Flat Calling Raises with Kings Preflop
 

I do this a lot.

I like doing this.

I nearly always reraise w AA, but Kings feel different - It's some psychological thing maybe.

I seem to make pretty good money when I do this.

My poker friends tell me I'm stupid.

Discuss.

Re: Flat Calling Raises with Kings Preflop
 

i've given this a lot of consideration and i've come up with the absolute answer that cannot be disputed:
it depends.


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ps. didn't make it to commerce on wed. was playing the
25-50 at the bike.
how'd you do?

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ps. didn't make it to commerce on wed. was playing the
25-50 at the bike.
how'd you do?

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Where you on the live at the bike webcast then?

Re: Flat Calling Raises with Kings Preflop
 

Depending on my image, # of limpers, stack size, I'll do the same.

Re: Flat Calling Raises with Kings Preflop
 

I like flat calling raises with KK when i'm on EP or early MP, LP i always re-raise, because opponents may think i'm on a steal or something. And i do re-raise LP with some hands that are not premium too.

Basically i think is good re-raising for protection and for value.

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It depends is not a valid answer here, but I figured that's what I would get, smartass.

I do this against lots of different player types in lots of situations - I'm really comfortable doing it and playing it after the flop.

Whatever.

I've had a room there all week and have been playing tons - I'm ahead and have played some sick hands. I'm there most of the weekend too. We'll catch up.

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andhave played some sick hands.

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post some please.

im itching to play live.

Re: Flat Calling Raises with Kings Preflop
 

do you reraise AK or QQ... because if you only reraise with AA doesn't that make you... readable?

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I do it a lot too.

As a general rule I find that it hides power of my hand well from thinking players that would not normally play me off if I had RR PR.

Re: Flat Calling Raises with Kings Preflop
 

Here's the thing. Most online guys are obsessed with this type of stuff - as they should be. They play 9,000,000 hands with the same people and have all of this data at their fingertips. It's incredibly important to vary their play. I play in LA - at 2 or 3 different clubs in 2-3 different levels of game with tons of tables and must moves etc... My history with most players is either brief or nonexistent, and most of them don't notice anything anyway. I'm comfortable playing after the flop. I rarely reraise PF at all - It could totally be a leak, but I don't know, it's just how I roll. And I don't feel like I'm giving up much in the games I play.

From a data-focused perspective this, I know, seems flawed, but live play (in LA) has little to do with data - at least for someone like me who does not play the same game everyday, all the time.

Dissenters can bring it.