Keeping the Initiative (Stars 100 hand)

[Big Dave D]

This is a surprisingly interesting thread.

I think Bluff, in his usual bluff manner, is right. He has given the caveat that play the rag QQ if you play much better postflop or foes are weak after all.

He is also right about the bigger games. The hand in question, not some abstract 150-200 hand sample, is far more interesting. Look at the dilema the hero has, and he is facing comparatively smaller stacks. If everyone was really stacked he would be in a right mess. And if he bet that amount at me on the turn then I would call or raise with a wide range of hands, some of which he would be beating. The point is, he is now in a tough decision point...and he doesnt know what to do. QED.

FWIW I probably check and try and get a price. But I also check the nuts there a bit too, especially on Party. And I also play high rag pairs OOP too, in middle limit at least.

gl

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