Thursday, 24 May 2012

Playing Check 'n' Call

   I played in another 6max FLTH session last night and, as usual, came out behind. It's a tricky game and the game-plan I tried last night didn't work. After nine sessions, here's what I've learned about playing online 6max Fixed Limit Texas Holdem at the lower buy-in levels:
    *Play is incredibly passive. Players mostly check or call with little raising and not that much folding. It's not unusual to see a hand checked all the way to the river.
    *Most players will limp in to see the flop with a very wide range of hands.
    *A single pre-flop raise may induce one player to fold, but the rest will all call. A further re-raise (3bet) or cap bet (4bet) will not generally cause anyone to fold. If they come in for one raise, they'll come in for three.
    *There are usually one or two players who habitually raise pre-flop with good hands (high pairs, high aces, picture cards). The rest just call.
    *3bets almost always get re-raised. If the betting is capped, at least one player has QQ, KK or AA.
    *Post-flop most players will call a bet or raise if they have any sort of draw, however unlikely.
    *These players can be bluffed out of a pot, but only in the most 'bluff-friendly' situations. Most of the time they hang on like grim death.
    *Because there are so many players in most pots, good starting hands get drawn out on A LOT.
   *If one of these players starts raising post-flop, it means they have a monster hand. Fold your pocket Kings and run.
    *These guys don't like to chat much, and don't appear to have a sense of humour.

   I accept no responsibility for any losses that may be incurred by anyone acting on the mixture of facts and wild generalisations set out above.

   Now that I have some insight into the way these fixed limit games are played, I have to figure out a way to beat them. That's the tricky part.
  

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