1. 2008-01-25 18:32:03

   Garage Cash Game

   Hello everyone how are the cards flyin? Last night was the start of hopefully a weekly cash game before the league tournament. We only had 5 players but it was a good time thank you to everybody who participated. In a span of about 3 1/2 hours I wanted to discuss about a few hands.

   Eight Nine of Hearts

   After being up a couple of dollars I pick up in the small blind. The usual raise at the table with 25/50 cent blinds was 1.50 to go. Addison made it that amount in the big blind everyone called. The flop comes out action was checked around I had a terrible feeling that if I bet out my bottom pair that it would have spelled trouble for my hand. I was thankful that the action checked around the 5 of us. Turn brought a making me two pair. I bet out 1.50 a small bet but it was a please raise me bet. Addison just to the left of me raised the minimum my brother called so I went pushed knowing that I am in the lead and can't let the draw beat me on the river so I re raised all in 12.50. Also, there was enough money in the pot to get away with this move (it was pretty close to a pot sized bet). After careful deliberation Addison called with the {5h] hit the river and I won a nice pot. Let's analyze his call (which I thought was a no brainer) He should have known that his top pair was maybe the best hand but he had 2-1 pot odds to call. If you hit the Ace King or a club on the river just about a 1 in 3 chance to win a big pot I would've made the same call everyday of the week and twice on Sundays.

   Pocket Nines

   What ended up being the last hand of the night which saw me go from 73 dollars to just above even and back to the chip lead. At 3 handed I pick up {9h9s] on the button make it 1.50 to go with two callers. Flop comes out action is check check to me I bet out 1.75 Addison check raises 5 dollars more. My thinking here was AK or a flush draw so I re raised 10 dollars more after quite a bit of thinking he called with a club draw and didn't catch. After taking so long my assessment on the hand was spot on with having either one of the two hands he had.

   Food For Thought

   Overall it was a fun night up 53 bucks after buying in for 20. Everyone had a good time and hopefully we can make this a weekly success with hopefully around 7 people per week. In the mean time I am slowly getting back up to almost 800 with the bankroll. If I get the time off approved from management I will be in Palm Springs next month and that means Golf,Family,Sun and Morongo and that means some 1/2 NL my bread and butter.

   Posted by Nick L at 2008-01-25 18:32:03

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Comments on “Garage Cash Game”

1. • Posted by Jason M g 2008-01-29 04:33:24
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   • Now I'll know to re-raise you when I get the read that you are bullying me around with low suited connectors such as the CRISPY DELICIOUS!

2. • Posted by uzjedi g 2008-01-28 03:04:39
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   • Yeah, I limp with them too, especially in full ring games. But 6max online is mostly what I play, so I wind up raising with them most of the time.

3. • Posted by Jason M g 2008-01-27 23:36:11
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   • If you log in, it automatically puts your name in for you, but you probably knew that already.

     uzjedi - do you also try to limp in with the mid-range suited connectors? I will raise with them as you described, but I also will limp in with them in late position if there are a lot of other limpers. That would fall under the category of strategy that Ethan was asking about.

4. • Posted by uzjedi (unverified) g 2008-01-27 15:04:59
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   • That was me by the way. Forgot to put my name in. :-o

5. • Posted by Anonymous g 2008-01-27 15:04:22
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   • I like to raise with suited connectors under the right circumstances: short handed and/or in position. I can often take down the pot with a continuation bet. It's also fairly easy to play post flop, unlike hands like Ax or KJ. It's hard to know where you stand with those. With 89s when you hit your draw or you just flop it, your opponents aren't likely to put you on it since you were the preflop raiser.

6. • Posted by Ethan g 2008-01-27 05:21:56
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   • Right - so is the idea if you can see a cheap flop with suited connectors, do it?

7. • Posted by Jason M g 2008-01-27 00:55:12
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   • Nice work rebuilding your bankroll. I can't wait to see the rest of your bankroll building posts to get the full story ;)

     I like the reads and the pressure. It seems like you were playing well!

     Nice comment, Ethan. It took Galen a while to figure it out, too. He talked to me about it at length once... He said he couldn't figure out why he was never winning any pots with straights. After a lot of thinking, he finally decided suite connectors were good in the right circumstances. Remember, though, that those circumstances do not present themselves frequently. Overall, 89s is a crappy drawing hand that can lose you a lot of money if not played carefully!

8. • Posted by Ethan g 2008-01-26 22:30:58
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   • Nice play with the 89 - I have to keep convincing myself that it actually is a good hand.