Re: When can\'t you fold pre-flop?
I'm glad you brought this up. I have been reflecting on this issue as well after reading HOH.
If I am in a blind position, I tend to call if I'm offered somewhere greater than 3:1 with any two cards (as long as it is less then 10% of my stack). Most of the time (if I have rags) this results in check/folding the flop, but when I do hit the payoff is huge.
Now the question is, is calling with rags in this situation a leak in my game??? I don't know, but it definately creates some interesting dynamics.
One, it puts me in tougher post flop situations/decisions when I get a piece of it.
Two, if I do showdown my hand it is awesome advertisement (I naturally tend to play tight when not in this situation, so the loose advertisement does wonders).
Three, as already stated, the payoff is huge when I hit a big flop.
Until I see a good reason not to, I will continue to take the high pot odds with rags. I have no idea if anyone would agree with this. If not, I would like to hear some reasoning.
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