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Old 02-16-2006, 05:51 PM     Post subject: First time playing - Am I Too Tight? #1 (permalink)  
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I recentely got interested in poker and started playing with friends and on free sites. I got talked into hitting a casino's poker room by my boss. So I read a book on LLTH, and I hit the 3/6 Limit Holdem, 10 person tables. I started with $80 and proceeded to play for about 3-4 hours.

I played only certain hands that were appropriate for the position, and I had won roughly 8 hands and been in on about 10 showdowns (80% win, came out ahead). I folded a lot, and rarely bet on/after the turn if I didn't go to showdown.

So my question is: Is that too conservative and I should have been in on more showdowns (10 in 4 hrs) for a 3/6 LL game?
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Old 02-16-2006, 06:23 PM     Post subject: Re: First time playing - Am I Too Tight? #2 (permalink)  
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I recentely got interested in poker and started playing with friends and on free sites. I got talked into hitting a casino's poker room by my boss. So I read a book on LLTH, and I hit the 3/6 Limit Holdem, 10 person tables. I started with $80 and proceeded to play for about 3-4 hours.

I played only certain hands that were appropriate for the position, and I had won roughly 8 hands and been in on about 10 showdowns (80% win, came out ahead). I folded a lot, and rarely bet on/after the turn if I didn't go to showdown.

So my question is: Is that too conservative and I should have been in on more showdowns (10 in 4 hrs) for a 3/6 LL game?
It depends, you need to be more specific. I'll give you a set of questions to answer:

1) What hands were you player?
2) What hands were you folding?
3) How many hands (estimate) did you play in your session?

Just answer those 3 quickly and we can get a better idea on how tight you are playing.

Also, do you consider yourself passive or aggressive?
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Old 02-16-2006, 06:48 PM     Post subject: Re: First time playing - Am I Too Tight? #3 (permalink)  
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It depends, you need to be more specific. I'll give you a set of questions to answer:

1) What hands were you player?
2) What hands were you folding?
3) How many hands (estimate) did you play in your session?

Just answer those 3 quickly and we can get a better idea on how tight you are playing.

Also, do you consider yourself passive or aggressive?
1) Early: AA, AK, AQ, KQs, KK, QQ, JJ
Mid: Face cards and/or Tens (AT, KT, QJ, QT, JT, TT, etc); some connected/suited T and 9s.
Late: Connected/suited 7 on up, Axs, Kxs, Axo.

2) Preflop: I folded pretty much anything that didn't fit into that (based on the book I read Get The Edge At Low Limit Holdem by Burton).
Flop: It depended on the action, but didn't chase straights and flushes (or bottom pair) unless I had the nut flush or top end of the straight. I didn't go on the draw very much, so I folded a lot here.
Turn: Folded if heavy action and I didn't have the nuts.
River: I think I folded 1 time in the 4 hours.

3) If by how many hands I played, you mean how many I saw the flop on. I'd say 5-8 per hour, so 25 give or take in the 4 hours.

I think I'm passive. There were 3 aggressive players at the table that I didn't normally bet into, and I only raised when I felt I had a strong hand.
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Old 02-17-2006, 03:08 AM #4 (permalink)  
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The pre flop is fine. AJs in EP is easily playable.

I think you should see the flop approximately 25% of the time, which includes what you play in the blinds...

the game is limit 3/6, you have to draw

in limit holdem TPGK is the money hand.

You're passive. Assuming you ain't gonna turn aggressive straight away (give it time), position doesn't matter as much. So you can loosen your EP requirements and tighten your LP. Axo don't play. Kxs don't play, if you're not drawing. Play the pairs in any position and set camp in an aggressive game, look to check raise.

be very careful of hands like AT, KT, QT, they are late position hands and only if you can open raise.

You need at least $160 buyin for a $3/$6 game and it helps if you have another $100 in reserve. You should leave if you lose more than $150, but you should never have less than $100 on the table.

The short answer to your question is yes. Fixed Limit is a game where you can't really 'camp' with good results
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Old 02-17-2006, 01:21 PM #5 (permalink)  
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Great feedback Salsa, thanks! I'll try to tighten up my late hands, and loosen up my overall play. I definitely felt like I was camping, which made it pretty boring at times (even though I was way ahead $wise). I felt like I should have been in on more hands, so that helps confirm it.

I see what you're saying about position when passive, that helps too. I'll work on the aggressive play.
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Old 02-17-2006, 06:01 PM #6 (permalink)  
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Also hands like QJs is also very playable in EP. There are soo many callers live you wanna be in pots with hands like this because you want to be making straights and flushes and scraping monsters. You arent going to be winning many pots with top pair.
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