Re: Continuation Betting OOP at party $25, should I even bother?
Ah, the party $25 NL 6-max tables.
Ok, first off, table selection. This gets back to what the guy who mentioned PT was talking about. You need to know what kind of table you are sitting at. some of the 25 6maxes are uber tight, and you should raise with a lot more hands and always CB. However, the best 25 6maxes are much more loose and bad. With average pot sizes of $14 or more, you can find some great $25 NL 6max tables. I would choose those.
At the looser tables, you should raise with most strong hands in position, and reraise with AKs or better. I would not reraise with TT or JJ in most cases unless you have a strong read. OOP, you should raise with AKo or better. I would not raise with TT OOP. Your goal, as always, is to force the weak loose players at the table call you with worse hands, and for you to pick up their leaks in EV. The problem is when you miss with AK, AQ, etc.. b/c they will keep calling down (which is what you want).
Rule #1: Always continuation bet no matter the flop if it is heads up and if the villain in the hand with you has a stack at least 2x > pot.
Rule#2: Always continuation bet if you hit TP and if there is an obvious draw.
Rule #3: Mix up your continuation bets in multi way action no matter if you hit or not (i.e. 8 out of 9 times CB 75% of pot if you hit and 2/3 of the times if you dont hit; this way no one knows if you hit b/c they wont be able to figure out the pattern)
Rule #4: Slowplay monsters (i love to check top two pair or top set etc on party b/c donkeys on the more aggressive tables love to try and take a stab at the pot; this only works once or twice at a table....
Please give me questions or feedback regarding my brief guide to destroying the $25 NL 6max tables.
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