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I suck at limit! 2/4 hand for anaylsis

Postby kennyg » Wed Dec 29, 2004 6:05 pm

2/4 Limit Prima Poker 9 handed

I recently sat down and have never played limit on Prima before. I have no reads except the few hands I have seen....it almost always gets called to the river.

dealt [Td][Th] in the sb. UTG limps as well as a MP player. I decide to limp as well. (mistake?) BB checks.

FLOP pot $8
[3h][4d][7c]

Great flop for pocket tens if you ask me. I lead out for $2. BB calls, UTG calls, MP Raises to $4.
I decide to reraise here to try and get the other two out so they don't hit an over. (correct play?) I reraise to $6. BB and UTG both fold. MP calls. It's heads up.

TURN pot $24
[3h][4d][7c][7s]

The rainbow is complete but that is an ugly turn card. Being out of position and reading enough Roy Cooke articles, I decide to bet the scare card. (correct play I assume.) MP calls

RIVER pot $32
[3h][4d][7c][7s][Qh]

An over-card. I bet with the intention of folding to a raise (ReMMy always told me a river raise is never a bluff at these limits.). MP thinks awhile and folds.

I win the pot.


So the question is...how did I play this hand? I thought I played pretty well but I'm an inexperienced limit player, so all thoughts are welcome. Also, what did the MP play hold? I really don't know. I thought maybe pocket, 8's, 9's, or JJ...I'm not sure.
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Postby Nortonesque » Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:09 pm

Limping with TT is perfectly reasonable in limit, especially when you're out of position. Your play on this hand is fine.

Not sure what he had -- inside straight draw, perhaps?
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Postby BennoOnline » Thu Dec 30, 2004 3:02 am

I play a lot at Prima and i think , he has had A-x .
I often saw this, that A-x is played aggressive with a rag flop, to figure out, if and where are the *good* cards and to kick hands like connectors or flush draws.
They play it til river to see, if they hit the Ace.
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Postby ace » Thu Dec 30, 2004 5:49 pm

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Postby kennyg » Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:40 pm

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Postby briachek » Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:53 pm

unless the table is so tight, i would have limped with TT from the sb. I liked the way you played the hand but half the time, the person raising will have the 7 or try to represent the 7 by raising the turn. This just might be my pessimism talking since someone would ALWAYS have the 7 or the Q to beat me recently. But overall, well played.
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Postby nolimpin » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:15 pm

Pretty well played for somebody who sucks :) I would have checked the river to induce a bluff. You probably missed a bet here.
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Postby Jav » Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:18 pm

I think you played every street correctly. Some people would raise the TT out of the blinds, but I'm not sure what that would accomplish. You won't get anyone out, and if there are overcards on the flop you will have to check/fold most of the time.

The turn was a scary card, but I agree with the bet. On the river I may have actually checked, since your opponent will not lay down a hand with a queen (though having a queen is unlikely). But if you check he may bet sensing sudden weakness in you and hoping to win the pot uncontested. This way you can pick up one more bet. The only worry is that he would check a hand that you beat that he would have called a bet with, but with this board I don't see that happening.
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