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Does anyone have any experience with playing in 3/6 cash games? I still consider myself somewhat of a new cash game player, as I've only played in them around 8 times and I'm still learning something new every time I play! But, the casino that I go to occasionally has 3/6 games, where you can buy in for a minimum of $40. I would like to try playing in this at least once, but I've absolutely no idea about the betting structure for 3/6. I'm not sure if it's limit or no-limit, but if it's no-limit, what are appropriate raises? Should I think of it like 1/2, but multiply the raises by 6? Any information would be appreciated. Also, if anyone has any links on playing in 3/6 cash games, that would be fantastic!
 
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With that low of a min buy-in this will be a limit game. Preflop & flop the max bet is $3, turn & river max bet is $6. Whether betting is capped or not will vary from place to place so you better ask 1st.
 
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have been playing $3-6 a lot lately

Be aware of position and what I do is try to classify which players match which personalities. I have heard that they call this game at these limits, "NO FOLD-EM HOLD-EM" because people will call all the way to the river.

Example:

I held 10-J off suite, there were five callers. Flop comes up rainbow, 9-8-7. Somebody bets $3. and four call I raise to $6. and they all call. Next card a heart so there are two on board. Somebody bets $6.00, now 3 callers and I raise to $12.00, and somebody raises it to $18.00. River comes up with no help, I have the nuts. The big blind bets $6.00 there is a raise to $12.00 and I raise to $18.00.

By the time it ended I was up a lot of money because nobody folds for such low stakes. I have seen people calling with nothing and they are the ones that keep buying more chips.

I am opening up my game more, but I watch and wait to strike. I do bluff some but I make it believable and I sell the story. I got away with some big pots by just betting the river.

Good luck and let us know how it goes for you. I buy in for $100. and have not taken a loss, but my smallest win was $15.00 and my biggest $50.00. I play about 2-3 hours at a sitting.

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Does anyone have any experience with playing in 3/6 cash games? I still consider myself somewhat of a new cash game player, as I've only played in them around 8 times and I'm still learning something new every time I play! But, the casino that I go to occasionally has 3/6 games, where you can buy in for a minimum of $40. I would like to try playing in this at least once, but I've absolutely no idea about the betting structure for 3/6. I'm not sure if it's limit or no-limit, but if it's no-limit, what are appropriate raises? Should I think of it like 1/2, but multiply the raises by 6? Any information would be appreciated. Also, if anyone has any links on playing in 3/6 cash games, that would be fantastic!

Like Jillychemung said, if the minium buyin is $40, then its gonna be a limit game. In my experience, 3/6 limit live is more often than not no foldem holdem. Be prepared to go to the river with 5-6 players pretty much every hand. It can be a profitable game if your hitting your hands though. Also, bluffing is not advised imho in this game. Best of luck!
 
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i play limit holdem, lots of 10/20, 15/30, and 20/40. Limit you can see more hands and not have to risk your bankroll on a single decision. Thats why i like it better than NL
 
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This isn't an easy game

As stated by other users here people will call with anything which means accidentally they could be the winner and at the same time pissing you off. Say you have pocket kings flop kq9 and have some callers chasing a flush, but one guy has 10-5 off suit and just calls and might not even know he is on a gutty. Turn comes a 5 so he say cool I have a pair! The he rivers the jack and wins with a straight. See how hard it is you can check raise re-raise and these clowns will stay in. It's only when they all miss do you win a nice pot. Flops with 6 players such as 55 ace have a 75% chance of trips and you should only stay in that hand with ak aq aj etc.. They will hold 9-5 in the small blind usually.. To be consistent play premium hands in position and look for flops with top pair like you kq suited and a flop of q-3-9 2 of your suits or just rainbow both are good. You get a long shot player going for runner runner flushes and straights or just pick up a nice 18 dollar pot. Out of position RAISE hands like 7-10 suited and hope to pick up flush and straight draws hopefully open ended with an ace on board. Usually a raise or late position caller has ace something and just hopelly not ax suited of your suits enabling you to draw dead to your flush. If this happens it just is this in no limit all your chips are gone in limit you lose 25 bucks and move on. In middle position fold most of your hands other than medium pocket pairs and a x suited hands it's your best bet also never raise just call. Never play hands like q-10-k-10-ace 10 and under from one or 2 position. These Broadway draws are late position hands and will only make you wonder when you flop top or middle pair in early position. Say you have ace 10 and flop 10-7-6.. This is a great flop for your hand but someone could have pocket jacks and your in big trouble. If this happened on the button and someone bet that flop you could predict the hooks,top pair like you 2 pair but less likely. So now you raise it up and if they reraise again this usually means over pair so you know.. You can see the turn and hope for an ace,10 and not a king,q,or jack.. It cost you 6 bucks with a 20% 2 pair potential and a decidedly certain vs over pair scenario. Now if you raise and the guy calls he could have any weaker top pair or in some small % of time a set which is rarer and just happens.
 
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play pairs and suited connectors and connectors. be ready for insta calls by everyone. Hope they have a bad beat there because no one is folding ever
 
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While most players are very loose, a lot of players are very passive so you need to work on being able to spot these people quickly. You have to know which players you can value bet on rivers when they check and which players might check trips to you just because a possible straight came in. You also need a stronger hand to continue after the flop. Other than that, with solid fundamentals this should be a fairly profitable game.
 
