dropping the hammer on the weak-tights

[steaknshake925]

everyone at the table is pretty solid but a little on the weak-tight side. this includes me. UTG's preflop raises are usually between $25--$40, so it was a small raise by him. people have been raising like 30 preflop and folding to a reraise to $65.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 5 handed) converter

SB ($2095)
Hero ($1320)
UTG ($1436.75)
MP ($193.45)
Button ($905)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $5.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $25</font>, MP calls $25, Button calls $25, SB (poster) calls $20, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $135</font>.

thoughts? like, dislike?

[THATWACOKID]

Are you the guy from Indiana that was in Sports Illustrated?

[Chr]

I like this a lot.

I do that too when a minraiser (25 here is close to a minraise) drags 3-4 callers. I size my raise to around 10% of the stacksize of opp, so it will be wrong to go for set. Often you will get one caller trying to hit set anyway. My plan normally is to bet 2/3 - 3/4 of the pot on the flop if checked to, and then no more money in. I fold to serious action before me on flop.

Only thing I'm i doubt of here is that it is 6-max. I do it in full ring. I don't know if 6-max plays differently in this case.

[Chr]

ooopsss... didn't see the shortstack. I'm not happy about that. Shortstacks often like to gamble with 50/50 chances. You could be called or reraised all-in by suited A's or a pp and then you have no way to send him out on flop and you will have to show your hand. Not good!

[mgsimpleton]

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Are you the guy from Indiana that was in Sports Illustrated?

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nh

[flawless_victory]

looks fine, but i would not advise showing if noone calls.

[fnord_too]

I like this. I do this sort of thing a lot in tournies, but the opportunity does not come up often in ring games.

[steaknshake925]

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ooopsss... didn't see the shortstack. I'm not happy about that. Shortstacks often like to gamble with 50/50 chances. You could be called or reraised all-in by suited A's or a pp and then you have no way to send him out on flop and you will have to show your hand. Not good!

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good point. UTG folded and the short-stacked UTG+1 went all in for about $50 more, everyone folded and I called and won against AJo. I always thought shortstacks might call less cuz i think they're probly playing scared money, like the last of their bankroll or something, but hmm, maybe not.

[kagame]

32 is a monster against AJ, i learned this from UB multitables

[iceman5]

Short stacks alot of time ARE playing scared money, but they also dont know what theyre doing most of the time.

They dont have enought money to play the hand out so they pick something they like and push in with it. 9 times out of 10, he will be dominated with AJ with this action, but he still pushes in.

Thats why you cant make that move with a short stack in the mix when you dont have him dominated.

Also, once the table sees you have 3,2 there, I wouldnt try it again anytime soon. Make the same play with AA.