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Originally posted by mmm3587
In low-limit, you should only be staying in hands you are reasonably certain you are going to win, and you should be betting them hard. 9-18 should yield pots in the $3-$500 range, and it's to the level where most players will only keep calling the bets of others on the turn and the river when they have good hands. On the last hand, you three-bet before the flop, then check the turn AND the river, only to call him. That telegraphs weakness to me. Big time. And a pair of kings, even with an ace kicker, sucks in a ten-handed game. Especially, with three inside to the straight sitting on the board.
I would say that you can play higher limit if you can afford it, because it gives you a chance to actually use betting to push people around a little when you are in good position, but I think that you need to practice more. Especially practice reading people more and understanding what they are doing and what they might have. You should not move beyond $3-$6 until you play all the time there, are comfortable, and will generally be winning most of the pots you are staying in until the end on.
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Though I disagree with your analysis of the hand (why would AK be a bad hand w/ a board of K-J-6-2 rainbow in a capped pot, particuarly up against someone who's been successfully pushing people around with nothing all night), you're right about reading people; I'm generally pretty good for this level, but this particular guy must have been better.
The $3-$6 game at Commerce is basically like playing slots. There is absolutely no way to read anyone for having anything, most pots are 8 or 9 way to the turn. The $9-$18 game is good and a consistent money maker for me. (average over $50/hour in profit, though I can't go very often). The next limit game is $20-$40 at Commerce, which scares me a bit.
Thanks for the advice, I'll give it some thought.
ETA 9-18 pots are usually about $110-$150 (6-8 big bets)
