Ok I want to review a hand in limit hold 'em.
I'm the last before the dealer at a 6 man table.
I'm dealt Jc Ah. Of course I'm raising - double the blind. Dealer calls, small blind folds, Big blind calls, remainders fold.
Flop comes: 3c 6d 4h. Nice rainbow.
Action to the big blind who bet's .02. I raise to .04. Both players call.
At this point, I feel I have the strongest hand. If someone had hit a pair or better, I would expect them to raise. I strongly doubt a straight, but will reconfirm on the next card. Likely, a straight would want a raise as soon as possible - even more so with two of a suit likely coming on the turn.
Turn is the 7s. dealer and big blind check, betting to me.
Since I still have nothing but two overs, and realizing this is limit hold'em, I simply check for the free card.
River card is Jh. I've hit top pair with an ace kicker.
I've determined I have the best hand, considering no bet on the turn. Dealer bet's .04, big blind folds. I raise to .08.
Big blind calls to show pocket 6's, giving him a set. Ouch.
Quite the strange hand in my opinion. I feel I played the hand properly based on "odds" and betting styles, but I'm likely wrong.
These are the times I'm thankful for limit hold 'em.
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DJ Rutt, I'm shocked and impressed to see you giving limit hold'em a try! Lets analyze your play:
ReplyDeleteWith A-J at a 6-handed table you are definately betting to both build the pot because your hand does well in multi-way pots and also to thin the field because this big ace will play well heads up, either way it is good!
The ragged rainbow flop is great for your hand and when action is checked to you of course you are betting in this position. Although, when you get two callers you have to slow down because at least one of them probably has you beat here! I'd say the dealer probably has at least an open-end straight draw or a pair, this is where it would be nice to know what types of cards the dealer would cold call a bet with on the button. The big blind got to play for a discount and could have any number of holdings just to defend the blind. I'd say nothing, a pair, 2 pair, a set, a straight or a draw. Its just hard to say, but you have to give the BB credit for something to call a raise preflop and on that flop. I would be more concerned about the BB than the dealer because if you are beat, this hand is playing out perfect for you to get trapped.
The 7 on the turn is one of the worst cards that could fall! It fills 2 pair if they played connectors and it fills and open-end straight draw. When the action is checked to you, I agree you have to slow down and see what happens on the river.
The Jack on the river was both a good and bad card for you! You have top pair and top kicker with not many signs of strength ahead of you!
When the BB leads out, it is because he had planned on trapping you with a check-raise on the turn! But, you were smart enough to slow down and you foiled that plan! But, here is where you made your mistake. The pot has $.28 in it and you need $.04 to call, thus your getting 7-1 on your call! So, with top pair top kicker you have to call (if your hand is best 1 time out of seven you show a small profit!).
Now, your raise on the river shows -EV and here is why. When your opponent leads out it is either a value bet to make up for the missed check-raise for his monster holding or it is a bluff. If he had a pair or 2 he would be looking to check-call based on the current odds and wouldn't bet to get raised.
If he is bluffing he isn't going to call your $.04 raise thus he folds and no more money goes in the pot, but if he has you beat he will call or raise you and you lose at least an extra $.08. Thus, when you raise his bet you earn no extra money because he folds, but when you raise and get called you lose extra money because you have the second best hand! So, you should have just called on the end instead of raising.
It is often profitable, unless you have a very strong read on your opponent to plan on checking or calling the river if the only hand that can call your bet is one that beats you.
Hope that helps,
Cadillac
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hmm I see the logic in this, scary.
ReplyDeleteEnough of this smart stuff, back to beating people with pressure...