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I am going to head out to play live for the first time for my 25th birthday. I play to play in a 1-3 $300 max buyin with a $100 max bet per betting cycle. I plan to buy in for $200 and have another reload for $200. Any advice ya’ll can give me? I’m ok with losing that $400 but I hope to win something and not walk away with nothing.
$100 max bet…sounds like Colorado.
First time out, or even anytime at a table of people you don’t know, play tight at first and see how the others are playing. Figure out their styles so that when you do get into a hand, you can define their ranges better. A rule of thumb that has served me well in the smallest game in the room is that calling a big bet on the river with top pair/top kicker (or an overpair) or less is generally a losing play. Lots of regs sit in those games waiting for beginners to overplay their top/top.
Good luck. Hit that boat!
Happy birthday dude! Play tight, especially preflop. This will make the rest of your decisions much easier. Don’t bluff anyone because usually people call way too light, particularly against younger players. Don’t call big bets. Enjoy yourself! Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Thanks for the advice. I went out and had a rollercoaster of a session. In summary first hand I play I get stacked to a bit of a cooler and feel gross folding a set of Queens on the flop to get stuck ~$240 immediately. (I put both of these in the share hands forum).
However, I battled back and at one point was back to even and eventually got out down $65 due to a few late hands where I just didn’t get to continue on the flop. I even flopped the nut Ten to Ace only to have the board run out as a Ten to Ace straight and chop with 2 others who only had at best 2 pair on the flop.
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