GoCubsGo
08-27-2005, 09:24 PM
There's an epidemic going around at Stars $50NL. Nobody buys in for a logical amount. There will be 1 or 2 others with stacks around $50, maybe a couple around $35, then a couple $20 stacks and one donkey sitting with $7. The super low stacks hurt my strategy of betting almost any flop where I raise the pot. Once they've put in $2, there's $4.50 in the pot and they only have $5 behind, so they call with midpair and junk like that a lot, with no fear of having to call bets in later rounds. The strategy to use against them seems pretty obvious, but I'd like to make sure I'm playing them correctly. If there's only small stacks left to act behind me preflop, my raising standards go up a little bit. This is because I'm not going to be able to push them off their hand as easily if I miss. Also, if I miss I check the flop more often because a PSB commits me and if they call they likely have a better hand.
What do I do against the $20 stacks? I'm guessing position is less important, and hands like KQ and AJ become more valuable, where SC's become much less valuable.
Is my thinking correct? Any more tips you can give me on how to adjust when my opponents have much smaller stacks than me?
What do I do against the $20 stacks? I'm guessing position is less important, and hands like KQ and AJ become more valuable, where SC's become much less valuable.
Is my thinking correct? Any more tips you can give me on how to adjust when my opponents have much smaller stacks than me?