I suck at limit hold 'em... but still...

[Anosmic]

Okay, I've been going over and over this and I'm not sure if I'm learning the right lessons from it.

Okay, I've edited this a bit, hope I've left the key details intact.

Everest Poker — Hand Details
Play Mode: Real
Tournament Table: Shasta-86
Game Type: Hold'em
Blinds: 7.50/15.00
Stakes: 15.00/30.00

UTG is at seat 4 with 134.00.
Anosmic is at seat 6 with 96.50.
+ 4 others
Anosmic: Kd Ah

Pre-flop:
UTG raises 30.00.
Anosmic calls 30.00.
(4 others fold)

Flop (10h Ad 4c):
UTG checks.
Anosmic raises 15.00.
UTG calls 15.00.

Turn (10h Ad 4c 7h):
UTG checks.
Anosmic raises 30.00.
UTG calls 30.00.


River (10h Ad 4c 7h Kc):
UTG checks.
Anosmic raises 21.50.
UTG raises 51.50.


Showdown:
UTG shows Jh Qs.
UTG has 10h Jh Qs Kc Ad: Straight
Anosmic shows Kd Ah.
Anosmic has 10h Kd Kc Ah Ad: Two Pair
Anosmic is eliminated.

Things I've been thinking.
1) "Why you suck at limit hold 'em" says "You don't raise AKo"... I wonder if I should have re-raised?
2) I never for a second saw that he could be on a gutshot. I should have seen that it was possible.

Should the fact that he kept checking but calling have told me he was waiting for a card, that he wasn't happy with his hand as it was?

Or should it signal he thinks he's got me beat and is trying to draw me in?

Or (as I took it) that he was uncertain about his hand but couldn't bring himself to give it up (e.g. aces or even tens).

[midas06]

3 bet that preflop. Don't be results orientated, you played it fine post flop.

[euphoricism]

1) "Why you suck at limit hold 'em" says "You don't raise AKo"... I wonder if I should have re-raised?
2) I never for a second saw that he could be on a gutshot. I should have seen that it was possible.

Should the fact that he kept checking but calling have told me he was waiting for a card, that he wasn't happy with his hand as it was?

Or should it signal he thinks he's got me beat and is trying to draw me in?

Or (as I took it) that he was uncertain about his hand but couldn't bring himself to give it up (e.g. aces or even tens).

yup yup yup. You played fine, except for the lack of re-raise.

[chardrian]

Fine except for the fact that you had only 96.50 with bets at 15/30.

Was this a tourney??

[Anosmic]

Fine except for the fact that you had only 96.50 with bets at 15/30.

Was this a tourney??

Yes, one of the Shasta (0+0) SNGs at Everest.

The games go slowly and the blinds go up quickly which makes the whole thing pretty much a roll-of-the-dice in my view.

Still, it's free money and so far I've amassed 0.27 playing them and am on my way to having enough to play in their 0.04+0.01 NL tables.

Thanks for the input everyone. Nice to be learning something from these experiences.