11-24-2005, 01:04 PM
Here's something I've been trying to justify doing for a while.
At our local home game, we play $20 NL, .25/50 blinds. At a table of 8, it is very typical for 6-7 people to see a hand.
Typical preflop raise is to $1.50-$2, which people will respect and get out of the hand if they have absolute crap.
However, if I just bump it up an extra .50 to $1.00, almost every player will stay in for just a little more. I usually goad them into playing, "aww come on, everyone's in this one..." etc. If I do this, I can usually get all but one person to call the extra .50
Is this a good idea for times when I have heavy drawing hands like low-mid pocket pairs (set mining) and good suited connectors (65s)? Maybe even Axs?
Or should I still be playing these as cheaply as possible?
At our local home game, we play $20 NL, .25/50 blinds. At a table of 8, it is very typical for 6-7 people to see a hand.
Typical preflop raise is to $1.50-$2, which people will respect and get out of the hand if they have absolute crap.
However, if I just bump it up an extra .50 to $1.00, almost every player will stay in for just a little more. I usually goad them into playing, "aww come on, everyone's in this one..." etc. If I do this, I can usually get all but one person to call the extra .50
Is this a good idea for times when I have heavy drawing hands like low-mid pocket pairs (set mining) and good suited connectors (65s)? Maybe even Axs?
Or should I still be playing these as cheaply as possible?