Re: Game Theory and NLHE
yes in the sense that against thinking opponents you must occasionally play and raise hands you would not normally in early position in order to make it harder for your opponents to put you on a hand. no in the sense that no limit is much more a game of situations, so you should not choose randomly (e.g., "8h7h"). what you want is, e.g., a situation where the button raises about a third of hands when there are two or more limpers. you are UTG+1 against that player on the button and have 87s. you should fold normally, but it is reasonable to limp and then check-raise big with the hand. when the button lays down, often you want to show it. i find if i'm not getting action that showing two bluffs in rapid succession works well to keep 'em calling. alternatively, if the game is getting tight enough to blind steal from utg, you can always do that with a weak hand. don't show it if you can steal a lot; show it if you cannot. alternatively, find another table.
matt
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