.01/.02 AA - poor pot control?
 

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.01/$0.02 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $1.53
BB: $2.89
UTG: $1.50
MP: $2.06
Hero (CO): $7.62
BTN: $2.45

Preflop: Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (6 Players)
UTG calls $0.02, MP calls $0.02, <font color="red">Hero raises to $0.10</font>, BTN calls $0.10, SB folds, BB calls $0.08, UTG folds, MP calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.43) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 Players)
BB checks, <font color="red">MP bets $0.04</font>, Hero calls $0.04, BTN calls $0.04, BB calls $0.04

Turn: ($0.59) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 Players)
BB checks, <font color="red">MP bets $0.04</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $0.30</font>, BTN folds, BB calls $0.30, MP folds

River: ($1.23) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $0.90</font>, Hero calls $0.90

Pot Size: $3.03 ($0.10 Rake)

BB had 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (a flush, Ace high) and WON (+$1.59)
Hero had A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] and LOST (-$1.34)

Hi I'm new to NLH, I think I'm supposed to keep the pot smaller here. Same thing that baffles me everytime I play NLH how to keep the pot small without giving free cards :s Hows my line here?

Re: .01/.02 AA - poor pot control?
 

Ok first off, this is the lowest fishiest limit of poker ever, so your aim is to get it in as quick as possible DO NOT worry about pot control.

Raise more preflop upto $0.20 or more, and when MP bets, RAISE, if the pots big enough you can raise all in.

Re: .01/.02 AA - poor pot control?
 

Dont worry about pot control with AA, just get them in at this level.

Raise the flop to something like 0.5$ and call a shove. If they call just push turn. Poker is easy [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Re: .01/.02 AA - poor pot control?
 

20c? I've never played these limits but that's like 10BB, but maybe thats the way things work at 2NL. I thought the raise PF was pretty decent.

Flop, YOU HAVE TO RAISE, you don't want to keep the pot small here, you want to build it up. Raise it up to 0.4-0.5 after MP bets. If he folds so be it, but you really don't want to keep the pot small.

Raise more on the turn, as played, bump it up to 0.6-0.7.

You want to push river after his raise as well. Although since he's been betting very small and suddenly came out with a big bet kind of makes this harder. You wouldnt be in that situation if you raised it up more on previous streets though.

Re: .01/.02 AA - poor pot control?
 

ok lol sounds good [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

poker is so confusing :s.....I guess thats good for us though. NLH FTW.

Re: .01/.02 AA - poor pot control?
 

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Dont worry about pot control with AA, just get them in at this level.

Raise the flop to something like 0.5$ and call a shove. If they call just push turn. Poker is easy [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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Yeah, the problem with 2nl is that people will call with any hand. So your aim is to just get your money in asap when your good because nobody considers fold equity, aka it doesnt exsist. They will most likley call you with anything. So for this limit:

Sit and wait for good hand
Bet bet bet
Go all in
and Win

:-)

Ash.

Re: .01/.02 AA - poor pot control?
 

Thx for replies very informative in such a short space of time, you've convinced me to stick with NLH for a while [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] How do you think my $120 BR will hack the variance? I can grind it back up (slowly) at other games If I have to.

Re: .01/.02 AA - poor pot control?
 

i started with like $20 on stars 2NL and it was easy. the players are so bad there's almost no variance