Adventures in Limit Poker

For Your Eyes Only 10474731-106911 Holdem Limit $0.50/$1
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Hand Start.
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Seat 1 : Mr Botanski has $14.50
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Seat 2 : jfq has $9.50
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Seat 3 : rjp0901 has $1
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Seat 4 : My"A"game has $100.02
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Seat 5 : karbu has $6.75
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Seat 6 : gadzooks64 has $25.50
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Seat 7 : PickerJohn has $20
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Seat 8 : oninit has $31
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : Seat 9 : littlejan has $12.50
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : karbu is the dealer.
[Nov 17 10:53:20] : gadzooks64 posted small blind.
[Nov 17 10:53:21] : PickerJohn posted big blind.
[Nov 17 10:53:21] : Game [106911] started with 8 players.
[Nov 17 10:53:21] : Dealing Hole Cards.
[Nov 17 10:53:21] : Seat 6 : gadzooks64 has 4d 4h

I'm in the sb with a small pair. I'll limp and hope to hit a set

[Nov 17 10:53:23] : oninit folded.
[Nov 17 10:53:25] : Mr Botanski called $0.50
[Nov 17 10:53:27] : jfq called $0.50
[Nov 17 10:53:28] : rjp0901 called $0.50
[Nov 17 10:53:30] : My"A"game folded.
[Nov 17 10:53:31] : karbu called $0.50
[Nov 17 10:53:33] : gadzooks64 called $0.25
[Nov 17 10:53:38] : PickerJohn checked.
[Nov 17 10:53:39] : Dealing flop.
[Nov 17 10:53:39] : Board cards [Tc Td 4s]

Wow, not quite gin but still very nice. I'm in horrible position. I'm hoping to check raise. I'm sure I'll hear from anyboy with a T.

[Nov 17 10:53:44] : gadzooks64 checked.
[Nov 17 10:53:45] : PickerJohn checked.
[Nov 17 10:53:48] : Mr Botanski checked.
[Nov 17 10:53:51] : jfq checked.
[Nov 17 10:53:55] : rjp0901 checked.
[Nov 17 10:53:56] : karbu checked.
[Nov 17 10:53:57] : Dealing turn.

Crap. Well doesn't look like there's a T out there.

[Nov 17 10:53:57] : Board cards [Tc Td 4s 3s]

Time to bet this hand.

[Nov 17 10:54:01] : gadzooks64 bet $1
[Nov 17 10:54:05] : PickerJohn folded.
[Nov 17 10:54:07] : Mr Botanski called $1
[Nov 17 10:54:09] : jfq called $1 and raised $1

What? Is this a T finally deciding to bet?

[Nov 17 10:54:18] : rjp0901 folded.
[Nov 17 10:54:18] : karbu folded.
[Nov 17 10:54:21] : gadzooks64 called $1 and raised $1

Well, let's get some money into my pot!

[Nov 17 10:54:26] : Mr Botanski folded.
[Nov 17 10:54:28] : jfq called $1 and raised $1
[Nov 17 10:54:30] : gadzooks64 called $1
[Nov 17 10:54:30] : Dealing river.
[Nov 17 10:54:30] : Board cards [Tc Td 4s 3s 3d]

Oh great. Any T just now outdrew me. Sigh.

I would be better off to check call this but part of me still hopes I'm ahead.

[Nov 17 10:54:34] : gadzooks64 bet $1
[Nov 17 10:54:43] : jfq called $1 and raised $1
[Nov 17 10:54:46] : gadzooks64 called $1
[Nov 17 10:54:46] : Showdown!
[Nov 17 10:54:46] : Seat 6 : gadzooks64 has 4d 4h
[Nov 17 10:54:48] : Seat 2 : jfq has 3h 3c
[Nov 17 10:54:48] : jfq has Four of a kind: 3s
[Nov 17 10:54:49] : jfq wins $15.25 with Four of a kind: 3s
[Nov 17 10:54:58] : Hand is over.

Great.

I got one outtered. Just another reason to hate limit.

Had I bet that flop I would have probably taken down a small pot.

But I got greedy.

Then I got sucked out on.