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Posted: Mon, 11 Oct 2004, 8:11pm Post subject: Does it pay to be tight in home games?
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Full House
Joined: 11 Oct 2004
Posts: 1116
WPP: 67
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I usually play a home ame with my friends every sunday afternoon, the tourneys are usually between 8-10 people, and most of the time I make it to the top two. However being in the top two ill start folding most of my hands pre-flop, when my opponent makes a small bet. Even though I know my opp is bluffing I will fold because I dont have a good hand either and I rather save up my money.
My question is: should i continue to play tight/aggresive, or should I start to call his small bets and see the flop?  |
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Posted: Mon, 11 Oct 2004, 10:55pm Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 07 Jun 2004
Posts: 1412
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Location: Milford,Ct.
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It depends on the situation you're in. You have to remember that head up you can be a little looser with your starting hand requirements, because it's basically a waiting game to see who makes the misteake of going all in against a monster.
Seasoned players can take advantage of this waiting period by stealing blinds against novice player. One way to combat this is by reraising. If he comes back over the top then they more than likely got the goods. You basically hae to gauge what you're willing to put everything on the line for. And sometimes waiting for that to happen can put you on the short stack rather quickly.
My personal philosophy is that after I'm in the money all the rules go out the window. Either way I'm going home with something more than I came with. Just how much depends on the cards I get and wether or not I can trap someone at the right time. While avoiding a trap myself.
So my advice is that when you are heads up. Loosen up. See the flop for a small price and dump it if nothing comes up. |
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Posted: Mon, 11 Oct 2004, 11:39pm Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 11 Oct 2004
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| Thank you a lot Fyr, ill try to put your strategy into practice, however the problem i had was that i normally dont like seeing the flop with 73o, because i may end up with the second best hand, and loosing a lot of chips |
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Posted: Wed, 13 Oct 2004, 8:15am Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 08 Oct 2004
Posts: 1349
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Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Elanto:
Last night (Tues) before I walked through the door in my home game I said I was going to play tight/aggressive. $10 buy-in 10c-25c blinds. I play tight as in if I have a pocket pair and on the button or in a blind if I see that everyone folds or just calls or even places a small bet of like 50c i will re-raise. I did this all night long and ended up with $65 total a $55 profit. In my opinion you cant see where you stand in the hand if you dont bet. If your big stack you can afford to make some calls you might not have while being short stacked.
So I think playing tight/aggressive is the way to go in NL Holdem, in limit I do not know.
And to answer your question about just seeing the flop if you have a pretty substantial high card it doesnt hurt to raise to make him pay to see the flop. |
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Posted: Wed, 13 Oct 2004, 10:11am Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 23 May 2004
Posts: 611
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Location: Crypto 6max 100NL
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| Corey, Elanto is asking for tourny heads up advice and you are giving full ring game advice, they are totally different. Elanto, I suggest doing a search for heads up play, numerous people have discussed this before, especially Ripptyde. |
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Posted: Wed, 13 Oct 2004, 11:35am Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 08 Oct 2004
Posts: 1349
WPP: 60
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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| Legendash wrote: | | Corey, Elanto is asking for tourny heads up advice and you are giving full ring game advice, they are totally different. Elanto, I suggest doing a search for heads up play, numerous people have discussed this before, especially Ripptyde. |
Sorry chief, but hey its still home game advise chief.  |
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Posted: Wed, 13 Oct 2004, 1:32pm Post subject:
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Full House
Joined: 07 Jun 2004
Posts: 1412
WPP: 78
Location: Milford,Ct.
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| Corey wrote: | | Legendash wrote: | | Corey, Elanto is asking for tourny heads up advice and you are giving full ring game advice, they are totally different. Elanto, I suggest doing a search for heads up play, numerous people have discussed this before, especially Ripptyde. |
Sorry chief, but hey its still home game advise chief. |
I agree. Any advice can be useful. In the context that heads up. You have to loosen up and make some bets to see where you are in the hand.
There was one instance where my tight image led a guy to think that he could buy every pot with a preflop raise. So on a couple hands I pushed back with nothing and he would fold. I then showed him I had nothing and he got the point that I could bluff him out too. So he had to change his whole game because he knew I was bluffing too. And then I knocked him out with a monster when he put me on a bluff. |
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