Re: HU limit donk-please Help
Disclaimer: I'm not an HU limit expert, but I do play HU (5/10 to 10/20) occasionally when I'm not grinding MTT's, with pretty good results.
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#1) PF rasing and limping range, I generally dont like to raise 8-5o and J-7 and all these 2-3 gappers. what about hands like K-2 Q-3? whats hands do you limp- and call a raise? what hands do u limp-fold ( or do ever limp fold in HU limit)
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Lately I've been trying to be more aggressive and raise a pretty wide range. Ax, Kx, Qx-Jx-Tx suited, any suited connectors down to 54s, and two cards higher than an 8, etc.
If my opponent is playing tighter than he should, I raise a wider range, if he's 3betting me a lot, I'll tighten up somewhat. I fold hands like 93o, J2o, T4o, etc. Basically offsuited non-connectors. I do limp Q7o-Q2o though if conditions are right for it. I never limp fold.
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#2) calling a 3bet range, are u insta-priced in to call a 3 bet preflop, considering you have postion even with a random hand 5-9s or Q-6o?
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Yeah, I don't ever raise and then fold to a 3bet. If I'd ever see anyone do it I'd assume that he misclicked or is awful.
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#3) many of my oppenants are raising EVERY hand against me straight out the gate, w/out knowing how I play at all, I played 277 hands with an oppenant who raised 275 of those hands,and insta called all my 3 bets? how do I play oppenants like them?
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3-bet a wider range for value. Also mix in some calls occasionally with strong hands. If your opponent is very aggro postflop as well, let him hang himself when you flop decent and c/r the flop or turn depending on the strength of your hand and board texture. Sometimes you can even let him bet all three streets and c/r the river w/ TPGK kind of hands. Mix it up with some donks here and there as well. You obv want to be leading and c/r your draws as well, as it will make it harder for your opponents to read you. Basically you need to find a good frequency for your donks, flop c/r, turn c/r, and it will be very opponent related on what frequency is optimal.
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#4) is semi-bluffing as usefull a concept as it is in HU NL? I find open betting a flush draw works sometimes, but I never get anyone to fold to a 3bet when I flop a nutflush draw.
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I do a lot of semibluffing c/r, but more so on the flop than on the turn. Let's say I call an aggressive opponents raise w/ 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. If the flop is J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], I'll c/r this almost always and lead any turn. Same with a Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
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#5) How much do I buy in for ? at 2-4 Im buying in for 50 at the moment, I find this to be okay in the sence that Im not in reload mode after 1 pot against me, and its not like Im gunna get stacked in 1 -2 hands with 50 either, is 50 enough ?
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Since it's limit buy-in for whatever you feel like, as long as you have enough to play any hand for the max number of bets on every street.
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#6) flow of the game in almost all my matches I bust for my 50$ one or twice only to come back and win it all back and then some. OR Ill bust my oppenant for 40-50 twice only to loose it all back and then some. and this momentum is hard to brake, one I start getting grinded down, I inevetibly go broke, and when I start I comeback, I get it all back ? are the momentum swings the norm in Limit ?
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Yeah, swings can be wild, so be prepared to take a seat on the variance rollercoaster that is HU limit. It's important though that you don't let it affect your game. If you lose a couple of hands that you got suckouted in, keep a steady head and plow along. Lot of players will let it affect their games though, so always keep watch if losing or winning a few hands has any effect on your opponents play.
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I know HU is player dependant I jsut want some generall guidlines to go by as a template. ANY IMPUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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It's very player dependant, which is why guidlines won't help much, so take my advice for what it's worth. Good luck.
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