interpreting min-raises

[Simplistic]

pre-flop

weakness? small pocketpair? or monster?

post-flop

monster? weak-tight move?

I want to know how you interpret min-raises, and if min-raising is ever a move you employ?

[amoeba]

it differs from player to player and I employ it occasionally.

[jkkkk]

depends...

[canis582]

Post flop it usually means they are raising for value. I do anyway.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Without any read on the player, it usually means strength of some kind, especially postflop, where from many players it means monster. Check-minraises are a very, very bad sign.

The only thing a minraise is guaranteed to be, IMO, is ANNOYING AS HELL.

[subzero]

When do people min-raise? It depends.

Preflop, I like to do it against an EP raiser when I have AK or AQ, to take control of the hand. It makes him think twice about making an automatic continuation bet on the flop. Maybe he checks the flop and I can steal or get a free card.

Postflop, I like to min-raise with a strong hand to get another player to move-in or pot-commit himself.

[Soul Daddy]

As others have said, it depends. Sometimes, it means monster and he wants to build the pot. Other times it means that he likes his hand and pushes the button that says raise. So many people at the small stakes levels don't understand how to bet, so it can be difficult to take anything away from it without some read. I will use it occasionally to pot commit someone, but that's about it.

Basically, if you believe the min-raiser to be a solid player, I would interpret it as a monster. If you see him doing it a lot, it could mean middle pair.