Re: A quote from El Diablo. Can someone explain?
 

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I can't believe I'm the first to say min raise.

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minbet !

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d'oh [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

Re: A quote from El Diablo. Can someone explain?
 

I fear I'm check raising hands I shouldn't and so would love to read more on this!

Re: A quote from El Diablo. Can someone explain?
 

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I fear I'm check raising hands I shouldn't and so would love to read more on this!

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Don't check/raise hands that you shouldn't! You're welcome!

(Basically marginal hands shouldn't be check/raised because you show that you are strong and therefore get worse hands to instamuck, but better hands won't usually fold so you are just going to lose the most, win the least. Yuck!)

Re: A quote from El Diablo. Can someone explain?
 

i only have 20 check-raises in like 6k hands [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

i rarely run into maniacs on stars

Re: A quote from El Diablo. Can someone explain?
 

Implied odds is a really, really big deal in NL. Thus taking away implied odds by using big bet strategy (v. stack size) is a vital concept. The concept of memory and recalling how you played this situation before can confuse a lot of good players. Because the basic concept that you can be playing for your entire stack at any time makes the value of holdings differ and gives more advantage to position.

The very foundations on which the two games are based changes. In NL AA always wants to get it's money in preflop, HU. In Limit the two starting cards most sensitive to the number of players seeing the flop are AK.

In Limit you want to raise preflop with AK to limit the number of players seeing the flop whereas in NL it would be the opposite. This is a drawing hand and you want to encourage a multiway pot.

Re: A quote from El Diablo. Can someone explain?
 

The post involves the value of the starting hand AQs v. JJ. The theory involved in valuing a starting hand should be required reading. Please read the entire post and come to your own conclusion.

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They relinquish control of pot odds to their opponents.

They give out big implied odds to opponents.

They don't re-evaluate their holdings and opponents holdings in the face of new information as the hand progresses.

They tilt a lot.

They are basically sitting ducks for experienced opponents.

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With your flop aggression, I'm not surprised. I'd love to see some hands that are emblematic of how you play with such successful aggression on the flop.

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Thanks--check raising marginal hands ain't a fault I have--whew!

Betting when checked to; raising small bets; and getting sucked out on by maniacs are!