$11: Medium pairs preflop allin ?

[DaN_05]

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Ok, I think the problem is that I consider raising/reraising with 1/3 my stack, sometimes up to 40%, instead of just pushing.
Should I just set the limit at 30% at the $11's? (And am I right to think that this limit shouldn't be as rigid at higher buyins ?)

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Generally, if your stack is at around ~10xBB or below, you don't have room to raise and fold, just push all-in to begin with.

[hedgehug]

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Generally, if your stack is at around ~10xBB or below, you don't have room to raise and fold, just push all-in to begin with.

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What are the exceptions ? (if any)

[Wolfram]

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Generally, if your stack is at around ~10xBB or below, you don't have room to raise and fold, just push all-in to begin with.

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What are the exceptions ? (if any)

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No exceptions. When you have less than 10BB you only play preflop fold/all-in poker. Level doesn't matter, except if you want to trap with AA/KK by doing stuff like min-raising (which most thinking players will be savvy to anyways and becomes highly exploitable).

[ymu]

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... except if you want to trap with AA/KK by doing stuff like min-raising (which most thinking players will be savvy to anyways and becomes highly exploitable).

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Agree. It's amazing what pushing AA for 12BB can do for your table image and ability to steal blinds in future ... It's also fairly likely to get a call if you've been pushing a lot and there are some big stacks after you.

If I had at least 13BB and hadn't been pushbotting much yet I might raise AA to 2.5x from late position to make it look like a cheap steal attempt and get a customer, but from early position I push it every time. With 11BB or less anything other than a push is ridiculously obvious.

[hedgehug]

ok, thanks.
But what about the 30% limit when I'm "deepstacked" ? Does anyone use other rigid limits ? Is 40% terrible ?

[Wolfram]

If any call is for 40% of your stack or more, you might as well go all-in.

I.e. calling 40% of your stack, only to fold if you don't hit the flop/turn/river is pretty stupid.