No limit cash game

[ansky451]

Most of the poker I play, is a HE no limit cash game, 40 dollar buy in, 2/4 blinds. I've tried to do some reading on the game to get better, but all i can find about cash games, is for limit poker, and all i can find for no limit, is tourney poker, is there any literature that i can read to improve my game? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[DcifrThs]

supersystem by doyle brunson.

but 2/4 $40 buy in is nothing. you need to be playing with a bit deeper stacks than that.

what is the normal buy in for that game?

what do YOU buy in for?

i would buy in for $500 at least. 125 bb's. then its kinda a nl game.

-Barron

[ansky451]

I see your point, but im a college student, so im not exactly a high stakes poker player (not yet), and most buy in for 40-100 bucks, so im really not sure if SS concepts apply completely.

[DcifrThs]

well then my friend there are two types of poker you can play:

1) pick good spots and try to get it all in preflop and flop. this will be high variance and good judgement is required.

2) limp alot from late position and make bets when you have it against a loose field on the flop.

3) bet big in late position preflop and follow up if checked to post flop based on reads.

WATCH ALL PLAYERS EVERY TIME THEY DO ANYTHING!! this will give you the necessary info to play as instructed above. clearly i'm not a great nl player but its a start. sorry if it confuses you or if im an idiot.

-Barron

[luqui]

Ugh. I'd never play a $2/$4 NL game with a $40 stack (Well, considering my skill, I wouldn't play a $2/$4 NL game at all, lookin to fix that though). But still, $0.25/$0.50 is the biggest I'd play with that kind of bank. Find yourself some more money or a different game, or suggest different stakes.

[ansky451]

Why is 2/4 too high for 40?

[Eihli]

because you'll only last 7 rounds and if you aren't playing with a full 10 people, that's not very many hands at all. not only that, but a single raise is a large portion of your stack and you'll be going all-in with a pot-sized bet on the flop quite often. $40 with 2-4 blinds just doesn't allow you enough movement. i'd at least try to get them to play .5/1 blinds, but would be much happier with .25/.5.

[Scottnyce]

You only have 10 BB. You should lower the blinds to .5/1 and play with $100 in front of you, it will help the better players in the long run.

Think about this you post the BB for 10% of your stack, so if 5 orbits and don't play a hand you lose half your stack....thats crazy....

Even the party NL/PL games give you 50X BB and its still not enough.

If you think your one of the better players in the game def bring the blinds down.

[fsuplayer]

The blinds are way too high compared to the buy-in for this game.
If the standard preflop raise in NL should be 3-5BB's then with a $40 stack, you raise to $25?!? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
Might as well go all in.
That is why those stacks are way too shallow, there is no room to play, it is probably just all in preflop or on the flop.
If you want to keep your buy in the same ($40), change the blinds to $.25-50, no higher.
BTW I play in a bi, sometimes tri-weekly college game of NLHE and we just moved to $.50-1.00 blinds and the average buy in is $80-$100.
Lowering the blinds should be alot more fun and give the better players more room to manuver (sp.)
FsuPlayer

[turnipmonster]

keep in mind there is no law that says you have to have a small blind and a big blind. you could use a 1-1 or .50-.50 blind structure. if you really want to have a fun NL hold 'em game with a $40 buyin, I recommend .20-.20 blinds.

--turnipmonster