TJD
07-08-2004, 02:42 PM
Let's assume PP $5/$10 full 10 player table.
I open raise in MP with AQo, say.
LP player completely unknown to me reraises
Blinds fold.
a) I saw in another post the advice that "if there is one limper and you are going to play on the button then raise". Is this the same idea taken one step further? LP either reraises or folds? I hate CC raises and I think I have seen here before that RR or fold is the right option.
b) Flop misses me - now what?
I have no idea about this player at all.
I could:-
Bet and fold to a raise
Bet and reraise if raised
Check and fold
Check and raise if bet into
I could even check and call but I suspect many of you would reject that as being too passive.
Assuming my opponent did not fold on the flop and I am still there; on the turn I could repeat any of the flop actions.
How the hell can I know what to do? Clearly in this HU situation my opponent could be taking aggressive action with virtually any hand (and so could I). Without knowing your opponents are there any general guidelines you can give me here please?
c) Clearly, unless he is really wild, he had enough to reraise so I can probably assume a pair or 2 big cards in which case a check/fold might be right. (However, I would not be shocked if my opponent had KQs or QJs or even less)
d) If I hit, then should I just try and win it on the flop and check/call it down if the opponent gets aggressive?
I called down with too many of these last time only to be shown AK or an overpair to the flop. However, if I always check/fold or bet/fold (to a raise) when I miss, an observant opponent can soon start reraisng every time I raise :-) and look to make a tidy profit.
TYIA
Trevor
PS - I have posted it here since this you are the shorthanded specialist forum but I have also posted it in small limits since it is a 10 handed problem.
I open raise in MP with AQo, say.
LP player completely unknown to me reraises
Blinds fold.
a) I saw in another post the advice that "if there is one limper and you are going to play on the button then raise". Is this the same idea taken one step further? LP either reraises or folds? I hate CC raises and I think I have seen here before that RR or fold is the right option.
b) Flop misses me - now what?
I have no idea about this player at all.
I could:-
Bet and fold to a raise
Bet and reraise if raised
Check and fold
Check and raise if bet into
I could even check and call but I suspect many of you would reject that as being too passive.
Assuming my opponent did not fold on the flop and I am still there; on the turn I could repeat any of the flop actions.
How the hell can I know what to do? Clearly in this HU situation my opponent could be taking aggressive action with virtually any hand (and so could I). Without knowing your opponents are there any general guidelines you can give me here please?
c) Clearly, unless he is really wild, he had enough to reraise so I can probably assume a pair or 2 big cards in which case a check/fold might be right. (However, I would not be shocked if my opponent had KQs or QJs or even less)
d) If I hit, then should I just try and win it on the flop and check/call it down if the opponent gets aggressive?
I called down with too many of these last time only to be shown AK or an overpair to the flop. However, if I always check/fold or bet/fold (to a raise) when I miss, an observant opponent can soon start reraisng every time I raise :-) and look to make a tidy profit.
TYIA
Trevor
PS - I have posted it here since this you are the shorthanded specialist forum but I have also posted it in small limits since it is a 10 handed problem.