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as we've seen he's liable to raise big then check the flop.
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By this you mean raise big and then check the flop
when you hit your king right?
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so now you're likely going to see 4 cards for 25k .. not a bad proposition.
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Yes it is. It's awful. You're a massive dog against his range and liable to get the worst of any postflop action, given that your hand if you make it (a pair of kings) is not exactly tough to spot. The only way you'll stack your opponent is if you flop three sevens, whereas you're likely to lose some money flopping a seven and substantial money flopping a king when behind.
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strict starting hand requirements are for beginners. once you play long enough you realize that.
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I take it I'm the beginner here and you're the expert?
Tell you what, let's
ask someone who's actually played 200/400 with him:
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Sammy farha is the best action I ever seen in a 200-400 game (GUY/NOAITIMA aside). He raises to 1400 70% of hands and bets the flop then usually folds if you do anything else.
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Farha is not displaying some mysterious supernatural poker power beyond the ken of mortal TAGs. He's just playing badly.