For the better part of a year and a half, I've been a successful no-limit player. Before that, I was a successful small/mid-limit player. I just want to keep my limit game sharp. No-limit has made my limit game very much more aggressive, but I'm not sure if I've tipped the scales towards overaggressiveness.
Anyhow, the game is at Paradise Poker where I have some bonus money to clear, and the game is fairly tightish with some loose spots. However, the game plays very much tight aggressive. Expect bet and 3-bet with overpairs and top pairs alike. I, myself, am very tight aggressive and should be viewed as such by observant opponents. There is some bluffing going on, and the players are mostly above average. In short, I shouldn't be playing as long as I actually did, but I did it. Now I have to live with the results...
Opinions/Alternate lines would be lovely. Criticisms are also graciously received. Assume all villians are fairly tight aggressive unless otherwise stated.
All comments appreciated. Results to follow.
Garland
Hand #1
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (7 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, SB calls, BB calls, MP1 calls.
Flop: (7.50 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333"> SB bets</font>, BB calls, MP1 calls, Hero calls.
Turn: (5.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333"> SB bets</font>, BB folds, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, MP1 folds, Hero calls.
River: (10.75 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333"> SB bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 12.75 BB
Hand #2
Villian has shown some bluff tendancies in the past. He is also on the loose side.
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (8 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, UTG calls, MP2 calls.
Flop: (6.50 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, UTG checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls, UTG folds, MP2 calls.
Turn: (4.75 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB caps</font>, Hero calls.
River: (12.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 14.75 BB
Hand #3
Nothing special about villian except he's short...
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (8 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">
5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, UTG calls.
Flop: (5 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls.
Turn: (3.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls.
River: (5.50 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises (last $10) </font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 8.75 BB
Hand #4
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (7 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, SB calls.
Flop: (9 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.
Turn: (7.50 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (13.50 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero folds.
Final Pot: 14.50 BB
Hand #5
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (8 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
5 folds</font>, SB calls, <font color="#CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, SB calls.
Flop: (9 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls, SB folds.
Turn: (5.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (7.50 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls.
Final Pot: 11.50 BB
Hand #6
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (7 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. MP2 posts a blind of $8.
UTG calls, MP1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 (poster) raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, UTG calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls.
Flop: (10.50 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, MP2 calls.
Turn: (6.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
_^MountaiN^ checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, MP2 calls.
River: (8.75 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 12.75 BB
Hand #7
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (9 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, BB calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.
Turn: (3.25 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (5.25 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds.
Final Pot: 8.25 BB
Hand #8
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (8 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, BB calls.
Flop: (4.50 SB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.
Turn: (3.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls.
River: (7.25 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 9.25 BB
Hand #9
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (10 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, SB calls.
Flop: (9 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, SB calls.
Turn: (6 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, SB folds.
River: (8 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, Hero calls.
Final Pot: 12 BB
Hand #10
Villain is very loose aggressive:
Paradise Poker 8/16 Hold'em (8 handed)
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Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">
4 folds</font>, CO calls, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, SB completes, Hero checks.
Flop: (3 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, SB folds, Hero calls.
Turn: (3.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, Hero calls.
River: (5.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls.
Final Pot: 7.50 BB
There you go. Enjoy...