I recently read another poker book. It was Caro's Book of Poker Tells by Mike Caro. I'd heard good things about it from other authors. It was a good book. Although I've found playing I haven't been able to apply too many of the concepts. It does remind me of some stuff that I should work on and be careful about. Lately though playing live I've been trying to observe my opponents more closely to pick up some cues if they are strong or how they feel about their hand. I feel like I've gotten a bit better at it.
The book was interesting. It was written before the hold'em boom. Caro is recognized as among the best draw poker players in the world. So a lot of the examples were draw. But that's fine getting away from hold'em helps to think about the poker concept so it's good for that.
I admit I'm from the Moneymaker era. Before my poker time though the most popular games were different. Many of them are still played. here's How to Play 7 Card Stud.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Playing Pot Limit
A nice thing about playing $25 NL on PokerStars is that's the first level where pot limit is also spread. I've been running quite hot at $25 NL so it's great to start out on an upswing. I noticed from the lobby that the PL games often have a high flop percentage so I wanted to mix in some PL too if there's a game that looks good.
So I found a table and I'm off to a good start. This was my first hand at pot limit.
PokerStars Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed)
MP1 ($25)
MP2 ($4.75)
MP3 ($4)
CO ($18.65)
Button ($5.85)
SB ($3.50)
Hero (BB) ($25)
UTG ($9.75)
UTG+1 ($16.10)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Jc, Js
4 folds, MP3 calls $0.25, 2 folds, SB bets $0.50, Hero raises to $1.75, 1 fold, SB raises to $3, Hero raises to $4.25, SB calls $0.50 (All-In)
Flop: ($7.25) 9h, 4s, 8s (2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: ($7.25) 4h (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: ($7.25) 9c (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $7.25 | Rake: $0.35
Results:
SB had Qs, Ah (two pair, nines and fours).
Hero had Jc, Js (two pair, Jacks and nines).
Outcome: Hero won $6.90
yay, off to a good start! I could get used to this pot limit thing, small sample size though.
And for some more pot limit here's How to Play Pot Limit Omaha.
So I found a table and I'm off to a good start. This was my first hand at pot limit.
PokerStars Pot-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed)
MP1 ($25)
MP2 ($4.75)
MP3 ($4)
CO ($18.65)
Button ($5.85)
SB ($3.50)
Hero (BB) ($25)
UTG ($9.75)
UTG+1 ($16.10)
Preflop: Hero is BB with Jc, Js
4 folds, MP3 calls $0.25, 2 folds, SB bets $0.50, Hero raises to $1.75, 1 fold, SB raises to $3, Hero raises to $4.25, SB calls $0.50 (All-In)
Flop: ($7.25) 9h, 4s, 8s (2 players, 1 all-in)
Turn: ($7.25) 4h (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: ($7.25) 9c (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $7.25 | Rake: $0.35
Results:
SB had Qs, Ah (two pair, nines and fours).
Hero had Jc, Js (two pair, Jacks and nines).
Outcome: Hero won $6.90
yay, off to a good start! I could get used to this pot limit thing, small sample size though.
And for some more pot limit here's How to Play Pot Limit Omaha.
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