My first NL hand ever.

#1 10-20-2005, 08:42 AM

Done a sit-n-go before, but I mainly play limit. Only read on villain is that he had a boat a couple hands ago where he put in bets where he wanted villain to call like half the pot on each street.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) converter

BB ($14.40)
Hero ($26.45)
MP ($5)
Button ($21)
SB ($20.50)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. MP posts a blind of $0.25.
Hero raises to $1, 1 fold, Button calls $1, 1 fold, BB calls $0.75.

Flop: ($3.35) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $2.5, Button folds, BB calls $2.50.

Turn: ($8.35) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($8.35) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets $10.9 (All-In), Hero calls $10.90.

Final Pot: $30.15

Oh yeah, any books? I searched & looked thru FAQ. Skimmed Championship No-Limit & Pot-Limit Hold'Em by TJ Cloutier which was recommended, but that's crap. I've read TOP, SSH, the limit books, so not those. Any other sources of info? Thx.

jkkkk · #2 10-20-2005, 08:50 AM

Pot limit and no limit poker by reuben and ciaffone is good

Anyway I like all streets but the river... when BB pushes in on the river, what do you think you are beating exactly?

From my very limited experience in sh'ed limit, I know you have to call down with crap on lots of occasions.. NL is very different. The only hand your beating here is a total bluff, because if he has any sort of hand it will beat a pair of 5's, in NL when someone puts their stack on the river it will mean they have a hand they like >80% of the time.

pottie · #3 10-20-2005, 08:54 AM

I would suggest not playing shorthanded starting out in NL, you will have to take many marginal decisions.

Raising with A5s UTG might be ok 5handed but a difficult and dangerous hand. Flop and turn play good, I hate the river call.

These NL forums are better than any book you will read...

Good luck with the NL!

PinkSteel · #4 10-20-2005, 08:58 AM

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Niwa · #5 10-20-2005, 09:03 AM

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vulturesrow · #6 10-20-2005, 09:42 AM

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I would suggest not playing shorthanded starting out in NL, you will have to take many marginal decisions.

Raising with A5s UTG might be ok 5handed but a difficult and dangerous hand. Flop and turn play good, I hate the river call.

These NL forums are better than any book you will read...

Good luck with the NL!

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Springboks?! BOOOOOOO! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] (Hows that for a hijack?)

pottie · #7 10-20-2005, 10:09 AM

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Springboks?! BOOOOOOO! (Hows that for a hijack?)

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I love it! You realise that BO means "on top" in Afrikaans.

Springboks ON TOP!

vulturesrow · #8 10-20-2005, 10:10 AM

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Springboks?! BOOOOOOO! (Hows that for a hijack?)

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I love it! You realise that BO means "on top" in Afrikaans.

Springboks ON TOP!

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Yikes. Pwned. Nice hand sir. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

theweatherman · #9 10-20-2005, 10:23 AM

if you semibluff the flop you should deffintitly continue on the turn, giving a free card is not good.

Your bluffing with 6 outs on the flop and 15 on the turn.

Bet.

River fold.

No question.

pottie · #10 10-20-2005, 10:52 AM

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if you semibluff the flop you should deffintitly continue on the turn, giving a free card is not good.

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Hero is taking the free card