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Old 12-22-2005, 04:51 AM
tjh tjh is offline
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Default Do I give UTG plays too much credit ?

The 88 in BB vs UTG min raise has me thinking.

When I am faced with a borderline or dificult decision I often take into account the position of the bettor. Late position.... add a few hands to the range I put them on, add the potential of a total bluff.

I have a special consideration for UTG moves. I treat UTG min raises with respect while I laugh at most min raises. I even suspect that an UTG limp is perhaps setting a trap for a all-in raise.

Am I giving them too much credit ? I know if I get AA UTG that I tend to limp and I pray for a raise. I suspect they play similarly but.... I am probably wrong.

Do you guys give UTG plays more respect or am I crazy ?

Before you flame me I know this is not rocket science I just feel like I might over-react a bit to UTG.

There are precious few hands I play from UTG and I think that my mistake is assuming that the other players are similar.

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Old 12-22-2005, 05:32 AM
jeffraider jeffraider is offline
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Default Re: Do I give UTG plays too much credit ?

Yeah you're giving them a bit too much credit. I don't pay any attention to them at all really and I don't get beat up from it.
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Old 12-22-2005, 05:44 AM
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Default Re: Do I give UTG plays too much credit ?

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I know if I get AA UTG that I tend to limp

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So, if you raise from UTG i can be fairly certain you don't have AA??

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assuming that the other players are similar.


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Don't assume that about me.
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Old 12-22-2005, 08:27 AM
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Default Re: Do I give UTG plays too much credit ?

Alot depends on your read of the player making the play UTG. I wouldnt be thinking "player x has raised UTG so he's probably got a big hand" but instead looking at the size of his stack/your stack/level etc + the read to come to some sort of educated conclusion for what to do with my 88 etc.
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Old 12-22-2005, 09:50 AM
Melchiades Melchiades is offline
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Default Re: Do I give UTG plays too much credit ?

If I limp UTG, I probably don't have AA.
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