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ok - so showing my donkey side
why is limping aa, kk qq etc as first (or second) in such a "donkish" play?
I often do that esp when everyone's M is high from ep for the particular reason that if you three times it very often you dont get callers.
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I do the exact opposite. When M's are high, I try to get the most money in PF, and I hate it if it goes x-limp/check around, and you have tens and tens of BB's behind.
However, when M's are lower, people value the chips in the pot more, nad many people are also looking for opportunities to steal from limpers.
So what I'm looking for when I limp AA and KK in EP, is a table with stacks varying from 5-20bb, and aggressive people all around. Of course, if my M is small, like <4, I just push, because I push with many other hands in this spot as well.
Of course, this strategy can backfire as well. FTP 75$ 12.5kg:
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t120/t240
(Ante: t25)
7 players
Converter
Stack sizes:
Hero: t11525
UTG+1: t2425
MP1: t9425
CO: t10660
Button: t3997
SB: t2095
BB: t6781
Pre-flop: (
7 players) Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Hero calls t240 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t535)</font>,
3 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Button raises all-in t3972</font>,
2 folds, Hero calls t3732 <font color="aaaaaa">(pot was t4747)</font>.
Flop: 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (
t8479, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t8479)
Turn: T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (
t8479, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t8479)
River: 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (
t8479, 1 player + 1 all-in - Main pot: t8479)
Results:
Final pot: t8479
<font color="#cc0000">Button showed 2c Ts</font>
<font color="#cc0000">Hero showed Ah Ad</font>