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Re: Small Pocket Pairs in the blinds (theory discussion)
against someone that raises far too much and a PFR>5 BB I fold it. If a player is overly weaktight but has a wide range preflop I also fold it. My theory being that he's often not raising solid hands he wants to showdown and I can't stack him nearly enough to make this preflop call profitable.
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Re: Small Pocket Pairs in the blinds (theory discussion)
I have found that PP's under 6 are usually losers in EP when you are facing a PFR. You don't hit the set that often (1 to 7) and when you don't it is usually a check fold. I don't think the implied odds are that great either for your hand unless you hit a nice flop that hits his hand as well.
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Re: Small Pocket Pairs in the blinds (theory discussion)
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I have found that PP's under 6 are usually losers in EP when you are facing a PFR. You don't hit the set that often (1 to 7) and when you don't it is usually a check fold. I don't think the implied odds are that great either for your hand unless you hit a nice flop that hits his hand as well. [/ QUOTE ] with <50BB stacks that's my thoughts as well... Is this the general consensus? Any reference from trusted 2+2 authors / high-limit players? |
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Re: Small Pocket Pairs in the blinds (theory discussion)
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[ QUOTE ] I have found that PP's under 6 are usually losers in EP when you are facing a PFR. You don't hit the set that often (1 to 7) and when you don't it is usually a check fold. I don't think the implied odds are that great either for your hand unless you hit a nice flop that hits his hand as well. [/ QUOTE ] with <50BB stacks that's my thoughts as well... Is this the general consensus? Any reference from trusted 2+2 authors / high-limit players? [/ QUOTE ] 6max or full? |
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Re: Small Pocket Pairs in the blinds (theory discussion)
6-max
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6-max [/ QUOTE ] raise them yourself and see how that works. |
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Re: Small Pocket Pairs in the blinds (theory discussion)
what kind of an answer is that?? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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Re: Small Pocket Pairs in the blinds (theory discussion)
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with <50BB stacks that's my thoughts as well... Is this the general consensus? Any reference from trusted 2+2 authors / high-limit players? [/ QUOTE ] yawwwn...this has been discussed ad naseum. the ciaffone 5/10 rule for drawing hands is the accepted standard. if you are facing a raise less than 5% of your stack its an easy call, more than 10% it's an easy fold. between that use your judgement. you hit a set 12% of the time, this is why the rule works, you are putting a rule of thumb judgement of the implied odds for the hand. If you call for 10% of your stack you must stack the opponent every time you hit for it to be a profitable preflop call. |
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Re: Small Pocket Pairs in the blinds (theory discussion)
Mercman,
I know the 5-10 rule... I have been using it until now - I just wonder whether it works out of position as well... It just seems to me that it's real hard to stack someone with a set when OOP... so what percentage of the stack would you call? 5%? or less? |
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Re: Small Pocket Pairs in the blinds (theory discussion)
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Mercman, I know the 5-10 rule... I have been using it until now - I just wonder whether it works out of position as well... It just seems to me that it's real hard to stack someone with a set when OOP... so what percentage of the stack would you call? 5%? or less? [/ QUOTE ] it's not hard to stack someone out of position, sets aren't exactly the kind of hand you should have problems playing oop. Just bet into him and all that stuff you probably allready know |
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