Ventures into 6-max

[Zinnsoldaten]

So I moved over to play 6-max quite a lot lately, and I'm finding it quite profiting. Something I'm not really comfortable with are those middle-range//middle-low-range hands --- when and how to play them for example.

I'm sorry about the handhistories, but the converter doesn't seem to support the site I'm playing at. (Crypto)

Hand 1:
Do you try to take a flop with this kind of hand behind a call-station? At a full table I would only play this one behind a lot of callers, but at 6-max? Would you raise it?

Game #768253923: Texas Hold'em Limit ($5/$10) - 2005/07/09 - 20:10:29 (ET)
Table "(Lightning) L1031" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: ME ($390.50 in chips)
Seat 2: loofrekop ($139.87 in chips)
Seat 3: Harper ($317.25 in chips)
Seat 5: ___geo___ ($82.50 in chips)
Seat 6: Rock79 ($386.75 in chips)
loofrekop: posts small blind $2.50
Harper: posts big blind $5
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to ME[Ks 8s]
___geo___: calls $5
Rock79: folds
ME: calls $5
loofrekop: folds
Harper: checks

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Hand 2:
Similar question as #1.

Game #758134433: Texas Hold'em Limit ($5/$10) - 2005/07/08 - 03:11:27 (ET)
Table "(Lightning) L1030" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 1: asparagus ($472 in chips)
Seat 2: Teddykgb9 ($526.75 in chips)
Seat 3: grail ($510 in chips)
Seat 4: latremeno ($60 in chips)
Seat 5: Lothar ($216.25 in chips)
Seat 6: ME ($185.63 in chips)
asparagus: posts small blind $2.50
Teddykgb9: posts big blind $5
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to ME[Kd Tc]
grail: calls $5
latremeno: calls $5
Lothar: folds
ME: calls $5
asparagus: folds
asparagus sits out
Teddykgb9: checks

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Hand 3:
Hmm, this is too LAggro right? I don't want to call, and i don't want to fold.

Game #758392793: Texas Hold'em Limit ($5/$10) - 2005/07/08 - 05:29:13 (ET)
Table "(Lightning) L1030" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: asparagus ($570.75 in chips)
Seat 2: bigeasy4 sits out
Seat 3: Mindmelt ($346.50 in chips)
Seat 4: MrLimpet ($110 in chips)
Seat 5: Thewalrus ($219.50 in chips)
Seat 6: ME ($335.13 in chips)
MrLimpet: posts small blind $2.50
Thewalrus: posts big blind $5
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to ME [Ks 9s]
ME: raises $10
asparagus: folds
Mindmelt: folds
MrLimpet: folds
Thewalrus: calls $5

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Hand 4:
Tricky situation, but villain is around 50/30 after about 20 hands. Again - too aggro, or a decent attempt to isolate the soft player? Do I make the call preflop?

Game #757505863: Texas Hold'em Limit ($5/$10) - 2005/07/07 - 21:40:38 (ET)
Table "(Lightning) L1031" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: ME ($192.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Rock79 ($652.15 in chips)
Seat 3: VILLAIN ($63.01 in chips)
Seat 4: Fatchoi1 ($116.19 in chips)
Seat 5: halo1000 ($331 in chips)
Seat 6: Chimpster ($159 in chips)
Rock79: posts small blind $2.50
MH1980: posts big blind $5
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to ME[Kc 9c]
Fatchoi1: calls $5
Chimpster: folds
ME: raises $10
Rock79: folds
VILLAIN: raises $10
Fatchoi1: folds
ME: ???

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Hand 5:
Too weak for stealing? Or does the suitedness give me enough edge? BB is a decent player, but calls too much.

Game #763642203: Texas Hold'em Limit ($3/$6) - 2005/07/09 - 00:54:40 (ET)
Table "(Lightning) L1011" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: Eggnoodle ($47 in chips)
Seat 2: Darr14027 ($132.25 in chips)
Seat 3: VILLAIN ($103 in chips)
Seat 4: lovejoy ($115 in chips)
Seat 5: Axiom27 sits out
Seat 6: ME ($252.50 in chips)
Darr14027: posts small blind $1.50
VILLAIN: posts big blind $3
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to ME[Ac 2c]
lovejoy: folds
ME: raises $6
Eggnoodle: folds
Darr14027: folds
VILLAIN: calls $3

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Hand 6:
I'm trying to like these hands a bit more. Weak call?

