Posted Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:02 pm GMT by badvb750
Had a good time playing 3/6 last night at my local cardroom. I had this poker theorist across the table from me anazyling every move. I think his favoroite saying was "that is why you don't play a weak Ace".
This hand was funny. I had JJ in mp and this Maniac straddled the blinds.
I raised to 9 and he caps. There was about 4 or 5 ppl seeing the flop.
The turn brings XXK.
I check called. Turn X (I folded on the turn) & River X
Turns out the maniac caught AA when he staddled. Everyone at the table got a big kick out of it, but the guy with KQ.
I was up about 60, when I got called over to the stud game where I got murdered.
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Posted Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:18 pm GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
I've had good runs in 3/6 before, but last night I couldn't put scratch together. Every straight I'd make I'd be up against a full house or flush, and eventually I started calling down just because I was on tilt (yes, very stupid I know). I made the right decision sitting left of the table maniac, but I got tired of folding marginal hands I'd usually limp in on, and I let myself get pot-committed on stupid hands, which cost me big. If I'd played right, I probably could have been up $200, but instead I walked away down $25 and disgusted with myself for stupid play.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:29 am GMT by fundmyhabit
If he stradled the blinds then the cap should be $15 not $12.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:31 am GMT by Dave B
some places bump the cap on a straddle some dont. It depends on whether they allow 4 bets or 4 raises.
Likewise, some places allow 5 bets preflop w/ no straddle and some only 4.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:34 am GMT by fundmyhabit
Thanks Dave.. guess i'm just accustomed to 4 raises regardless.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:42 am GMT by Dave B
wouldnt 4 raises be 6 bets?  I have seen that too!
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 9:44 am GMT by fundmyhabit
my brain hurts... 
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 10:47 am GMT by Always_Bored
| fundmyhabit wrote: | | If he stradled the blinds then the cap should be $15 not $12. |
Where i play you can still only raise 2 times after the straddle bet. If i was playing 3/6 it would be $12.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 11:25 am GMT by fundmyhabit
| Quote: | | Where i play you can still only raise 2 times after the straddle bet. If i was playing 3/6 it would be $12. |
must be a southern thing with the 3 raises regardless then.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:29 pm GMT by badvb750
Yeah, I tried to re-raise him, but the dealer said the pot was capped. In retrospect I'm glad :D .
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:39 pm GMT by Dave B
No cap heads up where I have played (MN, IL, LA, WI and Vegas). I once had someone 10 or 11 bet me at 8/16 preflop when I had AA. He never showed his hand.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:43 pm GMT by Always_Bored
| Dave B wrote: | | No cap heads up where I have played (MN, IL, LA, WI and Vegas). I once had someone 10 or 11 bet me at 8/16 preflop when I had AA. He never showed his hand. |
same here. No Cap heads up. I had a guy 8 or 9 bet me with second nut flush to my absolute nut flush. then he says "damn you got the ace high flush? I was hoping you didnt"  what the hell did he think i was reraising him on.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:43 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| Dave B wrote: | | No cap heads up where I have played (MN, IL, LA, WI and Vegas). |
Add the Tropicana in Atlantic City to the list.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:47 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| Always_Bored wrote: | | I had a guy 8 or 9 bet me with second nut flush to my absolute nut flush. then he says "damn you got the ace high flush? I was hoping you didnt" what the hell did he think i was reraising him on. |
I'm pretty stubborn, and it only takes me at most a 3-bet to figure it out.
Posted Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:49 pm GMT by Always_Bored
| Sean_in_NJ wrote: | | Always_Bored wrote: | | I had a guy 8 or 9 bet me with second nut flush to my absolute nut flush. then he says "damn you got the ace high flush? I was hoping you didnt" what the hell did he think i was reraising him on. |
I'm pretty stubborn, and it only takes me at most a 3-bet to figure it out. |
ill three bet with the second nut too but anything after that is retarded
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