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Old 09-27-2005, 08:36 AM
Stinkybeaver Stinkybeaver is offline
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Default how do you get any action.

I can't seem to understand how you guys get any action on your big pocket pairs..?

Whenever I make any raise above 4BB I get no callers all the limpers just fold and wait til next round.

I don't like slowplaying them either.

Someone enlighten me as to how I play big pairs preflop
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Old 09-27-2005, 08:38 AM
Rockatansky Rockatansky is offline
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Default Re: how do you get any action.

I find it hard to believe that you're getting NO action on your big pocket pairs. Even if you only raise AA-QQ, not everyone is going to be paying attention to this fact, and will call you with worse hands.

If you really aren't getting enough action on these hands, expand the range of hands you raise, especially in position.
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Old 09-27-2005, 08:43 AM
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Default Re: how do you get any action.

Well It's really a problem I can't see how I protect my hand and get action at the same time. And I do raise a lot preflop.

How much should I raise when holdin QQ and up 6BB or more..?
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Old 09-27-2005, 08:51 AM
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Default Re: how do you get any action.

I don't know about your other raising habits, but if say you're normal PF raise is 3xBB and then you swoop in with a 6+xBB raise with AA-QQ the people who are even vaguely watching the game will pick up on that pretty quickly.
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Old 09-27-2005, 08:52 AM
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Default Re: how do you get any action.

With high pairs I make my standard 3xBB raise, more if there have been limpers or the table has been calling big raises.
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Old 09-27-2005, 08:58 AM
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Default Re: how do you get any action.

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And I do raise a lot preflop.

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Evidently you're not raising as often as you should then. As the other poster suggested, try expanding your raise range a bit.

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How much should I raise when holdin QQ and up 6BB or more..?

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Ah. Are you sure you are raising consistant amounts preflop? If youre raising 6xbb with AA/KK/QQ but only raising 4xbb with AQ/AJ/67s, then you're not going to get a lot of play with youre premium pairs.

The amount I raise PF is always related to the position I'm in, and how many limpers etc. in the hand, rather than what I'm holding.

Ojo_Rojo
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Old 09-27-2005, 09:11 AM
Stinkybeaver Stinkybeaver is offline
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Default Re: how do you get any action.

Ok but how do I protect my big pairs from say a set then...? or maybe I don't..?
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Old 09-27-2005, 10:24 AM
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Default Re: how do you get any action.

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Well It's really a problem I can't see how I protect my hand and get action at the same time. And I do raise a lot preflop.

How much should I raise when holdin QQ and up 6BB or more..?

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Just raise the same amount ever time. Problem soved.
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Old 09-27-2005, 10:27 AM
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Default Re: how do you get any action.

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Ok but how do I protect my big pairs from say a set then...? or maybe I don't..?

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Post a hand where you feel you overplayed a big pair and ran into a set.
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Old 09-27-2005, 10:35 AM
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Default Re: how do you get any action.

By not getting it all in with one pair against semi-competent players.
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