I entered the $5-$10 game tonight....I only played for one hour. Won $200.
A lot of limping and a lot of very loose calls. One player attacked me almost every time I was the first one in with a raise.
The first time I had a run of really strong starting hands--sometimes they held up and sometimes they didn't. I was only up about $50, since a couple of players beat me in big pots when they hit two perfect cards on 6th and 7th.
I wasn't happy about it, but they were chasing without the proper odds. As I say "Don't be the azz in Razz." Because it caught up to them....it's funny but if it doesn't beat them one night, it seems to me these players get punished another night.
The big hand I won near the end was when I had 7-6-4 and the player with a 7 showing raised to $5, I re-raised, and one other player with a 10 showing called the double raise. The first raiser called.
On 4th street, I paired with a 6, the original raiser showed 7-8, and the other player has 10-4.
I bet and only the 10-4 player called. I was very happy the 7-8 player folded.
On 5th street, I hit a J, but the other player hit a Q.
The board was now:
Me: (7-6)-4-6-J
Opponent (x-x)-10-4-Q
I bet, figuring he would fold. But, he called.
The turn was a 9 for me, and a 7 for him.
Me: (7-6)-4-6-J-9
Opponent (x-x)-10-4-Q-7
The river for me was a J, so we had:
Me: (7-6)-4-6-J-9-J
Opponent (x-x)-10-4-Q-7-x
My only chance of winning was a bet. I bet. He folded...my guess is he should have called with a 10...and it's hard for me to believe he didn't have a 10.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Razz Poker-Tuesday night
Played at the $5-$10 game for 1 hour and 15 minutes..won $102.
Nothing really out of the norm...
I took the seat of a player who had been getting unlucky...first or second hand I get a beauty--A-2-3....and brick-brick-brick--I had to fold.
Another hand I was in the visible lead...but got called down...I had four 8's....hey, I tried....
And....one final note: Jim McManus asked to send him an advance copy of my book--which was great.
Nothing really out of the norm...
I took the seat of a player who had been getting unlucky...first or second hand I get a beauty--A-2-3....and brick-brick-brick--I had to fold.
Another hand I was in the visible lead...but got called down...I had four 8's....hey, I tried....
And....one final note: Jim McManus asked to send him an advance copy of my book--which was great.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Razz Poker-Monday night
Started off at the $5-$10 game...lost my cool...dropped $100...and moved to a new table where I won $120. This game broke up, and the only one to move to was the $8-$16 game. Thanks, to an aggressive player I ended the night ahead $320.
This aggressive player was playing her upcard as long as it was low to do the following:
1. To call a raise with a low card and hope to hit good on 4th street
2. To come in with a raise and hope to win the blinds or face just one opponent.
I suspect this player has only one low card in the hole most hands.
However, when she did have two low cards in the hole...she would win big.
Also, she would win a lot of hands uncontested as a steal from any position.
Examples:
She'd have a 5 after the bring-in bettor and raise. This looked strong especially with all the other low cards. If she got called in one place, she would hope to hit good on 4th and/or 5th to take down the pot. If not, she would fold.
She's call a raise from upfront wiht here one low card calling. Again, she'd hope to hit good on 4th.
She'd always raise as the lowest card on the board or an Ace.
She's always raise if she was the second lowest card remaining on the board.
She's always raise if she had the Ace.
She's always was stupid in that she'd call too many raises as the bring-in bettor.
She ended up way ahead as the other players were folding too often.
When I figured her out, I did well and adjusted my game to play against her:
If I only had one low card in the hole, and a low upcard...she was on my right
(2 seats), so when she's raise I'd re-raise and inevitable be heads up. It was risky, but I increased my chances of winning by being heads-up.
If I hit good on 4th street, she'd fold right away. If I missed, she's bet and depending on my cards, I'd fold or call...hoping to hit good on 5th street.
Another thing which I tried was to try to get heads-up on 5th street, by re-raising on 4th street to move a player out. The only time it worked to get heads-up, I couldn't catch up--I knew I was behind since I re-raised by the initial bettor.
