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Alobar
12-04-2004, 07:42 AM
The button open raises and the sb calls. How much do you tighten up? Do you still call with a hand like

KTo?
T9o?
Ax?
78s?
22?

Trix
12-04-2004, 07:53 AM
Ax becomes trash, 22 and 87s have better implied odds and are getting 5:1 imediate, so they are definetly good.

JT and up are probably good too as long as SB is loose and not someone who only coldcalls QJ,KJ in this spot.

Not sure about T9, I play JT and I´m too tight, so may be worth a go.

Alobar
12-05-2004, 06:51 PM
bumped cuz its an important question that I don't have a grasp on, so I'm hoping for more replys.....mad thanks to trix for his great reply

fearme
12-05-2004, 07:07 PM
hi

Mr. Graff
12-05-2004, 07:11 PM
I complete with most of those but I don't call a raise with them. Then again I'm very conservative (89% folded to steal) in the SB and I'm not comfortable playing in that position against a raise/steal. I think about the lowest I'll go is 88/KJo - probably too tight but with the 5/10 structure I don't see any reason to play that many hands from that position voluntarily.

chio
12-05-2004, 11:23 PM
i assume this is for most loose passive 5-10 games

SB calling means very little to me, so i'm not afraid of domination. if he was solid, and/or had a good hand, he would be 3betting real hands here

i like calling with KTo and 22

i like folding Ax

T9o and 87s i usually fold, sometimes play