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When is it correct to NOT push AA/KK w/ high blinds?
Things like this happen quite often: I'm sure that if I raise a bit, I will probably get callers, because I have less FE. We always go all-in because that gives us more FE, but don't we want callers with AA?
I'm sorry if this is standard or something, but I don't know. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] ***** Hand History for Game 2816782970 ***** NL Texas Hold'em $30 Buy-in + $3 Entry Fee Trny:16285358 Level:6 Blinds(100/200) - Monday, October 03, 02:38:05 EDT 2005 Table Table 12713 (Real Money) Seat 8 is the button Total number of players : 6 Seat 1: ThaZenMaster ( $1130 ) Seat 4: em1nemfan ( $2150 ) Seat 5: SimLeDINGUE ( $1020 ) Seat 6: bootatata ( $1790 ) Seat 8: rehab4poker ( $435 ) Seat 9: CasinoJim46 ( $1475 ) Trny:16285358 Level:6 Blinds(100/200) ** Dealing down cards ** Dealt to bootatata [ As Ac ] em1nemfan calls [200]. SimLeDINGUE calls [200]. bootatata is all-In [1790] rehab4poker folds. CasinoJim46 folds. ThaZenMaster folds. em1nemfan folds. SimLeDINGUE folds. bootatata does not show cards. bootatata wins 2490 chips BTW, later this game I lost an all-in and had to go all-in UTG with Q2s because I would have <2BB if I didn't. They called me tilty. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] (SNGPT does not agree.) |
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Re: When is it correct to NOT push AA/KK w/ high blinds?
Pop it to like 600. Just because you're playing doesn't mean you have to push, it's just that the vast majority of the time we have a hand that doesn't want callers. AA doesn't fall into that category.
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Re: When is it correct to NOT push AA/KK w/ high blinds?
Thanks, that was what I was thinking.
I did hope I would get a caller this time though. I had pushed several times already (and they noticed it) AND there were two callers, including a pretty shortstacked one... Ah well. |
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Re: When is it correct to NOT push AA/KK w/ high blinds?
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Pop it to like 600. Just because you're playing doesn't mean you have to push, it's just that the vast majority of the time we have a hand that doesn't want callers. AA doesn't fall into that category. [/ QUOTE ] I'll very happily take the 700 uncontested. I won't ever miniraise here and risk BB and limpers seeing cheap flop. Besides quite often you'll get a call from limper with midpair. NP: Sentenced - The Trooper |
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Re: When is it correct to NOT push AA/KK w/ high blinds?
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[ QUOTE ] Pop it to like 600. Just because you're playing doesn't mean you have to push, it's just that the vast majority of the time we have a hand that doesn't want callers. AA doesn't fall into that category. [/ QUOTE ] I'll very happily take the 700 uncontested. [/ QUOTE ] That's a mistake when you can get 2000+ [ QUOTE ] I won't ever miniraise here and risk BB and limpers seeing cheap flop. [/ QUOTE ] Hence the suggestion to pop it to 600. Go for 700 if you really feel like it. |
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Re: When is it correct to NOT push AA/KK w/ high blinds?
625 is sublime.. holla
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Re: When is it correct to NOT push AA/KK w/ high blinds?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Pop it to like 600. Just because you're playing doesn't mean you have to push, it's just that the vast majority of the time we have a hand that doesn't want callers. AA doesn't fall into that category. [/ QUOTE ] I'll very happily take the 700 uncontested. [/ QUOTE ] That's a mistake when you can get 2000+ [/ QUOTE ] I think it's a mistake to vary your raises based on hand strength. I push with all of the hands I'm going to play here. Miniraising in this spot screams for high pair and actually might have more FE than a push. Especially if you've already pushed few times. [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I won't ever miniraise here and risk BB and limpers seeing cheap flop. [/ QUOTE ] Hence the suggestion to pop it to 600. Go for 700 if you really feel like it. [/ QUOTE ] I didn't say minraise (which would of course be even worse). If anyone's gonna call 400-500 more, he'd call a push as the stacks are so short. NP: Tankard - Iron Maiden |
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Re: When is it correct to NOT push AA/KK w/ high blinds?
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I think it's a mistake to vary your raises based on hand strength. I push with all of the hands I'm going to play here. Miniraising in this spot screams for high pair and actually might have more FE than a push. Especially if you've already pushed few times. [/ QUOTE ] This is a $33, not a $215+. I think that if someone has alrady paid $200, and you minraise, he will almost always call. If you make it $600 he'll call a little less but still more than when you push, I think. I never showed the hands that I pushed with, so they probably thought I was bluffing or something anyway. (Why else did someone call his entire 10BB stack off with KJs when I pushed with AQs?) You overestimate your opponents. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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