Tight Poker

[dp6711]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.20 BB (6 handed) TightPoker converter

Hero ($18.10)
BB ($46.30)
UTG ($82.20)
MP ($54.20)
CO ($74.90)
Button ($14.06)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
3 folds, Button calls $0.20, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.60) , , (3 players)
Hero bets $0.40, BB folds, Button raises to $1.20, Hero calls $0.80.

Turn: ($3.00) (2 players)
Hero bets $0.80, Button raises to $2.40, Hero raises to $16.70, Button calls $10.80 (All-In).

River: ($32.90) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $32.90

Results hidden below:
Hero has 3h 6c (two pair, sixes and threes).
Button has 4h 4s (three of a kind, fours).
Outcome: Button wins $32.90.

[ihatejacks]

#1 fold preflop
#2 check/fold the flop

[sfustsh]

#1 fold preflop
#2 check/fold the flop

Concur, also, what is the maximum buyin at this limit? I assumed it was $20 but 4 players have over double that.

[dp6711]

But I'm in the SB, why not try it for a little bit of fun

[snickers99]

#1 fold preflop
#2 check/fold the flop

Concur...

As do I.

But I'm in the SB, why not try it for a little bit of fun

That's fine, if you can release the hand. You have bottom pair with no kicker...you bet out, get raised. Time to let it go. I'm pretty tight from the SB...they have to fit together somehow. To me, 36o doesn't fit enough for me to play it.

[ihatejacks]

But I'm in the SB, why not try it for a little bit of fun

If your idea of having fun is losing money, then go for it

[panhandle88]

Yeah, I don't mind completing the small blind there but I'm checking the flop then folding to any bets. But hey if you just want to gamble some then have at it!

[dp6711]

But I'm in the SB, why not try it for a little bit of fun

If your idea of having fun losing money, then go for it

The only way to make money is to be willing to risk some of it. One of the best tips that I learned about life.

[sfustsh]

But I'm in the SB, why not try it for a little bit of fun

If your idea of having fun losing money, then go for it

The only way to make money is to be willing to risk some of it. One of the best tips that I learned about life.

There's playable and then there's trash. 36 suited, now you can make a case. But 36o has little potential.

The small blind losses more money than any other position on the table. The button makes the most money. So let's put it this way: if you wouldn't play that hand from the button, you should fold it from the SB.

Think about what kind of flop you're hoping to see. If you flop a pair, it's surely not top pair. You're basically hoping to flop some sort of draw, but you would prefer to play a draw in position. It's just not a good investment.

[ihatejacks]

But I'm in the SB, why not try it for a little bit of fun

If your idea of having fun losing money, then go for it

The only way to make money is to be willing to risk some of it. One of the best tips that I learned about life.

That's very true, but you need to know the difference between a +EV risk and a -EV risk. In the long run, playing 63o from the SB (or any position really) is going to be -EV and cost you money.

Poker is all about maximizing your winnings while minimizing your losses.

[dp6711]

The key to winning big hands is to have the unexpected!

[ihatejacks]

If you want to be LAG (loose aggressive) at least have suited connectors or even connectors. Also, to be LAG, you have to be loose AND aggressive, not just loose. If you're loose passive you're going to get torn apart fast by anyone at the table who is halfway decent.

If you think you're going to be winning a lot of big pots with 36o then please tell me your screen name and what sites you play at so I can play against you.

Why post this hand if you're not even going to consider listening to the advice we're offering you based on many thousands of hands of experience?

"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink!!"

[oivayaz]

If you want to argue that 63off is a good hand please let us know where you play

[nlman]

#1 fold preflop

This hand is pretty hopeless preflop even if you are on the small blind. There is no flush, there is very little straight possibility and a bottom pair is not something you are looking to have on the flop.

#2 check/fold the flop

I disagree with the check part. Since you actually did end up playing this hand (lets say you misclicked ), it is worth betting to take the pot right here, or to get a call from some kind of a draw, as most players will let you win by checking it all the way to the river. However, you should not put any money into the pot after your original bet. The flop reraise makes the fold as obvious as it can get.

[ihatejacks]

I think that betting out on a K34 flop with 3's is only going to get called by a hand that has you crushed, about 50% of the time and it's really not worth putting any more chips in the middle. What if someone calls? You can't bet the turn without expecting a call again by a hand that has you beat.