Categorizing HU openings

[thechainsaw]

For discussion purposes, is there any standard for naming the openings, like they do in chess?

There are only a limited number of "moves" in a HU game, compared with the 1000s in chess, do you think it would be worth discussing a few in more depth so that we can flesh out the theory better?

[XxPenguinxX]

I don't understand?

[AK-47]

In chess, most of the opening moves are categorized and have their own name. There are openings, variations, sub-variations...
E.g. the "Sicilian Defence" refers to the moves 1.e2-e4 c7-c5, etc.
It's a shortcut for naming the moves.

[XxPenguinxX]

I know that. I like the Reti opening, myself (Nf3).

But what HU openings are we talking about? Maybe an example would help.

[lbiars]

I think he's talking about how some people go all in on hand #2 and show a bluff, then play tight, or something light that.

A chess board has the same pieces regardless of how many times you play. In a HU holdem game, your cards will not be the same every time. Therefore it doesn't make sense to have a specific opening strategy regardless of what cards you get. I find this to be an odd idea for a thread.

Lee

[dboy23]

I'll bite.

If I get a good hand early on I bet more than normal (fullpot instead of halfpot normally). It's amazing how often they will call me down with middle pair on a K93 board for half their starting stack when I have AK/AA/KK/KQ/KJ.

It also sets my image up as a big bettor, even if they fold on the turn.