Not a Good Night
Results: 2 hours played; down $11I played for almost 2 hours tonight, and the cards just wouldn't fall for me. I was playing at a full table of $.25/$50 limit hold'em at Sporting Bet and ended the session down $11. This was my worst session since I started playing here. At one point I was down $21, so I can't complain too much.
The table was as loose as usual: 60% of the players were staying in to the flop (always a good sign). Unfortunately, you have to pick up some draws to take advantage of them. The guy sitting next to me could do no wrong; he doubled his $30 buy-in in under two hours.
Remember, poker = gambling.
posted by Kent @ 7:14 PM
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Hey, Kent. Thanks for dropping by my blog. I've gone ahead and linked you up (if that's alright with you). Feel free to do the same.
In regards to limit playing, a little advice (which is probably the first thing in that book you bought, but just in case): when the table is playing that loose, tighten up. Play only the premium hands. If you still can't hit anything, try a new table or take a break. Don't let the fish tilt you. Conversely, when the table is tight, play aggressively. If you have a decent chip stack built, punish people for limping in pre-flop by raising when you're in late position with a decent hand. However, this probably will not work on a $.25/$.50 table since you're dealing with such small amounts. People fish with practically anything at that level. It should work at the $1/$2 level though.
For games like you're describing, hands down the best read on strategy is Ed Miller's low-limit hold 'em book.
Assuming you can beat the rake (a bit of a pain in low/micro-limit games where the rake is a larger % of most posts than at higher levels, it's certainly possible to be profitable in those sorts of games, but you've got to tolerate a higher degree of volatility in your short-run swings.
That's the book I've been reading. I'm into the section that quizes you on decisions with different hands. I'm probably 80% correct on the calls so far. It looks like I'm going to read this one again to make sure I understand all of the points.
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