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Old 10-08-2007, 11:08 AM
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Default B&M 1-2, I\'m weak/tight

Hand 1: I open raise A-10o to $12 in EP with about $100 behind, villains cover. MP makes it 25, CO cold calls, folds around to me and I muck.

Hand 2: I open raise QQ to $12 in EP with about $120 behind, villain covers. Same player in MP makes it $25 to go, everyone else folds and I call. Flop K-J-x rainbow I check, villain bets $50, I fold.
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Old 10-08-2007, 11:25 AM
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Default Re: B&M 1-2, I\'m weak/tight

Hand 1: I don't raise ATo from EP in a game where I know I'm getting called. Most live games fit this description.

Hand 2: Still $100 effective stacks? Shove when it comes back to you.

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Old 10-08-2007, 11:29 AM
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Default Re: B&M 1-2, I\'m weak/tight

Majestic Star in Gary, IN. Game is $100 max buyin. Effective stacks in hand 2 are $120.

I should mention that this game was playing a little tighter than usual. An EP raise will usually get 1-2 callers instead of 2-4.
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Old 10-08-2007, 11:39 AM
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Default Re: B&M 1-2, I\'m weak/tight

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I should mention that this game was playing a little tighter than usual. An EP raise will usually get 1-2 callers instead of 2-4.


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Raising ATo in EP is still unwarranted and most likely a leak, were you card dead and bored or something?
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Old 10-08-2007, 11:43 AM
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No, I thought I'd be called by worse. Remember, this is B&M, so you'll find plenty of people calling with any ace and suited connectors for 10% of effective stacks.

Anyhoo, I would think that it would be better to raise marginal hands in a loose game. In a tight game, you'll only be called by worse, but you'll get action from hands you dominate in a loose game.
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Old 10-08-2007, 12:31 PM
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Default Re: B&M 1-2, I\'m weak/tight

1. fold
2. push
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Old 10-08-2007, 12:43 PM
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No, I thought I'd be called by worse. Remember, this is B&M, so you'll find plenty of people calling with any ace and suited connectors for 10% of effective stacks.

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This is exactly why I would recommend staying tight, not pushing small edges and not getting fancy. You have a pretty good expectation to get payed with your big hands, so why mess around in marginal spots or in RIO situations?

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Anyhoo, I would think that it would be better to raise marginal hands in a loose game. In a tight game, you'll only be called by worse, but you'll get action from hands you dominate in a loose game.

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If the game is loose *and* passive I think you're generally right. You'll be in more big pots, and if you can make fewer mistakes than your opponents you will profit. If there is anyone behind you who is capable of 3-betting you will have to give up on a lot of these hands preflop, and raising light doesn't look as good.
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Old 10-08-2007, 01:38 PM
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Default Re: B&M 1-2, I\'m weak/tight

i'd push hand 2 preflop. I might even be willing to get it in postflop with a more specific read.
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Old 10-08-2007, 01:41 PM
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1. fold
2. push

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Signed.
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Old 10-08-2007, 01:43 PM
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Default Re: B&M 1-2, I\'m weak/tight

-agreed with the other post about A10 in EP, but if the table is tight and/or your table image is really tight, then sometimes I like to throw up a weather ballon. As played definetly fold to the reraise

-on the second hand, I actually think it is read dependent, but from the two hands given, I think this is a 3-bet preflop. As played, you invited MP to C-bet you.
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