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Old 10-12-2005, 05:14 PM
hurlyburly hurlyburly is offline
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Default Re: Play a Hand With the Masters #2 Pre-Flop

I'll limp sometimes, but not often. Depending on what I've seen/done so far, anywhere from 250-400. If the tables tight, 250 will work. I'll raise it up more if I think it will generate a push from one of the shorter stacks or it's a looser table.

I'll limp when I expect a raise behind just to mask my hand. Depending on the action when it gets back to me, I'll call, raise or fold. Call when the raiser isolates with no limpers between us, raise when there are limpers between me and an LP raiser, fold if it's 2 or more all-in. If the limp backfires and we all see a flop, I have to play better postflop. I'm not heartbroken if I have to lay this down.

I prefer to dictate the action, so I'll respect the obvious trap plays, push when I suspect a re-steal, and call if it's still under 40% of my stack. Hopefully I'll have enough of a read to make the right decision. I really wouldn't mind getting it all in with MP, MP1 or the cutoff PF, but I'd prefer a flop with the rest.
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