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Don't play this game for money

This game is for entertainment purposes only it's unbeatable but doesn't mean you cant have a winning day. Overall your win rate should be 1 out of 4 sessions and 2-4 if your run hot. This means you will go broke 25 to 50% of the time no matter your opponents or how well you can play. it's a matter of running the cards out so you can't win even if your getting delt ak a lot and jj you will still always lose overall. You can't treat this game like no limit and wait for good hands because usually when you finally pick up kk you will have lost about 17 bucks out of say 100 buy in and if you do happen to win a medium pot you will probably be up say 15 bucks. It's a great game to play if tighter players are moderately gambling then you basically win 15-20 bucks per pot and your skill can sometimes outweigh the fools and donkeys but usually your just out numbered by them and they get trips or straights. The only time you win big pots is with idiots having 3-9 spades when you have the ace x flush or when you flop a set these are rarely the case while other times ak- with A-3-9 and the flush chasers miss is a good opportunity to pick up bigger pots. Loose wild game are highly profitable but not more than 1/3 no limit. The wild games will have big pots capped streets and really bad players,but you cant beat stupid is a good thing to remember in this game as most players are just downright stupid playing and calling with hands like j-2 suited with a board of a-k-6 one of ther suits and hitting runner runner trip jacks when you flop ak 2 pair that's disturbing and annoying about 3/6
 
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It's limit

Play for big made hands, sets or better.

Play lots of family flops

Fold a ton when you miss

Laugh maniacally when you scoop massive pile of chips with nut flush v baby flush or boat versus trips

Repeat

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These games are beyond beatable, they're a gold mine. This is where I started, $2/$4 and $4/$8 limit. Then the Sun poker room opened with $3/$6 but I was already transitioned to NL at that point.

If you're not crushing these games you honestly just don't know limit Holdem strategy. You're likely trying to play NL on a limit table.
 
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Example:

I held 10-J off suite, there were five callers. Flop comes up rainbow, 9-8-7. Somebody bets $3. and four call I raise to $6.

This raise is really, really, REALLY bad. Do you see why?
 
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This raise is really, really, REALLY bad. Do you see why?

you are giving everyone with a potential draw good odds to call and suck out. Gut shots that beat your straight 2 pair to improve to a boat etc. you're removing the possibility of them making a mistake, since they now have correct odds to call the raise.
 
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Game is 100% beatable but you must fold weird hands and check a lot.

I posted a while back that this game is unbeatable and it is in a traditional sense unless you apply my strategy. You can't be aggressive in this game with solid pairs on dangerous boards it's a coin flip and you must always play it safe. Say you have aj flop comes j-7-4 2 spades you aint got a spade.. So The traditional play is to check raise isolate players or simply bet,bet,bet to play your made hand. When you do this and win it works and make the donkeys look bad conversely when they hit you lose a lot which happens say 40-50% of the time. In the long run you break even it sucks however if you check and everyone else checks your giving them a ''FREE"" card this is a bad play but a good play for you.. Once the turn comes a blank you bet they call and the odds turn in your favor to win. It's the same deal all the time your trying to save bets win the minimum and lose the min on what seem to be strong hands,but aren't in 3/6. The thing is you can't fold when your good but draws are so strong in a 5 card flop game that it makes them a little stronger. Good nights consist of lot's of little losses,good bluffs and when the stars line up say with ak spades flop of 2-10-k 2 spades then you value bet their drawing mostly dead and you should not be concerned about weird 2 pair luck. With hands like 8-10 off and flops of 10-4-3 rainbow betting is a good idea if the turn comes an ace check call hope to trip up,2 pair up and sometimes just call them down you win a good 35% of the time. Either way aggression to protect your hand will kill what seem to be marginally great hands. You must play strong bluff,be creative and not to tight and kill them on 2-3rd best hand. Your can't play 2 many hands and in a sense you can do quite well in super tight mode sometimes negating draws and only play good pp this works well on maniac tables because it slightly tilts to a more nl feel on capped pots and when you hold JJ and the flop goes a-4-J then your motivated to win a huge 200+ pot when the river comes a 4 for your board,or set is good. You can also be a little ludicrous on capped pots in this game with any 2 cards go ahead see the flop for 12 out of position with 5-7 off you never know it can float 5-7-k-8-a and 2 pair can be check called for the big pot. These are rare though you must grind on 12 dollar pots 8 dollar losses never tip much and wait for medium to big pots and say goodnight for +125
 
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you are giving everyone with a potential draw good odds to call and suck out. Gut shots that beat your straight 2 pair to improve to a boat etc. you're removing the possibility of them making a mistake, since they now have correct odds to call the raise.



Your incorrect in 3/6 the limits are so low that you will always have correct odds to call until the river for even a gut shot on a paired board! Unless it's a kill game which temporarily turns it into a 6/12 game. 3/6 itself is a game of caution and not aggression post flop most of the time with only a few exceptions. Raise pre flop in position with any 2 cards the people are timid in 3/6 and check a lot so a c bet and river bluff can crush this game. However if you raise pre flop even from pos and the board comes say 89k 2 hearts and you hold qk spades then there is absolutely nothing you can do to protect when you have action, so it's best to check call see the turn.. If it's blank you check or call a bet even if the turn is a Q of diamonds. Reason for this is the outs its not hard 9 hearts-4 sixes-4 jacks- 3 eights 3 nines all these cards are in play in 3/6. This gives people the outs to hit the odds to check or call and you kinda hope to just hang on with one solid pair it's a prerequisite fundamental in this game which I know and with enough action it's sometimes best to fold even ak when you spike top pair because the action is to intense and it's not even a coin flip for you.
 
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