Quad Jacks over a Boat

From Aloha B.

I decided to try the spread limit game at Garden City again this past weekend. I was 7th on the list so I decided to play some 6/12 while waiting for a spread limit game. I won four nice sized pots in about an hour when I looked down to find J J from under the gun. I limped in as well as three others, then LP raised, SB & BB fold and the four of us call. The flop came J J rag (wahoo, I haven't had quads for a few months). I bet and three players fold, the LP raises, so I re-raise and LP calls. Now it's heads up and the turn is an A, I bet, LP raises, I re-raise, he re-raises, I call. The river is another rag, and I bet, he raises, I re-raise, he re-raises and I call (oops, I forgot in heads-up there's no cap in raising). Anyway the poor guy has a boat A's over J's and I have the quad J's and a nice pot. How would you play this hand?

They announce that they're starting a new spread limit table and my name is called. I play the spread limit game for about 2 hours and although I didn't get any quads, I did hold my own.

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Spread Limit Poker

Spread limit is a hybrid of limit and no limit. Typically, there are forced fixed blinds say $2 and $5. Then the top or most amount you can bet is fixed at $100 or $200 bucks. So, the minimum bet is $5 and the maximum is $100, thus "Spread-Limit". It is an interesting game to play. It keeps players honest and almost eliminates the "no fold'em hold'em". I have played in a couple tourneys where the spread limit rises with each round. I have yet to play the Garden city game but I here it is good.

Do they have spread limit down under??

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