Thursday, December 18, 2008

Playing Pot-limit HE

I've just recently taken to playing the 6-max PLHE tables. That's right, pot limit. Why, you may ask? Why not, I would duly reply. Since I very rarely overbet the pot, it makes scant difference to me whether I'm sitting at a PL or NL table. And it does seem that there is some looser play at the PL tables, more scared money, and more clueless short-stackers.

Examples 1-3:

1)
Full Tilt Poker Game #9550960351: Table Rizari (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: noldmax ($52.20) <--BB
Seat 2: JeramyMD ($48.95)
Seat 3: storyteller_68 ($36.60)
Seat 4: nicole19586 ($18.95)
Seat 5: BabyCakes123 ($50) <--SB

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to noldmax [Kh Kd]
JeramyMD folds, storyteller_68 calls $0.50
nicole19586 raises to $2.25
BabyCakes123 folds
noldmax raises to $7.50
storyteller_68 folds
nicole19586 calls $5.25

*** FLOP *** [Kc 4h Ad]
noldmax bets $9
nicole19586 raises to $11.45, and is all in
noldmax calls $2.45

nicole19586 shows [As 5s]
noldmax shows [Kh Kd]

*** TURN *** [Kc 4h Ad] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Kc 4h Ad 7d] [Jd]
nicole19586 shows a pair of Aces
noldmax shows three of a kind, Kings
noldmax wins the pot ($36.75) with three of a kind, Kings

Nice call of 1/3 your stack PF with A5s sir/maam.

2)
Full Tilt Poker Game #9551295520: Table Rizari (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: noldmax ($75.70)
Seat 2: JeramyMD ($52.80)
Seat 3: storyteller_68 ($34.90)
Seat 4: luderfamily ($17.65)
Seat 5: BabyCakes123 ($61.55) <-- SB
Seat 6: queens4u ($11) <-- BB

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to noldmax [Kc Ac]
noldmax raises to $1.75
JeramyMD folds, storyteller_68 folds, luderfamily folds, BabyCakes123 folds
queens4u calls $1.25

*** FLOP *** [9s 6c 7c]
queens4u checks, noldmax bets $3, queens4u calls $3

*** TURN *** [9s 6c 7c] [Kd]
queens4u checks, noldmax bets $6.25, queens4u calls $6.25, and is all in
noldmax shows [Kc Ac]
queens4u shows [Qc As]

*** RIVER *** [9s 6c 7c Kd] [Ks]
noldmax shows three of a kind, Kings
queens4u shows a pair of Kings
noldmax wins the pot ($21.15) with three of a kind, Kings

Was there any way this kid was ever folding AQ (the nuts!)? Those shortstackers do like to live on the edge. Fortunately, this one isn't quite done yet...

3)
Full Tilt Poker Game #9550984851: Table Rizari (6 max) - $0.25/$0.50 - Pot Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: noldmax ($69.75)
Seat 2: JeramyMD ($48.45) <-- SB
Seat 3: storyteller_68 ($41.55) <-- BB
Seat 4: nicole19586 ($20)
Seat 5: BabyCakes123 ($50)
Seat 6: queens4u ($10)

*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to noldmax [Ks Kd]
nicole19586 folds, BabyCakes123 calls $0.50, queens4u checks, noldmax raises to $2.75
JeramyMD folds, storyteller_68 folds, BabyCakes123 folds
queens4u calls $2.25

*** FLOP *** [Td Jh Tc]
queens4u checks, noldmax bets $5, queens4u calls $5

*** TURN *** [Td Jh Tc] [7c]
queens4u checks, noldmax bets $3, queens4u calls $2.25, and is all in

noldmax shows [Ks Kd]
queens4u shows [Kh Ac]

*** RIVER *** [Td Jh Tc 7c] [3d]
noldmax shows two pair, Kings and Tens
queens4u shows a pair of Tens
noldmax wins the pot ($20.20) with two pair, Kings and Tens

Never folds AK either. Like I said, I like these PL tables and these hapless shortstackers. Within about 75 hands.

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