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Dumb minimum raises.
the minimum raise.
here is a play i see everyday, and i have no idea what the player is thinking? i see it in nl play at both the high limits and the low limits. it tells me the player is clueless about the game. however, since many players do it, i wonder what they think is accomplishes? several limpers, a late position player, or worse yet one of the blinds, makes the minimum raise possible. why? what are they thinking? immediately think, this guy is building the pot, and has no clue, because no limper is folding to the minimum raise especially at nl..can anyone help me with their flawed thinking? the other play i see often and think is incorrect in most instances is stealing the blinds in many cash nl games. they just are too small in relation to the stacks and the avg pot. i understand it in tournament play when the blinds are escalating , but in cash games it seems dumb most of the time |
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Re: Dumb minimum raises.
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the other play i see often and think is incorrect in most instances is stealing the blinds in many cash nl games. [/ QUOTE ] you kinda lost credibility with that statement |
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Re: Dumb minimum raises.
why? i of course steal in the right game with the right hand too (and no hands sometiimes), but i see players doing it too often when there is just not enough money out there for the risk. maybe i should have explain more, my focas was on the minimum raise part of my post.
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Re: Dumb minimum raises.
ok, I suppose in certain situations you don't steal, like if the BB is a maniac who will re-raise with any two half the time
But the reason you give: [ QUOTE ] when there is just not enough money out there for the risk. [/ QUOTE ] is not a good reason not to do it The thing is, even if your steal is 'unsuccesfull', you still have position and the ability to represent a wide range of hands for the next 3 streets |
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Re: Dumb minimum raises.
I kinda agree with the stealing the blinds thing. Not completely, but I had a tendency to do it too often in cash games and lost respect doing so. I continue to steal the blinds in cash games, but less frequently. They add up over time and if you are going through an extended period of being dealt 7-2 offsuit and crap like that, stealing the blinds after you just folded when you were in the blinds is playing the round for free.
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Re: Dumb minimum raises.
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[ QUOTE ] the other play i see often and think is incorrect in most instances is stealing the blinds in many cash nl games. [/ QUOTE ] you kinda lost credibility with that statement [/ QUOTE ] agreed |
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Re: Dumb minimum raises.
I think it's dumb that you think it's dumb to steal blinds in a cash game.
I used to think mid-raises were dumb all the time, now I just think it's dumb most of the time. |
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Re: Dumb minimum raises.
clearly you did not read my 2nd post, nor reply to the question. usless response.
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Re: Dumb minimum raises.
i'm guessing the reasoning behind the minimum raise from a late position against several callers is to induce a reraise from another player and then go all in with AA or KK. or maybe the player just wants to juice up the pot and doesn't want to lose too many people. it may even be possible that the players are making the min. raise to look weak (not a good idea IMO) or they are raising with complete drawing hands like JTs. these are just some things i could think of that would explain these reasons, and i do not necessarily condone them. it depends on who your opponents are.
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Re: Dumb minimum raises.
all your reasons make sense. but thyese are not what most of the players who make min raises are doing.
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