PP Friday Special - Is this type of play common?

[Tosh]

Actually whether you raise, call or fold this makes little difference to your EV.

[La Brujita]

I was thinking the same as Tosh. I am not sure it makes a huge difference either.

[fnord_too]

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Actually whether you raise, call or fold this makes little difference to your EV.

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So probably best just to fold at this stage of the tourney since it only adds to standard deviation.

[curmudgeon]

RAISE utg w AJ: why?.........
You are at Party where people will play anything.
Tournament: winning a few chips is fine.

Bet on the flop. Straight forward play is best in big tourneys and Party because people will call your check raise without thinking once they have 1 bet in. You want to win it right there, not give people odds to call.

The biggest factor is you are playing at PARTY! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Wiser to check at the river with a flush board.

[davidross]

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one then, because I still don't like the limp. I would rather just fold it and wait for better position.

I think style of play is going to be a very personal decision. I play a little looser pre-flop, and a lot tighter post flop in tournaments, unless there is a raise ahead of me, then I play very tight in tournies. BUt I have seen a lot of very good tournament players playing very loose with great success. THey play aggressively post-flop and have a great sense for what their opponent holds, and they only do it with position.