits his flush on the river.
my last hand i have about $250. i get JJ in early position and openraise for $75. sb (guy i beat w/ 55 earlier) calls. heads up. the flop is KdTd3s. checked to me and i bet $100. he says i raise you all in. in retrospect it's obvious im beat so this is the most horrid call ever and put my last $80 in the pot. i show my hand right away but he waits till the river to slowroll his set of tens on me.
so yeah there ya go. comments on my horrid play (and everyone else's?) might amuse us for a little bit so speak up pals.