Question for winning Limit Players

[jdiana86]

I have just started playing limit, and was wondering how to play out of the small blind. i.e., small blind with 73o and I'm getting 9.5 to 1. Do I call or fold?

[Aequitas58]

Call half a bet? Sure, why not. It's a trash hand, but if you hit, you'll get paid off. That's just how I see it.

Tone? Sir?

[ChipFish]

Fold.

Think about what kind of flop has to hit for you to stay in the hand.
if you hit a 7-7-x or 3-3-x or 3-7-x flop, what do you do?
You are in alot of trouble here.
Not worth playing under most conditions.

[Aequitas58]

Check raise?

[Gutzz]

If i'm getting 9:1 or something SB, I wanna have at least a suited gapper or something decent like that. I don't bother with garbage hands cause even if you hit it hard, you're not that likely to get much action.

Cheers,

Gutzz

[jdiana86]

I'm playing $1/2 limit right now, so I'll probably be getting paid off.

[ChipFish]

You are missing the point.
How many times are you going to miss?
How many times are you going to hit?
If you do manage to hit. how many bets are you going to win?
This is simply a money losing hand no matter ]how you try and play it.

save your half a bet, and pick a better spot.

But if you play me (and I have been looking for you) then please play that stuff.

On a side note... Any particular reason you tend to log-on and not play any tables? (like right now for instance... 4:10am you've been logged on for a few hours and I still cannot find you.... either you are hiding yourself from search, playing multi-tables or just sitting there.....)

[Aequitas58]

I'm hidden from search.

I don't like people spying on me.

[jdiana86]

Yea, I have recently been calling with just about anything from the small blind, because usually I'm getting ridiculous odds. It's hard to tell whether it will be worth it or not, but when the odds are double the number of players in the hand, it's hard to even lay a 24o down.

[johnbaker]

...why? i want to see you play too....its not like we're going to mess you up

[PShabi]

In this situation, Lee Jones says you can play any suited cards, any Ace or King, and any connectors down to 45os.

He doesn't really say anything about pot odds, just that you can play these from the small blind usually in low limit games. He's probably assuming the odds you refer to or better.

Personally, I don't play any King. I like to have K10 or better unless it's suited. Also, I tend to fold those connectors if they're unsuited. Will play a 9 10os, maybe 89os but that's stretching it.

Other than that, I stick with what Jones says.

I recently tightened up significantly in the SB and it saves me a lot of money in the long run.