Folding Pocket Aces

Originaly posted: Saturday, April 11, 2009

I’ve had a good run up to now at 5NL. Most people say that it shouldn’t be that much different then 10NL but I don’t believe that to be true. I can always find tables at 5NL with more then one player with >30 VPIP and <5PFR which makes it so easy to play against them. Also, I haven’t seen many people shove with bottom pair at 10NL and I find there is A LOT more bluffing at 5NL then at 10NL. Here’s an example:

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold’em – 6 players – View hand 92619
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $10.12
Hero (UTG): $16.72
MP: $15.94
CO: $10.00
BTN: $9.15 78/11 over only 18 hands but still
SB: $5.95

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG with J A
Hero raises to $0.20, 2 folds, BTN calls $0.20, 2 folds

Flop: ($0.47) Q 8 J (2 players)
Hero bets $0.30, BTN calls $0.30

Turn: ($1.07) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $0.70, BTN raises to $3.80, Hero calls $3.10

River: ($8.67) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $4.85 all in, Hero calls $4.85

Final Pot: $18.37
Hero shows J A (two pair, Queens and Jacks)
BTN shows 7 8 (two pair, Queens and Eights)
Hero wins $17.52
(Rake: $0.85)

I’m running at just over 31bb/100 for almost 5000 hands now. Hopefully that’ll keep up.