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smithy69
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I am playing live tonight - Advice /Help please
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Hi Guys,
I am playing tonight in a local live game and am after some advice.
I have only played once live in a casino/cardroom so can be classed as a complete newbie. On a Friday it is Cash only where I am playing, and 90% of the games are £1/£2 Pot Limit apparently. Now I don't play Pot Limit at all so was planning on keeping it very to start with (ABC Poker) until I had a better understanding of the players and the table. Now to the important bit. 90% of the players in this game are American. Now I know from past games on the net Americans are very aggresive and tend to gamble alot, but should this mean I lower my starting hand requirements, or play as I usually do (Tight-Agressive).
I am after some very basic advice on Pot Limit if anyone can offer some.
Minimum buy in is £20, so was planning on buying in for a £100 - is this a ok amount.
My best friend has played 5/6 times at this place and has told me it's a very poor standard and he has made a profit every time so the pressure is on I suppose.
Advice would be great, and I will update tomoz with results and hands.
Cheers
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Re: I am playing live tonight - Advice /Help please
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August 18, 2006, 09:22:14 AM »
Quote from: smithy69 on August 18, 2006, 08:19:35 AM
Hi Guys,
I am playing tonight in a local live game and am after some advice.
I have only played once live in a casino/cardroom so can be classed as a complete newbie. On a Friday it is Cash only where I am playing, and 90% of the games are £1/£2 Pot Limit apparently. Now I don't play Pot Limit at all so was planning on keeping it very to start with (ABC Poker) until I had a better understanding of the players and the table. Now to the important bit. 90% of the players in this game are American. Now I know from past games on the net Americans are very aggresive and tend to gamble alot, but should this mean I lower my starting hand requirements, or play as I usually do (Tight-Agressive).
I am after some very basic advice on Pot Limit if anyone can offer some.
Minimum buy in is £20, so was planning on buying in for a £100 - is this a ok amount.
My best friend has played 5/6 times at this place and has told me it's a very poor standard and he has made a profit every time so the pressure is on I suppose.
Advice would be great, and I will update tomoz with results and hands.
Cheers
play premium hands at the beginning and have a look at what every one is playing with before you start lowering your hand requirements.
Have you played PL before? It is a completely different game from no limit and you have to realise that it is more of a flop game then no limit is. (because people with average hands will call because they get pot odds to do so) (not as much a flop game as Omaha obviously) because people with average hands will call because they get pot odds to do so I therefore love suited connectors the pay off on them can be pretty big in potlimit games.
It might not be in time for tonight but I really suggest picking up supersystem 2 (16.95£ at borders). Jennifer harman wrote the chapters on pot limit and I reckon it's truly top class.
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Re: I am playing live tonight - Advice /Help please
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August 18, 2006, 09:24:30 AM »
Quote from: boldie on August 18, 2006, 09:22:14 AM
It might not be in time for tonight but I really suggest picking up supersystem 2 (16.95£ at borders). Jennifer harman wrote the chapters on pot limit and I reckon it's truly top class.
I may be wrong but didnt Jennifer Harman write about LIMIT poker in supersystem2 - i dont remember there being a section on pot limit holdem.
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August 18, 2006, 09:26:36 AM »
p.s. cant really offer advice on cash games - not my field of expertize. But for a first live game just remember to stay nice and calm, dont rush anything and dont worry about making mistakes. We were all first timers at one stage, just try to enjoy it (and win if possible!
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August 18, 2006, 09:28:18 AM »
Quote from: matt674 on August 18, 2006, 09:24:30 AM
Quote from: boldie on August 18, 2006, 09:22:14 AM
It might not be in time for tonight but I really suggest picking up supersystem 2 (16.95£ at borders). Jennifer harman wrote the chapters on pot limit and I reckon it's truly top class.
I may be wrong but didnt Jennifer Harman write about LIMIT poker in supersystem2 - i dont remember there being a section on pot limit holdem.
you are as usual correct.
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August 18, 2006, 09:48:00 AM »
smithy69, Is this game in sunny Suffolk if so I've been looking for a cash game at theses stakes for sometime and wondered if there is any chance of getting into some of the action.