***** Hand History for Game 2312551931 *****
$3/$6 Hold'em - Tuesday, July 05, 04:29:06 EDT 2005
Table Table 54966 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: bluf8u ( $120 )
Seat 2: RepresentWV ( $81 )
Seat 5: weakervessel ( $75 )
Seat 6: svarven ( $55.5 )
Seat 3: ME( $180 )
svarven posts small blind [$1].
bluf8u posts big blind [$3].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ME[ Qh Jd ]
RepresentWV calls [$3].
MEcalls [$3].
weakervessel calls [$3].
svarven calls [$2].
bluf8u checks.

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Hand 7:
Strong enough to make this play?

Game #758069543: Texas Hold'em Limit ($5/$10) - 2005/07/08 - 02:23:57 (ET)
Table "(Lightning) L1031" Seat 5 is the button.
Seat 1: Fox007 ($777.50 in chips)
Seat 2: pot_head ($333.39 in chips)
Seat 3: deeznutso ($163.75 in chips)
Seat 4: ME($222.86 in chips)
Seat 5: Minotauro ($71.50 in chips)
Seat 6: TheRealFS ($400.33 in chips)
TheRealFS: posts small blind $2.50
Fox007: posts big blind $5
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to ME[Qc Td]
pot_head: folds
deeznutso: folds
ME: raises $10

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Hand 8:
Should I force myself to play this kind of hands? I don't really want to hit the call-button, but the opponents are mainly soft. Villain is around 50/25 and goes to showdown >50% of the time -- opinions on the flop-play? I figure folding to a re-raise and betting a turn that doesn't look threatening. Would folding to a 3-bet be too weak vs these aggros?

Game #601346163: Texas Hold'em Limit (£3/£6) - 2005/05/03 - 06:49:21 (ET)
Table "Note" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: ME(£160.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Gambitman (£129.94 in chips)
Seat 3: Ian24121 (£66.52 in chips)
Seat 4: unusual (£173.25 in chips)
Seat 5: Dutchie (£151.23 in chips)
Seat 6: nitro sits out
Ian24121: posts small blind £1.50
unusual: posts big blind £3
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to ME[7h Qh]
Dutchie: calls £3
ME: calls £3
Gambitman: calls £3
Ian24121: calls £1.50
unusual: raises £3
Dutchie: calls £3
ME: calls £3
Gambitman: calls £3
Ian24121: calls £3
----- FLOP ----- [7s Jh Jd]
Ian24121: checks
unusual: bets £3
Dutchie: folds
ME: raises £6
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Well, that's it for now. It's early in the morning and I really want to catch some sun later, so I don't start to look like live in front of the comp

[Zinnsoldaten]

BTW, what's up with the "calling-down-the-check/raiser"!!??

Pretty much every time I check-raise a donk on the flop, they become showdown-commited!

[jmontis]

general rule is never open-limp, if you're going to play it, raise it. Otherwise, call behind limpers if it's playable.

[thenonsequitur]

BTW, what's up with the "calling-down-the-check/raiser"!!??

Pretty much every time I check-raise a donk on the flop, they become showdown-commited!

I think this comes from that fact that many weak players can't bear the thought of being bluffed out. So even if they are almost certain they are beat, they will often call down to the showdown just in case you were bluffing.

[Zinnsoldaten]

general rule is never open-limp, if you're going to play it, raise it. Otherwise, call behind limpers if it's playable.

Yey, that much I get It's more a question of the additional hands that might be playable.

[poskid_1982]

Hand 1 - not big on calling here and with a single UTG limper I usually find it's not worth my raise unless he's a complete moron PostFlop
Hand 2 - meh...I dont mind the call.
Hand 3 - I don't play this hand UTG
Hand 4 - since you decided to raise PF you have to call/raise. If he's apt to carry blind wars too far but is weak I'm re-raising and looking to hit/bluff the pot.
Hand 5 - You're out of position for this hand. On the button I'd attempt a steal with it.
Hand 6 - fine
Hand 7 - Fine
Hand 8 - PF...fold. Post flop...fine (I may or may not fold to a 3-bet depending on just how laggro the guy is)

[Element187]

i dont like any of the Kx hands, fold preflop but im not a 6max player

the QT is a bit iffy too.

[Zinnsoldaten]

i dont like any of the Kx hands, fold preflop but im not a 6max player

the QT is a bit iffy too.

Hehe, that's pretty much exactly the spot I'm in - which is why I'm asking! I think/thought I read somewhere about Q7 and 6-max, which is the only reason I played it. But now I can't seem to find it! Maybe it just was my subconscious working me so that I would win that pot