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maxxscam
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09-27-2004, 02:20 PM
Post subject: welll what a joke this game is
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Full House
Join Date: Apr 2004
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limit holdem i played tonight adn i think i played well, i played 10/20 with kill, its the only game in town, kind of an underground thing
bought in for 200$, took some brutal beats and busted out after a few hours of play, 1st hand i have 33, flop 3 10 J some dude raises so i call, turn is a 2, he raises again, another dude calls i reraise , he calls other dude folds river is an ace, he raises i call, he shows KQ for the straight
i win a few hands
then pick up AA
i rasie, 4 callers
flop K 2 2 (2) diamonds i raise i get reraised, and a cold caller i call,
turn 6 no diamond, i raise he reraiss cold call again, i call and see a diamond fall on river, th cold caller lady wins it
i pick up JJ riase preflop 6 callers
flop is 9 4 2 rainbowi raise and get reraised, so i reraise it gets capped, with 2 others in it, turn is a 6 i raise 2 callers river is a 3 dude raises i call and chick calls, he shows 10 10, i show JJ she shows 9 3 for 2 pair on river
next hand is a kill pot i pick up AQ suited spades , i raise preflop to 40$ 4 callers for a raise in kill pot flop is Q 4 2 with 2 hearts
i raise get reraised so i reraise all the rest of my chips this puts him all in he shows K 10 hearts turn 2
river K, he caught his king and i am left with 10$
i go all in next hand with 66 caught a 6 on river to make full house and battled back up to 100$ then lost it all all in preflop in a kill pot with AK suited vs KQ and Q4
flop Q 5 2, turn 4 river 5
and KQ wins it and i am toast
what a joke
is this game beatable with this many chasers, everytime i raise i get called by 4 or 5 people, and inevitable they hit 2 pair or multiple people drawing. they play anything suited or and 2 cards that can make a straight, 74 offsuit is playable for them
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Fnord
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You should be sitting down with at least $400 in chips to play that game and never be in a position to go all-in (keep another few hundred in cash ready to toss onto the table.) Bankroll of at least $6000 and expect the occasional swing of at least -$2000.
Limit is EXTREMELY profitable in the long run. I've made over half of my long-term profit playing it. But the swings are a bitch.
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FyrFytr998
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Milford,Ct.
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$6000!! Holy crap!! Maybe I'm not the gambler I thought I was. Maybe it's because I'll have a baby to take care of in the next few weeks. But that's a lot of bank to keep as discretionary income.
More power to all you whales. :P
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Fnord
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Originally Posted by FyrFytr998
$6000!!  Holy crap!! Maybe I'm not the gambler I thought I was. Maybe it's because I'll have a baby to take care of in the next few weeks. But that's a lot of bank to keep as discretionary income.
More power to all you whales. :P
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For what it's worth, that's why I don't play at that level (although my game is probably good enough.) 10-20k+ bankrolls are pretty common...
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maxxscam
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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yeah well i was being staked, it was kind of a trial run. he wanted to see if i was any good, kinda let him, down i was up 200 fora bit but then it came crashing down. he lost 1000 in about an hour, and i finally lost the 200 over about 3 or 4 hours. i still feels shitty tho. this was only my 2nd time playing limit live, and i have only playedd a few times online, these people like to see every flop and chase chase chase
any tips on this, also can anyone point me to good starting hands for limit?
thanks
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Fnord
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Small Stakes Hold'em by Ed Miller + S&M.
Play some Party .5/1 (about 10k hands.) You'll learn how to deal with those bozos and perhaps even begin to appreciate the kind of swings to expect. B&M 2/4 - 4/8 (no kill) works too.
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