Posts Tagged ‘limit holdem’

Pot Odds Problems

Hi,

I was in a certain event just last night. I’ve got 8,10 clubs and the flop was 9,J,4 rainbow therefore I flopped the open ender. Then I called $5 to see the turn but don’t hit. After a while, a particular player placed a bet with two others behind me. At such point, pot was $72. I then considered that because I only had 1 card to go, with 8 outs, I had roughly 16% chance of hitting the river and would probably cost me $10 for the $72 pot, 7:1 on my bet. I immediately folded.

I don’t know why but I thought afterwards that if $82 was in and it would cost me $10 to call the river, then that would be 8:1 on my money. If I have the same 16% chance to hit, it seems that it’s just right to call.

For some time now, I’ve been playing and it seems that I’m always drawing whenever I flopped an open ended straight or 4 to the flush, w/out calculating odds. I’m having problems with gutshot sometimes. Well, I understand that if you have a gutshot on the flop you have a 1/11 chance of hitting. But what if you are playing $3/6, how much should be in the pot for you to call $3 for the gutshot? I guess $33. And how about if have 8 outs, does this mean I have a 1/4 chance on the river? When playing in a low limit game, how strongly should implied odds be considered?

Do you think I’m just missing something? I think I should try to read more tips, situational problems, etc.

Thanks for your time.

Warm regards,
Johnny
Johnny,

In your first example, you actually had odds to call. You had a call equal to 13.8% of the pot and a 16% chance to hit your hand. You should have called.

When figuring out pot odds, if your call is a low percentage of the pot than your percentage to hit your hand, then you need to make the call.

As far as calling $3 for a gutshot draw. On the flop there should be at least $19 in the pot for you to call $3.

Implied odds should not be a concern in Limit Holdem. NL holdem is a better use for Implied odds.

$2/4 Game

Hi,

I believe you once said that “A $2/4 no limit game is much larger than a $2/4 limit one.” Sorry but I have no idea what’s a $2/4 no limit game. What is it? Well the name implies there’s no limit so why $2/4? I think I know what you’re trying to actually imply however I’m not sure maybe I misunderstood something.

By the way, about the term limits, it implies the maximum and that something less than it can be wagered. For an instance, in a $5/10 limit game, the maximum that can be bet on the turn is $10. So can $5 or $7 be bet instead? Or else the preflop and flop bets should be in $5 increments only and the turn and river bets in $10 increments?

I hope I make sense here. Hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks in advance!

All the best,
Clark
Clark,

A $2-$4 No Limit game is referring to the size of the blinds. The betting is no limit, but the blinds are at $2-$4.

In a limit game, the betting limits are fixed amounts. You can think of Limit Holdem as Fixed Limit Holdem. In a $5-$10 Limit game, the preflop and flop betting is in increments of $5 and the turn and river betting is $10 bets.

Any Idea About Wilson Poker Software?

Hello,

For sure you have already heard of the Wilson Poker Software, anything to share about it?

I’ll be glad to hear from you in no time.

Many thanks,
Davis
Davis,

I actually own all the variations of Wilson Software. These are excellent programs to use to improve your game. You can use the software to assist you in making the appropriate plays in certain situations and you can also use the software to practice playing on your own against different types of players. I used the tournament holdem software to help me improve my poker game and less than three months after using it, I cashed in a Limit Holdem event at the World Series of Poker. I highly recommend it.

Hand Groupings

Hello,

Because of my belief that by knowing the second table on Texas Holdem hand groupings would help me bring my game up a notch, I therefore decided to know and memorize the different hand groups. But unfortunately I found out that the order of the hands seemed to be in random so the familiarizing and all became difficult. To make things easier, I tried to re-order the hands within each group following the system of pair, suited hands, unsuited hands, etc.

Now, I would like to hear your opinion about what I’ve done. Here are the modified tables:

Group 1: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AKs
Group 2: TT, AQs, AJs, KQs, AK
Group 3: 99, ATs, KJs, KTs, QJs, AQ
Group 4: 88, A9s, A8s, QTs, JTs, AJ, AT, KQ
Group 5: 77, A7s-A2s, K9s, Q9s, J9s, T9s, KJ, KT, QJ, QT, JT Group 6: 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, K8s-K2s, Q8s, J8s, T8s, 98s, 97s, 87s, 75s, 64s, 43s, J9, T9, 98
Group 7: J7s, 96s, 86s, 85s, 76s, 74s, 65s, 54s, 53s, 42s, 32s, A9, K9, Q9, J8, T8, 87, 76, 65, 54

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards,
Charles
Charles,

This looks fine to me. You put it in order of strongest to weakest. I’m assuming this is a Limit Holdem chart.

How Many Hands to Play

Hello,

I don’t know how many hands one should exactly play. Well, a tight one will play approximately 20-25% of the hands they are dealt. By the way, play here means the hands that see the flop.

In case you calculate the percentage, will you include the percentage of times you saw the flop from the big blind position? I tried deducting the big blind from the total to get the percent of hands that I do play and I got approximately 30-40%. Is my percentage good enough?

Since I started playing poker, I’ve been earning fairly. Maybe if I tighten up a bit, I might earn more. I’ve been playing limit holdem (not exceeding .25/.50), however I’m oftentimes short in bankroll. At times cleaned the house and other instances ended a loser.

I’ve tried to play right. Quit when there’s a need to do so. At times if I started with $20 and make $10 then I will quit for a while. Any thoughts?

Your help will be much appreciated.

Many thanks,
Richard
Richard,

The 20% or so rule usually applies to No Limit Holdem and is for a solid tight-aggressive player. A loose player will obviously see many more flops.