Any way to protect myself from this?

[arod15]

Here is the hand. This is the type of hand of why I stopped playing Fixed limit for a while and stuck to NL.
3-6fixed(6max)
Hero 9(180) Button
Villian 1 Sb (100)
Villian to BB (450)

Hero delt J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Folded to button Hero raises to 6
SB Calls
Villian reraise
Hero Caps
SB calls
Villian calls
Pot 36
Flop
6 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Villian checks
Villian 2 checks
Hero bets 3$
Villian calls 3$
Villian two calls #3
Turn (pot 45)9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Villian checks
Villian two checks
Hero bets 6$
Villian 1 folds
Villian two calls $6
Total pot (57$)
River 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
Villian bets 6$
Hero throws up complains and calls 6$
Comments on all streets appreciated
should i have folded
Villian shows A 10 striaght to the 10 wins pot

[Octopus]

Should you have folded? Get real. Was this a bad beat? Not really.

You do not mention whether on of villain's cards was a diamond. If he had the A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] then on the flop he has two overcards, a backdoor flush and a two-gap backdoor straight. Let's give him 2.5 outs for the overcards, 1.5 for the flush draw and .5 for the straight draw, for a total of 4.5. He is closing the action getting 11-1, so this is a good call. On the turn, he has an easy call with his two overs and a gut-shot.

If he did not have a diamond, the flop call is a little thinner, but this is 3-handed and you could have any number of things, including things which make all 6 of his overcard outs good. Calling is not unreasonable (especially closing the action).

As for your play, I think you played fine. You were ahead until the river and stood to win a very big pot. Too bad it didn't work out this time, but most of the time it will.

[crunchy1]

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This is the type of hand of why I stopped playing Fixed limit for a while and stuck to NL.

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Apparantly drawouts never happen at NL. I guess I'm playing the wrong game.

So you're decision was to make a come back to FL from NL and start at 3/6 6max?!? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[arod15]

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This is the type of hand of why I stopped playing Fixed limit for a while and stuck to NL.

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Apparantly drawouts never happen at NL. I guess I'm playing the wrong game.

So you're decision was to make a come back to FL from NL and start at 3/6 6max?!? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Of course draw outs happen. But in a hand like this the player involved would have never seen a river. Also, the game wasnt really 6max it was a full ring with 6 players. 3-6 is about as low as ill play because any lower ill get disinterested. My dislike of fixed limit is that i feel almost as if im helpless. I see draws out and can only bet a fixed amount. But im trying to not let this small setbacks stop me from improving. I just wanted to verify that i played it right. Also, "schooling" occurs far more often in these games so at the lower limits draw outs are much more common at fixed limit.

[Maulik]

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This is the type of hand of why I stopped playing Fixed limit for a while and stuck to NL.

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Apparantly drawouts never happen at NL. I guess I'm playing the wrong game.

So you're decision was to make a come back to FL from NL and start at 3/6 6max?!? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Patience is as important in NL as it is in limit. Therefore, if you are finding yourself impatient in limit then you may find yourself becoming a losing player in NL

[PokerBob]

yes, quit playing

[arod15]

cant quit quite yet. Been too sucessful and having people like you act like dkcs on a fourmn where im asking if i did anything wrong encourouges me. Thanks for the support....

[crunchy1]

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3-6 is about as low as ill play because any lower ill get disinterested.

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Standard Response: Maybe you should be playing higher limits then. I hear that bets and raises get more respect at the 50/100 tables. A draw out like this would certainly never happen there.

Serious Response: You played this hand fine. Quit whining and get on with it. If you can't be serious at a limit lower than 3/6 then you should (A) not be posting ridiculous hands like this because you should already know that drawouts happen in poker OR (B) just stop playing poker all together.

[arod15]

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3-6 is about as low as ill play because any lower ill get disinterested.

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Standard Response: Maybe you should be playing higher limits then. I hear that bets and raises get more respect at the 50/100 tables. A draw out like this would certainly never happen there.

Serious Response: You played this hand fine. Quit whining and get on with it. If you can't be serious at a limit lower than 3/6 then you should (A) not be posting ridiculous hands like this because you should already know that drawouts happen in poker OR (B) just stop playing poker all together.

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I was posting because i havent played fixed in almost a year. When your unsure as if you did anything wrong i went to this forum just to make sure i played it right. 3-6 is the place for me if not 5-10 i have enough bankroll both from my job and from NL that i can stand a few quirks in the road. I just want to make sure capping was good? Calling the river was good. And that i played it well. is all.

[arod15]

To respond villian did not have A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
So i hate his original call. His turn call i thought again was a mistake. he was drawing to 7 outs the pot odds werent there and implied werent either as he would only get one more bet.