Poker Quiz: What Is Your Range Here

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Finally I'd like to address the bluffing argument. It's true you can win more pots by bluffing if the pot is HU. But the idea is actually to win money and OOP bluffing is not very profitable. You win pots by bluffing but you also lose a lot of extra bets in the process. Overall bluffing is not a big money-maker except against a few opponents. Against most opponents it's just something you do to pick up a little extra money while keeping the game honest. The real money is in making an actual hand and pounding someone with it.

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Good post Stellarwind, however a couple of questions:

Would you play these hands in a 3 way pot (CO raise, sb call): Q8,J8,T8,T6s,

I personally fold them, now theres a third player in the pot Im even more worried about dominated (or out drawn on a later street)if I do hit a hand.

Maybe a good player can play them, but for me I prefer a fold.

HU against stealers from CO, if I play Q8,J8,T8,T6s I think theres more value in calling then folding so I'll certainly play these. There not hands I would bluff with post flop but if I make a hand or good draw I'll certainly playback at the CO raiser and if they want to pay me off with A high thats up to them. If Im dominated occassionally then so be it.

Also, in your example you used AQ, but theres plenty of hands the CO could be raising that are more on a par with what I would be defending with.

Anyway I would look forward to your reply or anyones elses if my thinking/playing is a little warped.

I think I obviously need to give more thought to what I play in this specific situation:

Can anyone outline what hands they might call in these 2 situations

Case 1 Treat CO raise same as in OP.
Co Raise, Sb calls your in BB

Case 2
CO Raise, Button Cold calls, sb fold, your in BB.

Stellars post sums out the vast difference in these situtations, but personally Ive never given a great deal of thought to the difference in this situations.


Also, if Co is average stealer of say 35%, am I overdefending with hands like Q8,J8,T8,T6s ?