Hand selection at NL 0.25/0.50 and position

[Fjaman]

I usually limp from the button or late position with hands like J9, Q9 or K9 and maybe SC. Is this a sound strategy or could it be regarded as a leak in my game?
Should you call with semi weak hands just based on position?

[sinky]

Personally I would fold J9, Q9 and K9 in any position unless they are suited.

On the button in an unraised pot I would raise with a hand like Q9s.

- You might win right there.
- If you are re-raised then easy fold, tough luck but best to flush out the check/raise big hands early. If you limp and flop Qxx against AA or KK you are in big trouble.
- If you are called and hit the flop, great your pf raise got more money in the pot.
- If you are called and miss the flop you have position to make a move against passive opponents.

I play some suited connectors in the same way from late position. I don't play 23, 34, 45 or 56. Personally I just don't like drawing to the bottom end of a straight draw, and if I am chasing a flush I want the A.

[JeffreyGB]

To me, it depends how far into the SnG you are...if you're still early in it, I wouldn't play these hands at all. Later they become good stealing hands, and short-handed they hold up well.

[Bo G]

To me, it depends how far into the SnG you are...if you're still early in it, I wouldn't play these hands at all. Later they become good stealing hands, and short-handed they hold up well.

I think he was talking about ring game. Always raise with a mediocre hand with position and unraised pot. Will be the cheapest information of the hand you can get.

[Fjaman]

I like the raise move from the button... but if there has been 2 limpers ahead of you and there are still 2 players to act behind you you´re bound to get called and if you dont hit the flop or hit it but with a ace youre in big trouble, i think it would be sound to just call if there´s limpers or a hefty raise if you think the limpers are kind of weak to pick it up right there... But if you get called preflop should you throw in a pot sized bet postflop aswell if there is no significant scare cards (regardless if you hit or not)?

[Bo G]

Raise is only from a button with an unraised pot. If you feel like gambling you can try from 1 away from button.

[JeffreyGB]

To me, it depends how far into the SnG you are...if you're still early in it, I wouldn't play these hands at all. Later they become good stealing hands, and short-handed they hold up well.

I think he was talking about ring game. Always raise with a mediocre hand with position and unraised pot. Will be the cheapest information of the hand you can get.

Oops...yeah, what was I thinking?

In ring, I use these hands in late position - limp if there are limpers ahead of me, raise if not (varying with table dynamic).

[jmontis]

I raise with those hands in LP every now and then as a table image fixer-upper, or as a chance to take down a raised pot based on my position.

[poskid_1982]

NO NO NO NO. In a ring game never call with mediocre hands...RAISE in pos. but you must only do this with minimal limpers (pot steal)

[Lucid]

My feeling on this is that raising with hands like K9 in late position should depend on the looseness of the players your trying to steal from. I usually have Game time + running while I'm playing at party and if the blinds are calling stations with high flops seen percentages then trying to steal is a waste of money. If the guys behind you are rockish then it becomes profitable to try to steal. However, if you play at the same table for a while it could be a good idea to mix things up a little bit so the other players don't get a good read on you.