Let's talk about blind defense....

[octaveshift]

Hands like this come up quite a bit when the stacks are flat and the blinds are high. You know the drill.

How often are you defending here, and what range are you doing it with?



***** Hand History for Game 2712660396 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny:15742033 Level:5 Blinds(75/150) - Wednesday, September 14, 22:19:25 EDT 2005
Table Table 11685 (Real Money)
Seat 6 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 1: Catocon ( $2055 )
Seat 6: PecosMoon ( $2440 )
Seat 9: paulsAAs ( $1405 )
Seat 8: xyrophobic ( $2290 )
Seat 7: strawman ( $1810 )
Trny:15742033 Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to xyrophobic [ Ah 9d ]
paulsAAs folds.
Catocon folds.
PecosMoon folds.
strawman raises [350].
xyrophobic ???

Edit: Forgot the read. Villain is *quite* solid.

[cha59]

If he's solid, as in - he'll raise with a lot of hands in that situation and fold to a big bet without a premium hand - then you have to push it!!!

Your hand is above average and might even suck out if he calls. If he's the kind of player Im thinking of, he's folding most of the time.

Your stack isnt exactly huge and youre going to have to take a chance at some point. This point looks ok to me.

[octaveshift]

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If he's solid, as in - he'll raise with a lot of hands in that situation and fold to a big bet without a premium hand - then you have to push it!!!

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Yeah, I was on the fence here. In the past, I would have pushed here without hesitation, but lately I have been trying play these spots with a bit more finesse, if you will. Not sure if it's had much effect, but it seems to have helped my ITM numbers over the past 100 games.

FWIW- Villain plays all the way up to the step 5s.

[lastchance]

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If he's solid, as in - he'll raise with a lot of hands in that situation and fold to a big bet without a premium hand - then you have to push it!!!

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Yeah, I was on the fence here. In the past, I would have pushed here without hesitation, but lately I have been trying play these spots with a bit more finesse, if you will. Not sure if it's had much effect, but it seems to have helped my ITM numbers over the past 100 games.

FWIW- Villain plays all the way up to the step 5s.

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This push is quite automatic, IMHO. I push medium aces, strong kings, pairs, that kind of stuff.

[octaveshift]

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This push is quite automatic, IMHO. I push medium aces, strong kings, pairs, that kind of stuff.

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Good to know. I think I need to stop bouncing between buy-ins, because I think in a 22, this would most likely be a fold.

[Ogre]

is the villian fieryjustice?

[octaveshift]

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is the villian fieryjustice?

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Not unless by "fieryjustice" you mean "some guy named strawman."

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[bluefeet]

no, he is the egg man,


i am the walrus


.....coo coo ca choo [and i need sleep...help!]

[octaveshift]

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.....coo coo ca choo

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DOES THIS MEAN PUSH? OMG HELP>!1

[Ogre]

i push