(Home Game) How to play a short stack against weak players ??

[BillsChips]

Read Ed Miller's short stack strategy in "Getting Started in Hold'em". YOU'RE on the right track but shouldn't be playing hands as weak as A8s.

[ldavidjm]

If you're saying its wrong to play A8s via moving in or the alternative call/movein on the flop strategy as a shortie you're very wrong.

Like everything it depends but I will use this strategy from time to time. Sometimes you can even get a fold on a missed flop out of very bad players when you have less than 2 BB, call and then movein on the flop. (when they have nothing they are more likely to fold then before the flop when they have the opportunity to make a big hand)

[BillsChips]

I don't see in the original post that he had only 2 bb or less...I think that's your assumption. Playing the short stack strategy that I'm referring to is usually meant to be 25 Big blinds or less.

[BillFranklin]

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I don't see in the original post that he had only 2 bb or less...I think that's your assumption. Playing the short stack strategy that I'm referring to is usually meant to be 25 Big blinds or less.

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Thanks for the replies. I guess the original post was kinda of vague but i was really refering to tournament situations when your in the 8 to 10BB range. Not sure if this changes anyone's opinions?

[smoore]

I'm definitely down with the call/push method when at 8-10BB (no antes) against a weak player in the same situation I would simply push against a strong player.

This brings to mind a question, what would everyone who *would* use the call/push think if you're holding something like A9s, 8BB deep and have exactly one fish and one competent player behind you yet to act before the two "average" ("average" for a home tournament is less than or equal to competent) blinds? How about if it's first a competent player and THEN the fish? The competent player is in no way desperate, lets say 35BB. The blinds are not desperate and we'll assume the fish doesn't think like that.

Against just the fish I'm going to use the c/p move about 50% of the time and the straight push 50% of the time. I think this hand is *just* strong enough to push into a loose caller (Ax, any PP, any two broadway). Against the competent player it's an easy 100% push unless he looks like he's itching for me to do it (then only 70% [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] ). I'm going to have to think this over some.