Re: heads up NL holdem - what to raise with
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One rule I pretty much live by headsup is NO LIMPING he limps I raise no matter what I have. SB if you are gonna play the hand you RAISE unless trying to trap.
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Interesting, because I follow a very different philosophy. If my opponent will let me, I will try to see a lot of flops for the minimum, especially early on heads-up. I will try to do much of my outplaying after the flop.
This is obviously read-dependent, because if my opponent will raise many of my limps from the button, I'll quickly stop that approach. Similarly, if my opponent will frequently enough fold to my raises, I'll switch to a more raise/fold line. But I don't usually auto-raise a limper, because I'm out of position the rest of the hand.
Not saying mine is better/worse than yours, but you have to play how you feel most comfortable. If you feel comfortable with your heads-up post flop play, you may want to play more flops. If you're not comfortable here, then you really need to raise much more often preflop when you have an above-avg hand.
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