{"id":423,"date":"2004-08-27T00:08:36","date_gmt":"2004-08-27T07:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.studioglyphic.com\/blog\/?p=423"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T07:00:00","slug":"i-love-the-big-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studioglyphic.com\/blog\/2004\/08\/27\/i-love-the-big-blind\/","title":{"rendered":"I love the big blind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This unbelievable hand saved my bankroll today:<\/p>\n<div class=\"blockquote\">Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold&#8217;em, $0.50 BB (7 handed) <a href='http:\/\/www.selachian.com\/tools\/bisonconverter\/hhconverter.cgi'>converter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>saw flop<\/b>|<b><font color='#C00000'>saw showdown<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>UTG ($3.15)<br \/>MP1 ($12.50)<br \/><b><font color='#C00000'>MP2 ($19.70)<\/font><\/b><br \/><b>CO ($36.67)<\/b><br \/><b><font color='#C00000'>Button ($17.65)<\/font><\/b><br \/><b>SB ($59.65)<\/b><br \/><b><font color='#C00000'>Hero ($24.20)<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Preflop:<\/b> Hero is BB with Qc, 5h.    <br \/>UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB completes, Hero checks.<\/p>\n<p><b>Flop:<\/b> ($2.50) Ts, 5d, Qs <font color='blue'>(5 players)<\/font><br \/>SB checks, <font color='#CC3333'>Hero bets $2.4<\/font>, <font color='#CC3333'>MP2 raises to $4.8<\/font>, CO calls $4.80, Button calls $4.80, SB folds, Hero calls $2.40.<\/p>\n<p><b>Turn:<\/b> ($21.70) 4c <font color='blue'>(4 players)<\/font><br \/><font color='#CC3333'>Hero bets $3<\/font>, <font color='#CC3333'>MP2 raises to $14.4 (All-In)<\/font>, CO folds, Button calls $12.35 (All-In), Hero calls $11.40.<\/p>\n<p><b>River:<\/b> ($62.85) 3c <font color='blue'>(3 players, 2 all-in)<\/font><\/p>\n<p><b>Final Pot:<\/b> $62.85<br \/><font color='green'>Main Pot: $58.75, between MP2, Button and Hero.<\/font> > Pot won by Hero ($58.75).<br \/><font color='green'>Pot 2: $4.10, between MP2 and Hero.<\/font> > Pot won by Hero ($4.10).<\/p>\n<p>MP2 shows Qd 4d (two pair, queens and fours).  <br \/>Button shows Js 9c (high card, queen).  <br \/>Hero shows Qc 5h (two pair, queens and fives).  <br \/>Outcome: Hero wins $62.85.<\/div>\n<p>Good thing I had <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cavebutter.com\/mt\/\">cavebutter<\/a> there to sweat me. Those bets were pretty scary, though I&#8217;m not sure I could have folded two pair with nothing obvious showing on the board. Still, it&#8217;s good to have a friend to reassure you that you&#8217;re making the right move.<\/p>\n<p>Now it seems obvious to me that neither of my opponents read <a href=\"http:\/\/cardsspeak.servebeer.com\/archives\/how_to_beat_lowlimit_nolimit_a_beginners_guide.html\">the beginner&#8217;s guide to beating low-limit no-limit<\/a> (also applies to the $25 PL game), specifically points 3, 4, and 5:<\/p>\n<p>3. Don&#8217;t go broke with top pair &#8212; MP2<br \/>4. Draws are overrated &#8212; button<br \/>5. You win the most money by outflopping your opponents &#8212; me!<\/p>\n<p>Well, that was a lot of fun and all, and I&#8217;ll be the first one to accept money from Lady Luck and fools, but I have no idea whether my play was any good. There were certainly points during the day when I&#8217;m pretty sure I made some good plays, but I don&#8217;t know if it was at all that consistent. I definitely need more practice reading my opponents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This unbelievable hand saved my bankroll today: Party Poker Pot-Limit Hold&#8217;em, $0.50 BB (7 handed) converter saw flop|saw showdown UTG ($3.15)MP1 ($12.50)MP2 ($19.70)CO ($36.67)Button ($17.65)SB ($59.65)Hero ($24.20) Preflop: Hero is BB with Qc, 5h. UTG folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, SB completes, Hero checks. 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