Quote Originally Posted by Jack Sawyer
LIMIT WTF


get your head straight dude


grinding your ass off for 0.5 a big bet/100 aint fun, you know?
depends how big the big bets are.... but I realised that I'd be lucky to beat even 2/4, so that can wait. This month is going fairly smoothly so far, and my "new game" seems to be ok - position and 3-betting pretty much describe the changes that i've made.
I played a few hands of 200nl as well, just for the hell of it. Stopped up about quarter of a buy-in after a few orbits. Didn't seem too terrifying, although the betsizing felt big. I'll probably move up next time my roll hits 10k - unless I decide to convert poker $$ to life $$ again...

used some ironman medal rewards to buy a $300 bonus as well, should clear that fairly quickly - it affects rakeback, but not too much.



A couple of funny hands:
Not sure if I'm ever getting away from this:
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($110.80)
UTG+1 ($50.85)
MP1 ($67.85)
MP2 ($50)
MP3 ($80.25)
CO ($21.80)
Button ($50)
SB ($8)
Hero (BB) ($73.90)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K A
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $1.75, 4 folds, Button calls $1.75, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.50, UTG+1 calls $3.75, Button calls $3.75

Flop: ($16.75) K A 3 (4 players)
Hero bets $10.50, UTG+1 calls $10.50, 1 fold

Turn: ($37.75) 5 (3 players)
Hero bets $37.75, UTG+1 calls $34.85 (All-In)

River: ($107.45) 6 (3 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $107.45 | Rake: $3


I suspected a 4-bet range that includes JJ/QQ/AK cos it's a blind battle - i was wrong and he had aces Blind battles don't exist in full ring, it's just some crazy marketing jingle that fish like me swallow time and time again...

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (SB) ($57.45)
BB ($8.50)
UTG ($51.90)
UTG+1 ($13.70)
MP1 ($40.85)
MP2 ($47)
CO ($59.25)
Button ($25.70)

Preflop: Hero is SB with K K
4 folds, CO raises to $1.75, Button calls $1.75, Hero raises to $7.50, 1 fold, CO raises to $16.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $9

Flop: ($35.25) K Q 9 (3 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $28, Hero raises to $40.95 (All-In), CO calls $12.95

Turn: ($117.15) 8 (3 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($117.15) 9 (3 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $117.15 | Rake: $3

what a fish, who limps Axs in these games. WTF!
Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (9 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($21.80)
UTG ($62.65)
UTG+1 ($56.80)
MP1 ($67.60)
MP2 ($99.40)
Hero (MP3) ($86.10)
CO ($50)
Button ($112.15)
SB ($27.30)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 5 A
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.50, 3 folds, BB checks

Flop: ($2.25) J 8 K (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 bets $1, Hero raises to $3.50, 2 folds, MP1 calls $2.50

Turn: ($9.25) 3 (2 players)
MP1 bets $2.50, Hero raises to $11.50, MP1 calls $9

River: ($32.25) A (2 players)
MP1 bets $52.10 (All-In), Hero calls $52.10

Total pot: $136.45 | Rake: $3

Results in white below:
MP1 had J 10 (flush, King high).
Hero had 5 A (flush, Ace high).
Outcome: Hero won $133.45