1/2 NL adjusting to abnormally large preflop raises

peatr999 · #1 12-09-2006, 02:57 AM

I just stated playing in a homegame no limit holdem. The blinds are 1/2 and the buyin is 50/300. The problem is that the first time I played I did I was not ready for the abnormally large preflop raises! the standard raise is to 15 20 or sometimes 25. Forget about the normal 3bb+1 per limper. I have tightened up and try to limp/reraise my bigger hands from EP.

They are mixed postflop in skill, some fishy calling too much, or pushing weak hands. Some are too horrible to attempt to do any kind of hand reading on, or apply normal poker logic to. A few are decent.

I play 1/2NL 6m and 2/4NL 6m online, so I believe I am the best player at the table but I could be wrong.

any suggestions?

ImsaKidd · #2 12-09-2006, 02:58 AM

LRRing your good hand sis terrible, just open them to a little more than usuall, maybe like 5BB+1.5BB/limper or so.

carnivalhobo · #3 12-09-2006, 02:58 AM

you will likely have to tighten up and call with fewer speculative hands, just make sure you are getting correct odds with pps/scs and if they fold to 3bets there will be a lot of money to be made by 3betting/squeezing.

FireStorm · #4 12-09-2006, 05:01 AM

Echo above, tons of money to be made by three betting/squeezing/LRing big hands to take down dead multi way calls of $14 pre. Don't get too involved with hands that could be dominated (KJo, QTo, etc). Play SC's or small PP only with correct implied odds and for decent prices preflop.

keikiwai · #5 12-09-2006, 05:04 AM

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you will likely have to tighten up and call with fewer speculative hands, just make sure you are getting correct odds with pps/scs and if they fold to 3bets there will be a lot of money to be made by 3betting/squeezing.

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speculative hands go down in value, high card hands go up in value