Re: Limit 5cd-Playing pairs in the blinds
before reading the other responses, ill jsut say real quick:
I cant see popping anything less than KK. The q's j's t's, i'm pretty much just happy to have something greater than 1% equity on my freeplay, and take a shot for trips. I pretty much check/fold all these post-
The thing is, you have to know you have a significant edge to raise it OOP. Like lets say you have QQ and theres a limper you figure has either 99, TT, or JJ...or else KK or AA. And its only the two of you in the pot. So 60% of the time, you have the best of it, 40% you are a dog. Would you raise here? I'm unscientifically saying "no" here. The value you gain pushing that marginal edge will be somewhat/fully/completely lost to having to play post- acting first. Right? Like if your QQ doesnt improve, and you check, and he bets, then what? Hes likely more inclined to bet his strong ger hands (AA, 2pr) than the JJ unimproved, but you are basically guessing where he is.
That was a horribly worded paragraph. But im in a rush!
So i think a good gameplan for the BB with a facepair is to pop it only if you are pretty much SURE you are ahead. Like if all the limpers have notes saying "limps shorts and draws", then for sure pop it with AA/KK...but remember that these guys get dealt big hands too, and raising with JJ to get shown KK is a major coup, considering that you already had a free draw on the table.
Summary: decent hand in BB...be happy you got more than a longshot, take your free shot. Raise if you know you will gain enough equity to offset you having to play OOP. AA probably has this. JJ surely does not.
*Me personally, i hardly ever pop KK here, although that may be excessive. I do like the extra action when i make kings up, though [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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