preflop strategy

Maliant · #1 07-21-2007, 06:52 AM

You are sitting in a LP game w/ minimum 5 to flop every hand and almost everyone at table likes to chase draws to river. There are 7 limpers to you in the SB and you are looking down at KK does anyone here just call to disguise hand / evaluate flop and isolate people on bigger streets? What if you are on the button or BB with everyone limping here, does it change?

Nyquiz · #2 07-21-2007, 08:23 AM

No, I don't try and get cute with a bunch of loose passive players who probably aren't paying attention to my hands anyway. If they are calling down no matter what I'm pumping PF with KK from anywhere.

leo doc · #3 07-21-2007, 08:52 AM

I couldn't agree more. If they're going to chase to the river, get your chips in the middle when you've got the best of it.

Moneyball16 · #4 07-23-2007, 03:51 AM

What about 22-88 here in the sb? I would raise all these on the button with that many limpers, but should I be raising them in the blinds too?

JeffO · #5 07-23-2007, 03:55 AM

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Raise the KK, your preflop equity is too much to pass up. Limp with the small pocket pairs. You are playing them for set value.

rafiki · #6 07-23-2007, 10:27 AM

By the time the pot contains 8 sb (the amount if you don't raise), you've still got a big enough pot to get donkies chasing. Might as well raise and make it 16 sb, so that when you win, you're winning a bigger pot. Also a chance the bb can 3ball which could potentially make the hand easier to play for you.

sternroolz · #7 07-23-2007, 01:15 PM

I used to employ the limping with big hands in the blinds theory. I found it doesn't work nearly as well as raising with a real wide range pf in sb and bb(J10s+ excluding K10, KJ, and Q10s, AQo+, 77+, Axs). This will disguise your very strong hands plenty well enough.

blindside · #8 07-23-2007, 01:57 PM

if you can make up 8sbs postflop go for it.. if not do what everyone else does and worry about how you're going to scoop that enormous pot in the end...

bernie · #9 07-23-2007, 11:47 PM

Why is this a question in med stakes forum?

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KitCloudkicker · #10 07-23-2007, 11:51 PM

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my sentiments exactly

move to micros or beginners pls