After experimenting with NL, NL tournies, royal hold 'em, etc.. I've decided to get back into my bread'n'butter, limit. It's been quite a long while since I've played, so I'm going to be pretty active posting hands and grunching and what not. Here's my first hand:
Reads: None really to speak of. I was 4-tabling at the time in my first couple of orbits. The villain's PT stats are 61 VPIP through about 15 hands and this was his first preflop raise. That doesn't mean much, but so far he is being pretty loose. I think I played my hand pretty well, though I'd like comment on all streets, including preflop.
PokerStars 0.10/0.20 Hold'em (9 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. MP3 posts a blind of $0.10.
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, MP3 (poster) checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, UTG calls, Hero calls, MP3 folds.
The table was pretty passive preflop, so I was willing to try to see a flop with this hand. Too bad the villain raised.
Flop: (10.50 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Button calls, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO calls, Button folds.
Check/raise for flop equity, yes? A quick look at the villains stats showed he had an aggression rating of 1. Through 15 hands, still, not too much to rely on. In case he did have a good hand though, I'd rather risk having it checked through than having the preflop raiser blast everyone else with 2 bets cold and end up heads-up with him. The button folded anyhow, so at least I got one bet out of him.
Turn: (7.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls.
Check/call.
River: (9.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO caps</font>, Hero calls.
I doubt he has a full house because I'd imagine he would've 3-bet me on the flop with his set. If he happens to have a higher flush, all the better for him. So I cap for value.
Final Pot: 17.75 BB