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Old 08-06-2005, 09:27 PM
MisterKing MisterKing is offline
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Default Open limping the button w/K9o? Still trying to draw a bright line...

SB is 65/24/2, BB is 54/24/1... I'm still shifting from full ring to 6max, and am struggling with exactly how to define steal raise situations vs. situations where (per HEPFAP) I'm best off open calling on the button. The way I see it, I need to raise smaller pairs and such, but am fine open calling with hands like Q9o, K9o, A5o, T9s, etc. I've got positional advantage, and can use the small pot to more easily manipulate odds later in the hand, esp. vs opponents prone to call down with almost nothing.

Two quick examples:

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.


Villains here are tighter than above

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls.
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