Re: Coldcalling preflop with big hands (from Ed Miller DVD)
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I think this is a play that probably increases both your variance and win rate. The idea is that these hands are strong enough that you want to make the pot bigger, but the more players you let in pre-flop, the lower your odds of winning the pot. I could see doing this in a tight game where not many people are going to enter a raised pot without a strong hand, and would not call cold call or 4-bet without a premium hand. This essentially means a 3-bet would get it heads up with the raiser a lot of the time.
That probably applies to many online games. If you can accept the higher variance for the higher win rate, it is probably a good play. I don’t think it applies to most live LL games.
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Yeah but in tight games people aren't going to be making a lot of preflop mistakes so if they do call you then it's probably a call you didnt really want AA or no.
Mack
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