The Well: Whale

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If its not, then my name on FT is NitHunter, I take transfers.



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So you're NitHunter?

[Dilznoofus]

Thanks for doing this.

On your way up what winrate did you maintain at each level in terms of PTBB/100 hands?

You talked about 3-betting preflop in position. Do you often do it from the BB or SB against a likely blind steal (open raise from CO or BTN)? If so, what range of hands will you make this move with against (A) a 20/11 TAG, (B) a 36/24 LAG.

[BalugaWhale]

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Hey man, thanks for the thread.

Do you ever limp in EP?

When do you call PF? (since you're 19/16 I'm curious... you say that you call otb with hands like 98 when there's a pfr...)

Also, do you ever check really big hands vs two players OOP after you raise pf?

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I never limp in EP.
As for calling raises pf, read what I wrote before more carefully. I treat an UTG raise very different from an open raise in the CO. I am likely to call with 98s because UTG raiser likely has a hand, while I am likely to reraise a CO raiser because he likely doesn't.

Lastly, it depends on the board and the players. Usually not, because at 2/4 everyone is really into making moves, i'd rather have it be that their moves put lots of money in the pot.

[Shaddux]

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If its not, then my name on FT is NitHunter, I take transfers.



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So you're NitHunter?

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lol at awesome username

[BalugaWhale]

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This thread is amazing, thanks for the effort BW its much appreciated.

I don't think anyone has touched on playing from the blinds yet. I'd be interested to know if you deviate from the "play as tight as possible from the blinds" advice usually given. Note here I am not talking about blind vs blind as that is a little different. Example:

25 or 50NL, You are in the SB with KQs. All your opponents suck and are running stats of like 40/10. Its a family pot and is limped to you (this is honestly standard, I see this all the time). Limp along, or raise it up big? I have found that often raising will take the pot, but sometimes I'll get like two callers and end up playing a raised pot OOP against more than one opponent - bad.

Whats better - to raise and risk that, or to play the hand multiway OOP in a limped family pot? I haven't played enough hands to decide which is more EV...

I guess this seems like a basic question (i.e. don't raise, moran) but I'd like to see if you can shed any light on your blind play in general.

Cheers!

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You just have to play smart from the blinds, and that usually means tight. If everyone limps around and I have KQs or AJo, I am just going to complete in the SB because I don't really want to put in a lot of money pf OOP with those cards. AQo is about the worst hand that I like to raise with from the blinds. A lot of players hemmorhage(sp?) money from the blinds by making three crucial mistakes:
1) they raise with marginal holdings
2) they complete with trash holdings
3) they call raises with speculative hands when their opponents are not likely to have a big hand.

#3 is the most important IMO, although #1 is important too. If the button open raises and you have 22, you are not calling for set value, because the vast majority of the time he does not have a hand when you hit a set. I reraise a lot here at higher limits when players are afraid of me and are likely to fold to a cbet.

[BalugaWhale]

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Do you ever make non-standard raises.

i.e. minraise to get a tight sb out with a really weak hand vs a really bad bb (say you hold something like t6o in the co and you want to play anything in position vs a certain player).

i.e. 3 limpers and you raise to 3bb otb with 98s.

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The brief answer is no. My raises follow the 3.5xbb+1 rule. My reraises occassionally vary pf depending on whether I want the villain to think I am squeezing, 3betting light, I have a monster, etc.

[BalugaWhale]

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Shall you one day vindicate the vigilante and the virtuous?


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thats yves job when he is wasted

[BalugaWhale]

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How do u deal with shortstackers?

Do u cbet them less? Any special strategy against them?


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If they are super passive and still fold to cbets all the time, I don't really change my strategy except that I will call their all-ins pretty light depending on the board and my holding.

If they are aggressive, I stay out of their way with speculative and drawing hands and try to play only high cards and pairs.

[BalugaWhale]

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Thanks for your time and input. Both are appreciated!!

2 quick questions for you:

1. You mentioned BR mgmt and moving up and down as a big part of your improvement. I'm wondering if this also includes having a bigger role than the normal 20-30 buyins for your current level, and/or not taking a shot until you reach a certain BR level?

2. (add on to Hitnrun's ?) With the tighter style, are you sticking to the normal 4BB + 1 per limper, or are you raising more or less in certain situations, like the example you used with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] vs. button steal above?

Thanks again!


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1) I took shots at 18+ buyins in the past, but I really prefer just beating a game until you have 25+ buyins for the limit above, and then just moving up completely and seeing how it goes. There are a lot of ways to manage a roll successfully, but for me safer is better. (but not grossly safe like 50+ buyins, ew)

2) I don't know what you mean by "vs button steal", but no, I will raise generally 3.5xbb+1 as i said before. Sometimes, if there are a lot of limpers or something, I may either A) limp behind or B) raise like 1bb less than the rule or something like so that I don't create an absolutely massive pot. Usually I just stick with the rule though.

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SnG player here that is slowly making the move to cash games.

From Canada, still play at Party. Before D Day, had a nice BR, since then cashed out and rebuilding.

Have played mostly 50NL with some 100NL in the past.

Now have a $1500 BR.

What would be your strategy for me to move up limits the most efficient way possible in terms of tables played and buy in level?

Long term goal is to beat the highest buy in that I can.