Cold calling

[tommo]

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Do you think it would be a big leak to never ever cold-call a single raise in a mid stakes 6-max NL except for pocket pairs, ie 3-bet or fold?

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it would make you very predictable for sure. say you call with 22 - 99 and raise or fold the rest - as soon as your opponent knows your calling range he can pretty much play perfectly against your narrow range. (except if you mix it up heavily postflop)

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The whole point of position is to mix it up postflop, float, etc.

If all you know is that he has some pocket pair 22-99 you will have no idea where you stand on any board that's not three broadway cards.

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you will actually have a very good idea of where you stand on most boards.

There is nothing wrong with calling with a lot of hands in position (especially against a loose raiser). A lot of the time 3 betting actually cuts down the value you can get from your hand.

Something I've been toying with is making smaller 3 bets. But I don't think I like it.

If the blinds are squeezing overly often then you don't have to cold call/ fold. You can definitely cold call and then call again. Or even Cold call and shove (most people don't like this, because it really doesn't look like a big pocket pair, and means the squeezer has an easier time looking you up with 99-QQ.

In any case I don't see the mathematical argument that it is wrong to cold call in position frequently. Could somebody explain this to me? Where does the math come in?