Posted by Dr Fro 9:55 AM
I typed this up last weeked but forgot to upload:

Friday we played NL Holdem at my house. I won $350. Some bad moves I observed:

1) When to slowplay and when to bet your hand.
In general, you should bet your hand and drive out people on the come. But, you must slowplay from time to time to maintain a level of deception in your play - otherwise, nobody will ever call you. So if you must slowplay:
- slowplay sets (2 in hand, 1 on board) not trips (1 in hand, 2 on board)*
- slowplay straights with a rainbow on the board; straights with a 2-flush on the board should be bet aggressively
- slowplay pocket pairs that are "overpairs" to the board; bet when you hit the top pair on the board
There three scenarios have a lesser chance of getting drawn out on, and you can consider slow-playing

2) This relates to "*" above. Beware trips. It is very likely that you are facing a full house. Test the water before you go diving in head first

3) Overbetting. Why would you bet, say $30 into a $4 pot? You will only get a call if the guy has you beat. Ideally, you bet just a little more than the bet the gives other players pot odds. If they call that, it costs them. But overbetting like that serves little purpose. I am a PL player, so I tend to not bet much more than the pot. In NL, there is room for more betting, but a multiple of 7 times the pot is too much.

That's it.

Oh, I went to the Hat on Sunday, lost the tournament and then lost $35 over 8 hours. So, it was a winning weekend.

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