Re: Hopefully a Less Standard Hand than my last (5/10 6max)
 

Doing qutie well, thanks for caring.

Good luck with life.

Kirk

Re: Hopefully a Less Standard Hand than my last (5/10 6max)
 

AK AQ AA KK QQ JJ TT 99 (88 if Im bored). If you arnt raisng these hands from the blinds at 6 max, you arent playing aggro enuf (imo)

Re: Hopefully a Less Standard Hand than my last (5/10 6max)
 

Wow... I seriously can't believe that not raising AKo from the blinds is considered "bad" play on this forum. Okay, here's a scenario:

3 limpers to you, and you raise from the BB w/ AKo. MP calls, CO calls.

Flop: A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

... now you're in a perfect position to win a small pot or lose a big one, since everyone has a fairly good idea of where you're at, but you're stuck with all the guessing games OOP.

I didn't say "NEVER RAISE AK FROM THE BLINDS!!!" or any crap like that. However, I think there's several legitimate negatives to doing it always.

Now feel free to explain to me why I suck.

Kirk

Re: Hopefully a Less Standard Hand than my last (5/10 6max)
 

AKo raise in blinds is Standard, LOL at you if you think it's dumb

Re: Hopefully a Less Standard Hand than my last (5/10 6max)
 

Becuase when you raise YOUR hands outta the blinds, any observant player knows you have AA KK vs a wider range like the one I posted above. Hell even raise crap sometimes to keep em guessing and no one will have a fairly good idea of what you have.

Re: Hopefully a Less Standard Hand than my last (5/10 6max)
 

well,
What's your mix for limping and raising? I think ALWAYS raising is ok, riasing 80% limping 20% is ok, but limping like 50% is WAY TOO MUCH, on A95 flop with AK, look at number of opponets, their style, etc. etc. but you can't always be afraid of flopping TPTK and being beat. Learn to fold TPTK sometimes and raising AKo in the blinds will be HUGELY + EV!!!

Re: Hopefully a Less Standard Hand than my last (5/10 6max)
 

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AKo raise in blinds is Standard, LOL at you if you think it's dumb

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rika,

why did you reply to me? I dont think it's dumb at all.

Re: Hopefully a Less Standard Hand than my last (5/10 6max)
 

Ok this one you played very weird!
More info about your opponents is always good.. After all, NL is about knowing your opponents and not about your card. Against some opponents it's a insta call on the river and against some others it's a insta fold. But as you have played it You have to call the river! You have induced a bluff.. Now, you have to look him up. Don't hesitate only because you get second thought when he bets so big. Continue through with how you played your hand. Was it the best way to play it this way. NO. But now you are at the river and then you can't chicken out. Call. If he show you the nut flush.. Congrats to him. What have you learned? Bet out on the flop when you have anything. You will know where you are depending of the action you will get (or not get).

You should have played the hand like this:
Bet $125 flop. And take it from there depending on opponent. If you get any wild action on the flop or turn.. Be ready to dump the hand.

Re: Hopefully a Less Standard Hand than my last (5/10 6max)
 

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Yeah, what worse hand pays off a turn raise? KxQd? Also, it'd have to be a push, right? Any smaller raise pretty much commits me unless a [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] hits the river.

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With cards still to come, if your opponent plays well sometimes getting an opponent to fold a draw is the best you can do.

In other words, even if a worse hand won't call and a better hand won't fold, betting can still be correct.

Paul