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NewbSaibot United States. Sep 28 2010 14:14. Posts 4947

So now that I squandered my roll for NL200 im going back to NL50 live. Looking for advice on most optimal way to play again, as I'm still not sure I've really figured it out.

I used to approach the game playing like I would online. If I'm first to enter the pot, it better be with a raise. PP's/AT+/KJ+. Raise CO with 45s+. Raise button with Ax, Kxs sometimes, some semi-connectors etc etc. This seemed to be a recipe for mega fail. Too many callers, always OOP, no way to isolate and exploit.

My adjustments were to only raise AT+ and TT+. Everything else was a limp. I'd often limp utg with 78s and 88 for instance, other times I might just fold a suited connector. The idea being to see flops as cheaply as possible, hit, & get paid off. No need to balance my range. This seemed to work overall, although I'm not sure it really worked that well.

Biggest problem comes from the whole pot odds thing. For an NL50 game people are still routinely raising 6-8BB's preflop. Thats $3+ at an NL50 game. I assume they are just protecting their hands with somewhat premium holdings, but I see a lot of bullshit too. Is it really +EV for them to raise $4 with 77 in a 5way limped pot? Or $3 utg with QJs? I feel like I'm sorta priced out of calling with anything. Unless I can 3bet, I should just fold given the price.

Since I'm still a little tilted from last nights horrendous session, I think I need to start back with the basics. Remember this is live, so people are playing about half the deck. Any suited cards, any ace, any connectors, and any semi-connectors.

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bye now

Last edit: 28/09/2010 14:20

LemOn[5thF] Czech Republic. Sep 28 2010 15:06. Posts 15163

Play ultra nitty, focus on whats going and categorize every villain and value bet. the end.

93% Sure!

LemOn[5thF] Czech Republic. Sep 28 2010 15:12. Posts 15163

I recommend watching Doyle with added raising big pairs pf and on flop.

93% Sure!

JSquids United States. Sep 28 2010 15:21. Posts 1142

live poker is printing money. i had no idea they had a 50nl live. thought min was 1/2 or at least 1/1....

AKA StarsNStripes@azeroth

JSquids United States. Sep 28 2010 15:27. Posts 1142

On September 28 2010 14:06 LemOn[5thF] wrote:
Play ultra nitty, focus on whats going and categorize every villain and value bet. the end.

i agree totally. ex. u pick up jacks in the cutoff and its a 1/2
theres a raise from soemwhere early to $8 , u get 4 callers after that so now the pots about $40.
your move? raise to like $65. ez take down. if someone 4bets snapfold. (i dont think anyones calling 65$ here ever without a sick hand QQ+)
bet half pot with air, full pot with a hand.
seperate the nits from the aggrobluffers from the valuetown drunk or psudo intellectuals.

ezzzzzzzzzzzzz game

AKA StarsNStripes@azeroth

terrybunny19240 United States. Sep 28 2010 16:42. Posts 13829

play poker

NewbSaibot United States. Sep 28 2010 17:04. Posts 4947

30BB preflop raise only to fold huh? I mean i get the point, most fihs arent calling/4betting with less. Seems like an awfully steep tax to pay just to "see where you're at". Should my goal really be to take down pots preflop with hands like JJ? These concepts seem to fly in the face of everything I learned online, which is value value value.

bye now

offsuit United States. Sep 28 2010 20:01. Posts 152

People live will float for 10BB with shit like A6s so yeah, it's worth it to do that sometimes. Just never show them that you're folding jacks because that's the nuts to most players and they're shoving it every time they get raised.