Re: SSNL Common Spots #1
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Jouster,
It does take away the positional disadvantage if, like you said, you are short. But you need to be short enough to get it all in on the flop or turn.
If you've got 100bb stacks at the start of the hand, raising preflop might actually INCREASE your disadvantage because you have to make the same decisions for much more money.
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I see your point and agree its a weak effect with 100+BB stacks.
However, going back to the hand in question, I think I am well ahead of both villains' ranges here. I expect the raise will either fold out both players or I'll be HU vs. a TAG (BTN) with a drawing hand. Now the PFR significantly reduces BTN's implied odds if we both get a piece of the flop.
This is more of a routine negative implied odds effect but I think the OOP PFR adds something.
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It's player dependant, for sure. But if you think that merely having the button gives that player mad magic poker skillz than that's crazy thinking.
Most flops miss most players. The Button is unlikely to have a pocket pair. Therefore, raising and C-betting will take this down a ton. Way more than enough times to be profitable.
No one said you have to invest 100 BBs if the button wakes up post flop.
And your earlier comment regarding implied odds makes no sense. The tighter you are raising out of the blinds, the better the implied odds you offer villains. If you won't raise AJ in a limped pot, than your range is pretty narrow.
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