Re: advice. From my experience Americans love to overvalue ace-rag and depending on the group a lot of macho behaviour between mates will always result in one to many outrageous bluff's. Personally I would stick to your tight aggressive game to begin with and loosen up once you have a read on some of the other players. I would especially play tight aggressive to begin with considering the size of your bankroll as you can only afford a few accidents and as you know anything can happen in poker
Clearly your starting hand also depends on the number of players.
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where do you live diceman!!!
let me know and if your nearby ill pick ya up
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Quote from: smithy69 on August 18, 2006, 09:52:47 AM
where do you live diceman!!!
let me know and if your nearby ill pick ya up
Cheers for the reply. PM sent.
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August 18, 2006, 11:09:53 AM »
I reckon you should fall off the stairs & bust your nose, then get a wasp to sting your hand... then tell the other players you had a cage match last night.
Seem to work for you
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Quote from: boldie on August 18, 2006, 09:22:14 AM
Quote from: smithy69 on August 18, 2006, 08:19:35 AM
Hi Guys,
I am playing tonight in a local live game and am after some advice.
I have only played once live in a casino/cardroom so can be classed as a complete newbie. On a Friday it is Cash only where I am playing, and 90% of the games are £1/£2 Pot Limit apparently. Now I don't play Pot Limit at all so was planning on keeping it very to start with (ABC Poker) until I had a better understanding of the players and the table. Now to the important bit. 90% of the players in this game are American. Now I know from past games on the net Americans are very aggresive and tend to gamble alot, but should this mean I lower my starting hand requirements, or play as I usually do (Tight-Agressive).
I am after some very basic advice on Pot Limit if anyone can offer some.
Minimum buy in is £20, so was planning on buying in for a £100 - is this a ok amount.
My best friend has played 5/6 times at this place and has told me it's a very poor standard and he has made a profit every time so the pressure is on I suppose.
Advice would be great, and I will update tomoz with results and hands.
Cheers
play premium hands at the beginning and have a look at what every one is playing with before you start lowering your hand requirements.
Have you played PL before? It is a completely different game from no limit
and you have to realise that it is more of a flop game then no limit is. (because people with average hands will call because they get pot odds to do so) (not as much a flop game as Omaha obviously) because people with average hands will call because they get pot odds to do so I therefore love suited connectors the pay off on them can be pretty big in potlimit games.
It might not be in time for tonight but I really suggest picking up supersystem 2 (16.95£ at borders). Jennifer harman wrote the chapters on pot limit and I reckon it's truly top class.
I'm interested in the differences between PL and NL, my local card club has PL and one day I might get off my arse and go and play.
Everything you say seems true for NL as well as PL. Aren't the games on say UB and FT where you have a bet pot button playing the same as PL most of the time?
You obv won't be able to push on the flop with a straight and a flush draw for example but if you're playing fairly deep you prob wouldn't do that anyway. I have just quickly flicked through the PL and NL chapter of Ciaffone's book and he mentions a couple of other times you may want to overbet the pot but I don't see how "it's a completely different game"
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Re: I am playing live tonight - Advice /Help please
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Quote from: byronkincaid on August 18, 2006, 11:24:21 AM
Quote from: boldie on August 18, 2006, 09:22:14 AM
Quote from: smithy69 on August 18, 2006, 08:19:35 AM
Hi Guys,
I am playing tonight in a local live game and am after some advice.
I have only played once live in a casino/cardroom so can be classed as a complete newbie. On a Friday it is Cash only where I am playing, and 90% of the games are £1/£2 Pot Limit apparently. Now I don't play Pot Limit at all so was planning on keeping it very to start with (ABC Poker) until I had a better understanding of the players and the table. Now to the important bit. 90% of the players in this game are American. Now I know from past games on the net Americans are very aggresive and tend to gamble alot, but should this mean I lower my starting hand requirements, or play as I usually do (Tight-Agressive).
I am after some very basic advice on Pot Limit if anyone can offer some.
