A friend transferred me $10 on PokerStars to play in a private poker online tournament. I don’t have money on that casino site anymore, so I only deposit or get transfers for individual games; meaning I have no bankroll.
After the private online poker tourney, I had a few dollars leftover and I decided to jump into a .05/.10 limit Omaha Hi/Lo ring game. They players were really terrible, as should be expected at such low limits. Basically, any hand I played, I would raise preflop. Since Omaha is a draw game, I wanted multiple players to commit chips to the pot before they saw the flop. If I let them see the flop cheaply, they are either folding if they miss or bet/calling if they flop a hand or a draw. By raising preflop, I’m guaranteeing more bets to be made, regardless of the flop. This is totally different than raising in NL Holdem. Here, I’m not trying to narrow the playing field, I’m just trying to build a pot. If I miss, I can check/fold, and if I hit, I am getting 4-5 extra bets.
The players were really, really tight. They would check call with the 2nd nuts…in a limit game. In pot limit, or no limit, I can see the point in trying to keep the pot small by checking, but in limit, it’s a bit absurd. You have the 2nd nuts, and if your opponent has a good hand, but not a great one, you’re getting paid off. In the off chance that they have the absolute nuts, you’re only losing one extra bet by bet/calling as opposed to check/calling. Most times it’s obvious too what your opponents are drawing to. All in all, these players at the low limits miss so much value.
I only bought into the table with $2 and after about 15 minutes, players started to drift off and leave the table. Eventually, I was heads up with one player, exactly where I wanted to be. I played riskily and lost some money, but the icing on the cake was this final hand.