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Old 11-28-2007, 06:05 PM
Small Fry Small Fry is offline
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Default Re: First time Casino questions.

Don't know how your home game plays but be prepared for "No fold'em hold'em" at the casino. Most of these players will be very bad. I've played 3/6 in casino's and have all 10 players take the flop.

Understand the local rules.

Limit is different than NL in respect to speed of the game. As a bet or raise is only one unit and can generally be small in relation to the pot size (Say it's 2/4 and 6 players see the flop for a raise. Pot will be $24 and the most a player can bet is $2) You don't need to go "into the tank" to think what you should do.

And don't be surprised to see my example hand happen routinely. So getting 12:1 to call can make a lot of calls correct.

This type of game can easily put a player on tilt. You cannot force players out like in NL. Heck, you generally cannot even give them incorrect odds to chase. All you can do is value bet and hope your made hand holds up or that your draw gets there. You will get paid off. But there will be times where it seems like no hand holds up and no draw ever comes in and you'll constantly lose to the "bad" players, chasing their gutshots to the river. Understand that you want them to chase and that this is just part of the game. Smile and congratulate them.

Most players at this level are just trying to have fun. THey aren't concerned with odds, or outs or anything that you've read in a book. THey're there for one reason. To get lucky. The more hands they play the luckier they can get. Or so they think. So don't try to talk to them about anything you've read or the mistakes they're making. Make small talk. Get them to like you and think you're a great guy. LEt them believe that you're a lucky player too. THis way they'll be happy to call your bets when they're drawing dead. Make it so it is enjoyable to lose to you. And they actually will.

Good Luck
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