B&M 1-2, I'm weak/tight

[iron81]

No, I thought I'd be called by worse. Remember, this is B&M, so you'll find plenty of people calling with any ace and suited connectors for 10% of effective stacks.

Anyhoo, I would think that it would be better to raise marginal hands in a loose game. In a tight game, you'll only be called by worse, but you'll get action from hands you dominate in a loose game.

[chillywater8]

1. fold
2. push

[PokerFun007]

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1. fold
2. push

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Signed.

[KurtSF]

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No, I thought I'd be called by worse. Remember, this is B&M, so you'll find plenty of people calling with any ace and suited connectors for 10% of effective stacks.

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This is exactly why I would recommend staying tight, not pushing small edges and not getting fancy. You have a pretty good expectation to get payed with your big hands, so why mess around in marginal spots or in RIO situations?

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Anyhoo, I would think that it would be better to raise marginal hands in a loose game. In a tight game, you'll only be called by worse, but you'll get action from hands you dominate in a loose game.

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If the game is loose *and* passive I think you're generally right. You'll be in more big pots, and if you can make fewer mistakes than your opponents you will profit. If there is anyone behind you who is capable of 3-betting you will have to give up on a lot of these hands preflop, and raising light doesn't look as good.

[CalledDownLight]

i'd push hand 2 preflop. I might even be willing to get it in postflop with a more specific read.

[SammyG-SD]

-agreed with the other post about A10 in EP, but if the table is tight and/or your table image is really tight, then sometimes I like to throw up a weather ballon. As played definetly fold to the reraise

-on the second hand, I actually think it is read dependent, but from the two hands given, I think this is a 3-bet preflop. As played, you invited MP to C-bet you.

[iron81]

After the 3 bet on hand 2 I was set mining and likely would have folded a 2-2-2 flop. However, the K-J-x flop was obviously horrible because that means AK and JJ got there. I turbomucked both hands.

I think you guys are underestimating how often I'll see AA or KK there. I think its around 70%.

[SammyG-SD]

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I think you guys are underestimating how often I'll see AA or KK there. I think its around 70%.

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-I think you should find a new card room, or tip the dealers a lot more...lol

[KurtSF]

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After the 3 bet on hand 2 I was set mining and likely would have folded a 2-2-2 flop. However, the K-J-x flop was obviously horrible because that means AK and JJ got there. I turbomucked both hands.

I think you guys are underestimating how often I'll see AA or KK there. I think its around 70%.

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Were these in the same session? To the same villain? If you've already shown that you will fold to a 3-bet his range in hand 2 is like any 2 cards over ten, any pair. Also, I don't like set mining with stack that short, though that moran raise gives you decent odds.

And yes, if I can't value-shove QQ preflop 60BBs deep I want a table change.