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Old 12-24-2005, 02:53 PM
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Default Re: Curtains hand 1: boring pre-flop question

I'll raise here if those guys haven't been seeing a ton of flops, or, of course, reraising a lot.

This isn't the only reason, but part of why I do it is because I don't want people to know a raise means exactly AQ+, TT+ or something like that from me.

I would have folded in the 800 chip games for several reasons, but think the raise would still be ok if you knew the players acting after you were tight (they usually wouldn't be though).
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Old 12-24-2005, 03:12 PM
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Default Re: Curtains hand 1: boring pre-flop question

I think in the typical weak-tight early stages this play is well worth the risk. I might pass it up if I have 8 tables going, but generally I would raise this.
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Old 12-24-2005, 03:23 PM
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I raise this in this spot 100% of the time in the games I play.
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Old 12-24-2005, 03:25 PM
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Default Re: Curtains hand 1: boring pre-flop question

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I raise this in this spot 100% of the time in the games I play.

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Curtains, would you still raise it in the scenario that I gave - in an 800 chip game when your stack was around 850? Currently, I do not. Then again my opponents are loose and bad.
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Old 12-24-2005, 03:31 PM
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I probably do, but I remember playing a bit tighter in those lower chip games...its been a while. I'd probably raise
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Old 12-24-2005, 03:44 PM
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Default Re: Curtains hand 1: boring pre-flop question

If you can't play post flop poker its probably best to just muck it. If you can play post flop then you can raise it. And yes, it can be raised in an 800 chip game as well.
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Old 12-24-2005, 03:49 PM
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Default Re: Curtains hand 1: boring pre-flop question

Well, it's not just the number of chips, it's the players. I don't think it's a good raise in an $11 and I think it's pretty bad in a $6.
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Old 12-24-2005, 03:56 PM
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Default Re: Curtains hand 1: boring pre-flop question

Well, yeah you do have to consider who is left to act. I wouldn't play it if I thought the players were prone to coming over the top of me putting me to a decision. But against passive players I'd come in. And as for the lower buy ins I agree they will certainly call with a wide range but thats what makes it a good raise. They will call with inferior holdings and probably raise with better ones. But usually those who play at lower limits don't have the post flop experience so they would be better off folding I guess.
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Old 12-24-2005, 03:59 PM
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You're wrong. Do you see why?

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You should be killed for this post.
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Old 12-24-2005, 04:01 PM
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Default Re: Curtains hand 1: boring pre-flop question

I think you can raise profitably in a $6, but it's one of those waiting for a better spot things I think.

To go to the extreme, I KNOW it's a fold in the play money games. Take the fact that 3 people call your allin with QQ+ and the fact that you absolutely can fold into the money and you can pass up a lot of profitable plays.

In the $109s it is frustrating how rarely people are paying off my big hands, so I can't afford to miss a few chips here and there.
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