Dentist
04-18-2003, 09:38 AM
Well, I finally did it, I gave mid-limit hold 'em a chance.
I've been a 3-6 or 6-12 player for a year and after reading the literature I wanted to give 10-20 a shot.
Facts - 10-20 is only spread on Thursdays at my B&M and it is the "feature game" and there is only one table.
It definitely draws much much better players than 3-6 and even 6-12.
It has a $4 rake up to 10% with no jackpot drop
When I got to the B&M the game had a list and so I played a little 1-5 stud and then some 5-10 Omaha with full kill to pass time.
I was pumped up about $200 from Omaha and frankly probably should never have left that game - 7-8 people were taking the flop about every 2-3 hands!!!! Juicy game... But I was here to play hold 'em.
I bought for $400 and walked into 10-20 with $600 (I would've been comfortable with $400 at 10-20)
Result: I walked away with the $600 I started with, but I should've won - here are my mistakes that could've made me a winner - please comment as you see fit.
Texture of game, pretty tight - an early raise could steal the blinds, several chopped blinds, but the occasional 6-7 man pot...
Mistake #1:
I'm in the BB, 2 limpers both mid-position, SB doesn't call, I have Q9o and check.
Flop comes 7 9 10 with 2 clubs.
I bet, 1 call, other guy folds
Turn 3rd club
I bet (MISTAKE), 1 call
River 10
I bet (trying to make up for previous mistake), guy calls
He shows 3 5 clubs for flush....
I should've checked and folded on the turn IMHO
Mistake #2
I'm in the BB again with 8s3s
2 limpers from mid-position
SB calls, I check.
I get miracle flop J-8-3 rainbow for bottom two pair
SB bets
I raise, limpers fold, SB RE-raises
I was thinking AJ and that's where I messed up.
I re-raised again, he called.
Turn blank
He checks, I bet, he check-raises
I call (MISTAKE!)
I call his river bet, he shows a set of 8's - I was drawing dead and should've saved 2-3 bets (damn the BB!)
MISTAKE #3:
I'm in the SB (i'm having all sorts of troubles in my blinds)
Mid position reasonably solid player (also a blonde bombshell) raises
I have pocket jacks in the small blind and call (probably should've raised, and the BB calls.
Bad flop - K Q 2
I bet, BB folds, Raiser raises
I call and check and call the rest of the way when blanks hit on the turn and river.
she turns over KJ - I'm officially a dumbass.
The rest of the night I played VERY solid and basically won enough to offset my mistakes, thus why I ended even.
I think this other hand was a mistake as well, but I'm not sure:
I have QQ in cutoff seat
mid-position player raises
I re-raise
Player next to me this is just OK but on a huge rush caps it, I call 3 players take flop
Flop A 10 2
mid-position player bets, I only call (should've raised I think)
player behind me raises, mid-position player re-raises to an all in, I fold, guy behind me calls.
turn and river are dealt, the river was a 9
player behind me turns over pocket 9's for a set of 9's.
Early player mucks.
I can only assume the early player had an ace... so surely I wouldn't have won.... but... I asked the player why he called a re-raise and capped it with 9's - he simply answered that he was on a rush and was "feeling it"
Hmmmmmmmm.......
Comments??
I've been a 3-6 or 6-12 player for a year and after reading the literature I wanted to give 10-20 a shot.
Facts - 10-20 is only spread on Thursdays at my B&M and it is the "feature game" and there is only one table.
It definitely draws much much better players than 3-6 and even 6-12.
It has a $4 rake up to 10% with no jackpot drop
When I got to the B&M the game had a list and so I played a little 1-5 stud and then some 5-10 Omaha with full kill to pass time.
I was pumped up about $200 from Omaha and frankly probably should never have left that game - 7-8 people were taking the flop about every 2-3 hands!!!! Juicy game... But I was here to play hold 'em.
I bought for $400 and walked into 10-20 with $600 (I would've been comfortable with $400 at 10-20)
Result: I walked away with the $600 I started with, but I should've won - here are my mistakes that could've made me a winner - please comment as you see fit.
Texture of game, pretty tight - an early raise could steal the blinds, several chopped blinds, but the occasional 6-7 man pot...
Mistake #1:
I'm in the BB, 2 limpers both mid-position, SB doesn't call, I have Q9o and check.
Flop comes 7 9 10 with 2 clubs.
I bet, 1 call, other guy folds
Turn 3rd club
I bet (MISTAKE), 1 call
River 10
I bet (trying to make up for previous mistake), guy calls
He shows 3 5 clubs for flush....
I should've checked and folded on the turn IMHO
Mistake #2
I'm in the BB again with 8s3s
2 limpers from mid-position
SB calls, I check.
I get miracle flop J-8-3 rainbow for bottom two pair
SB bets
I raise, limpers fold, SB RE-raises
I was thinking AJ and that's where I messed up.
I re-raised again, he called.
Turn blank
He checks, I bet, he check-raises
I call (MISTAKE!)
I call his river bet, he shows a set of 8's - I was drawing dead and should've saved 2-3 bets (damn the BB!)
MISTAKE #3:
I'm in the SB (i'm having all sorts of troubles in my blinds)
Mid position reasonably solid player (also a blonde bombshell) raises
I have pocket jacks in the small blind and call (probably should've raised, and the BB calls.
Bad flop - K Q 2
I bet, BB folds, Raiser raises
I call and check and call the rest of the way when blanks hit on the turn and river.
she turns over KJ - I'm officially a dumbass.
The rest of the night I played VERY solid and basically won enough to offset my mistakes, thus why I ended even.
I think this other hand was a mistake as well, but I'm not sure:
I have QQ in cutoff seat
mid-position player raises
I re-raise
Player next to me this is just OK but on a huge rush caps it, I call 3 players take flop
Flop A 10 2
mid-position player bets, I only call (should've raised I think)
player behind me raises, mid-position player re-raises to an all in, I fold, guy behind me calls.
turn and river are dealt, the river was a 9
player behind me turns over pocket 9's for a set of 9's.
Early player mucks.
I can only assume the early player had an ace... so surely I wouldn't have won.... but... I asked the player why he called a re-raise and capped it with 9's - he simply answered that he was on a rush and was "feeling it"
Hmmmmmmmm.......
Comments??