The other times, the player with the better hand didn't get it...and just called...leaving 3 players in the hand. Eventhough he had to be ahead...fortunately, I won some nice pots when we were 3 handed...I just wished people understood why raising to get players out is a good idea!
This aggressive player was playing her upcard as long as it was low to do the following:
1. To call a raise with a low card and hope to hit good on 4th street
2. To come in with a raise and hope to win the blinds or face just one opponent.
I suspect this player has only one low card in the hole most hands.
However, when she did have two low cards in the hole...she would win big.
Also, she would win a lot of hands uncontested as a steal from any position.
Examples:
She'd have a 5 after the bring-in bettor and raise. This looked strong especially with all the other low cards. If she got called in one place, she would hope to hit good on 4th and/or 5th to take down the pot. If not, she would fold.
She's call a raise from upfront wiht here one low card calling. Again, she'd hope to hit good on 4th.
She'd always raise as the lowest card on the board or an Ace.
She's always raise if she was the second lowest card remaining on the board.
She's always raise if she had the Ace.
She's always was stupid in that she'd call too many raises as the bring-in bettor.
She ended up way ahead as the other players were folding too often.
When I figured her out, I did well and adjusted my game to play against her:
If I only had one low card in the hole, and a low upcard...she was on my right
(2 seats), so when she's raise I'd re-raise and inevitable be heads up. It was risky, but I increased my chances of winning by being heads-up.
If I hit good on 4th street, she'd fold right away. If I missed, she's bet and depending on my cards, I'd fold or call...hoping to hit good on 5th street.
Another thing which I tried was to try to get heads-up on 5th street, by re-raising on 4th street to move a player out. The only time it worked to get heads-up, I couldn't catch up--I knew I was behind since I re-raised by the initial bettor.
The other times, the player with the better hand didn't get it...and just called...leaving 3 players in the hand. Eventhough he had to be ahead...fortunately, I won some nice pots when we were 3 handed...I just wished people understood why raising to get players out is a good idea!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Sunday night-Razz $5/$10
I played for 1.5 hours...lost $5....a bad player was chasing and she hit and I missed...but it was happening whomever she played against...she knocked out a couple of good players by hitting two perfect cards...it was funny because she was up to $500 than back down to $300..up to $750 and back down to $600...and finally left.
Results-Saturday March 8--11:15pm
Played at Full Tilt for about one hour on Razz poker....$5-$10 table...Buy in $200...left with $412...won a little over $200.
Keys to win:
1. When I tried to steal...if I hit bad on 4th...I laid it down.
2. Used the Play Razz Poker to Win starting hand point system--worked well
3. Got away from a big pot when I had both the bad draw and not in lead, although good hole cards
4. Hit good in the few hands I did play--also used the 2-level rule on 4th street
5. Some bad players who chased--Don't be the azz in Razz
Keys to win:
1. When I tried to steal...if I hit bad on 4th...I laid it down.
2. Used the Play Razz Poker to Win starting hand point system--worked well
3. Got away from a big pot when I had both the bad draw and not in lead, although good hole cards
4. Hit good in the few hands I did play--also used the 2-level rule on 4th street
5. Some bad players who chased--Don't be the azz in Razz
Thursday, March 6, 2008
For Razz poker players
I just posted a new website called www.pokerazz.com. Provides free Razz tips, an excerpt from my new book called Play Razz Poker to Win, and more. Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Book Review: Play Razz Poker to Win
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Razz poker is the one game where the knowledge base remains small since all the focus has been on the more popular games like No-Limit, Limit, Omaha and Stud.
This book is a precise guide on how to play every single street in Razz whether your a novice or a professional. All the strategies are based on latest hand simulation tools, probabilities and actual play. There's even a simple cheat sheet you can use while you play online at sites like Full Tilt and Poker Stars.
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Razz poker is the one game where the knowledge base remains small since all the focus has been on the more popular games like No-Limit, Limit, Omaha and Stud.
This book is a precise guide on how to play every single street in Razz whether your a novice or a professional. All the strategies are based on latest hand simulation tools, probabilities and actual play. There's even a simple cheat sheet you can use while you play online at sites like Full Tilt and Poker Stars.
To learn more go to amazon.com or visit http://www.createspace.com/3338178.
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