First Foray Into Full Ring Games

[fsuplayer]

Thinking about switching to full ring limit.

I am prob. too agg. and call down too much in general from a lot of 6 max play.

party 5/10 full

A hand that felt truly ugly.

Convertor is down this week.

No real reads.

i raise UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

MP three bets, all fold. I call.

Flop: Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
check, bet, call.

Turn: 2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
check, bet, call.

river:3 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

check, bet, call.

ugh.

fold the turn, river?

thanks


fsuplayer

[digdeep]

Fold the turn, river? Where is the raise? You may be behind, but you don't really know if you don't bet or raise somewhere, do you? Isn't the line here call/call/raise?

[jayrutz2]

no way fold! He could have a TON of hands you beat, including AK, AJs, JJ. Putting him on AA or KK is way too much credit for one preflop raise. I'd bet into him on the flop and see how he reacts. If he raises I call turn and go from there...

[PokerNoob]

Why are you thinking about switching to full ring? I don't play very much full ring at all anymore, and I'm worried that the full ring skillset is different enough that I'll get rusty. When I do play full ring, I find myself making some preflop calls that maybe I shouldnta oughta make, based on the "well, they'll pay off" theory. Sometimes I feel like I'm not even making correct ABC plays at full ring.

On to the hand: Checkraise flop? Its monotone and opponent may decline to get frisky without a real big diamond. You could fold the turn if he 3-bets the flop and leads. Hopefully he wouldn't do that with AK or JJ, with one diamond.

[adamstewart]

fsuplayer,

I thought you, gonores, and others were making a killing at the 10/20 6max.

If you don't mind, why are you thinking of switching to full ring games?


Adam

[fsuplayer]

Why are you thinking about switching to full ring?

a couple of reasons, varying from higher hourly rate, round out myself more as a poker player for future play, but maybe most importantly, I like to switch things up to stay fresh.

I plan on playing these 5/10 for a while, then heading off to the 15's when I feel I am ready. I eventually plan on at least 6 tabling, which I just couldnt do well enough at the 6 max games, due to the pace of hands and higher % of hands played.

To the hand:

I wasnt ever really considering a fold, I should have been more clear, but especially coming from a 6 max backround, calling more is going to take some getting used to. I always like to be in control of the hand, and from what I gather, sometimes this isnt always best in full ring games.

Still not sure whether i like the check/call, check/call, bet the river better than just call, call, call, bc I still have lots of trouble folding to river raises with fairly good hands like this.

thanks for all the info guys,

I will see everyone in here much more now I am quite sure!

fsuplayer

edit: oh yeah, he had aces...and they were spectacular!

[Sarge85]

Wins the most when your ahead, lose the least when your behind.

Looks reasonable. - I'm certainly not folding anywhere.

Sarge[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

[sfer]

You've been hanging around LAGs for too long. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] You played this fine.

[Aces McGee]

Looks good to me, Captain.

-McGee

[ErrantNight]

in headsup pots in uncoordinated boards when you've been 3-bet before the flop where you're either way ahead or way behind, this is the correct line.

you win the most possible money when you're ahead, lose the least when you're behind.

this is one of those times when passive play is fine. there has been some big discussions on here about this a few times if you'd like some similar examples/supporting evidence.