Minimum buy in is £20, so was planning on buying in for a £100 - is this a ok amount.
My best friend has played 5/6 times at this place and has told me it's a very poor standard and he has made a profit every time so the pressure is on I suppose.
Advice would be great, and I will update tomoz with results and hands.
Cheers
play premium hands at the beginning and have a look at what every one is playing with before you start lowering your hand requirements.
Have you played PL before? It is a completely different game from no limit
and you have to realise that it is more of a flop game then no limit is. (because people with average hands will call because they get pot odds to do so) (not as much a flop game as Omaha obviously) because people with average hands will call because they get pot odds to do so I therefore love suited connectors the pay off on them can be pretty big in potlimit games.
It might not be in time for tonight but I really suggest picking up supersystem 2 (16.95£ at borders). Jennifer harman wrote the chapters on pot limit and I reckon it's truly top class.
I'm interested in the differences between PL and NL, my local card club has PL and one day I might get off my arse and go and play.
Everything you say seems true for NL as well as PL. Aren't the games on say UB and FT where you have a bet pot button playing the same as PL most of the time?
You obv won't be able to push on the flop with a straight and a flush draw for example but if you're playing fairly deep you prob wouldn't do that anyway. I have just quickly flicked through the PL and NL chapter of Ciaffone's book and he mentions a couple of other times you may want to overbet the pot but I don't see how "it's a completely different game"
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ah...I started out playing Omaha (in the olden days before hold em was invented) later when i started playing hold'em I played pot limit...the move to no limit was quite a big one..and the move from a no limit tourney to a potlimit cash game is quite a big one aswell.
I feel potlimit is much more a flop game then no limit is (which i why i only play NL in cash games online) Potlimit is much more about the flop, calculating pot odds and all that sort of good stuff.(exactly the thing I am not too great at...I play people not the odds).
I really recommend picking up supersys 2 (or if one of the pro's on here has time and knowledge about it and wants to write about it )as in that the differences are much better explained than I ever could.
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Differences between PL and NL cash
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In NL it is sometimes good to get all in on the flop with a big drawing hand.
In NL you can go allin on the turn with a made hand on a draw heavy board.
If folded around to you in the SB it may be a good idea in NL to over bet the pot to charge the other guy for his good position.
If a pot sized raise is going to leave you with a small amount of chips you may as well go all in in NL to put maximum pressure on your opponents.
Sometimes an overbet on the river may look like a bluff and/or may be a good way to bluff.
What have I missed?
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Re: I am playing live tonight - Advice /Help please
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August 18, 2006, 12:36:06 PM »
In the early stages of PLHE tournaments the value of the big premiums falls becuase you are likely to be playing them multiway, the value of implied odds/drawing hands rises for the same reason..ie you can only raise the pot so once you get a caller behind the others may be priced in against your AA/KK/AK/QQ
In general I think people are subconsciously a bit afraid of PL...they "bet pot" as a matter of routine when actually betting half a pot might do the same job.
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My only bit of advice for what it is worth is knowing the people will bring in more money than a long diatribe from me about the differences in the game. Might I suggest a tactic that I have used previously in rebuy tournies in places I am not known but it also works I am told when you are new to a cash game. Splash a little early. Put in your mind that maybe you will write off a small amount playing loose before tightening right up and cashing in with a good hand. The yanks will love it and you may get a better read on their game......Hang on did I just suggest to someone that they should lose. Ignore me I've got porridge for brains
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Quote from: Snatiramas on August 18, 2006, 02:43:39 PM
My only bit of advice for what it is worth is knowing the people will bring in more money than a long diatribe from me about the differences in the game. Might I suggest a tactic that I have used previously in rebuy tournies in places I am not known but it also works I am told when you are new to a cash game. Splash a little early. Put in your mind that maybe you will write off a small amount playing loose before tightening right up and cashing in with a good hand. The yanks will love it and you may get a better read on their game......Hang on did I just suggest to someone that they should lose. Ignore me I've got porridge for brains
I'm sure there was a big name player refered to the money lost early appearing loose as 'advertising money'.
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