My 1st Live Session

MikeLowry · #1 03-10-2006, 12:29 AM

5 Hours
+ $103
1/2 NLHE

I was surprised at how loose the guys played. Frequently people were taking top pair and playing for their whole stack even guys with $300 plus. Is it always like this? The standard preflop raise guys were using was $15 in a 1/2 game?

mike4 · #2 03-10-2006, 12:47 AM

Yes it is a great game. Now you are hooked. Soon twoplustwo will be your homepage.

Good Idea · #3 03-10-2006, 12:50 AM

Sounds about right.

terp · #4 03-10-2006, 01:53 AM

standard

Thremp · #5 03-10-2006, 01:57 AM

Only 10.3BB per hour?!?

I know 1/2 is fishier than that.

tommo · #6 03-10-2006, 02:03 AM

where did you play? I'm at washington university and was thinking about playing live somewhere. I usually play 2/4 3/6 nl holdem did they have those games?

Doc7 · #7 03-10-2006, 04:58 AM

2/4 and 3/6 usually refers to limit hold'em games...

LuckyTxGuy · #8 03-10-2006, 08:03 PM

Congrats! The first time I played in a B&M I had the same question about the $1/$2 pf raises. Here is a link to the thread I started there. Some good responses..... Thread

I've been back a few times and thankfully been seated at very different tables than those loose tables I described in that post. Two of the tables were still loose in the fact that alot of people would see the flop but they usually limped. So $2 would let you see the flop alot of the time. A standard raise there would be $5-7 with $10-$15 only rarely. It was alot of fun playing at those tables for sure.

Percula · #9 03-10-2006, 08:25 PM

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where did you play? I'm at washington university and was thinking about playing live somewhere. I usually play 2/4 3/6 nl holdem did they have those games?

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The normal limits spread live for NL are...

1/2 or 1/3
2/5 or 3/5
5/10 or 5/5
10/20 or 10/25

So if you are a winning player at 2/4 and 3/6 you should be looking at 2/5 to 5/10 games or bigger if you have the roll.

nutfarmer · #10 03-11-2006, 12:20 AM

tommo, try Ameristar St Charles or Harrahs St Louis. They're both just off I-70 about 10 minutes past the airport. Ameristar just added 5 more tables and Harrah's is opening a new poker room in April to replace their current room. Gotta be 21 though. Good luck, maybe I'll see you there although I currently only play 3/6 or 6/12 Limit.