Originally Posted by elipsesjeff

2) Second Obvious and quite possibly overused:

Party Poker 15/30 Hold'em (4 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, 7.
1 fold, Button raises, SB calls, 1 fold.

Flop: (5 SB) T, Q, 2 (2 players)
SB checks, Button bets, SB raises, Button calls.

Turn: (4.50 BB) 3 (2 players)
SB bets, Button folds.

Final Pot: 5.50 BB

Results in white below:
No showdown. SB wins 5.50 BB.

Originally Posted by Nehmer

I don't understand this play at all. First you call a raise from SB with a hand that is pretty bad and then raise a flop that completely missed you and that even if it missed your opponent is likely to have given him at least some sort of draw to call your raise with. Maybe I'm just used to being too tight from SB now that I play mostly 3/6 and 5/10 each of which have lower than usual SBs. I usually treat calling a raise from SB almost the same as cold calling though where if I am gonna play, I am gonna reraise instead of calling.

Originally Posted by elipsesjeff

First, consider this is a 2/3 blind structure and not the 1/3 from 3/6. Therefore the button is raising $30 to win $25 and only has to win a small % of time to actually be profitable in doing so. Secondly, it really doesn't matter what you hold in this circumstance as it is a preset 'play.' The board could be anything and you can hold any two cards and this will work against a common blind stealer. After you use some selective consideration on when to use it it becomes a killer play.

Even at a 2/5 Blind structure such as Party's 5/10 game, its still profitable enough to use it. 1/3 you would have to tighten up a little bit but 1/2 is nearly the same.

And, A7o isnt that bad a hand against a blind steal...

Originally Posted by TylerK

Thinking players? I don't WANNA play against them.

See sig.