Re: When do you go all in deep stacked?
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When do you go all in with deep stacks:
- With a monster?
- As a bluff?
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Against very weak players, massive overbets can work any time you have a set on an unpaired board with no realistic straight or flush possibilities. They rarely work as a bluff.
Against medium strength players, massive overbets are most effective when you have the stone-cold nuts and your opponent likely has a VERY strong second best hand. (e.g., you have quads and you are pretty sure your opponent has a good boat).
Against good, high limit players, overbetting can be effective, but usually only as part of a well thought out pattern of overbetting with the nuts and with nothing (i.e. having a good sense of optimal bluffing frequency)
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And then, I guess, as a follow-up:
When do you call a deep stacked all-in? Do you just have to be certain that it's a bluff 50% of the time?
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At low limit, you should call these bets only with the nuts, when you likely have a bigger boat than your opponent, or if your opponent is obviously tilty and you have a reasonably strong hand.
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