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25 or 50NL - Couple of useful strategy questions/discussions
Adjusting to loose tables:
I've found that 25 or 50NL tables in general are extremely passive where you can play standard cardrunners style pretty profitable (raising in position, c-betting and putting pressure on opponents to have a hand). However, sometimes you run into a really loose aggro table with a lot of limping, calling raises out of position, and not folding to 1,2 or 3 barrels with any piece of the board. What are the best adjustments to make in this situation. Typical scenarios: You're on the button and 2-3 limps to you. Obviously raising the field with a premium hand like AK/AQ+ is best. What about suited connectors/one gappers. Is it ok in this situation to limp along and see a flop multi-way. Hands that you might raise in position on a passive table to isolate a single limper like QTo, KTo. Best to throw those away? What about a hand like KJo or KQo. Not really hands that you want to play multiway, but they seem to be marginal hands to raise the field with. Raise anyway to try to get it heads up? Postflop in general, seems like cutting down on double barreling would be one good adjustment. Would love to hear some thoughts on other adjustments that could be made to make these tables more profitable (adjusting c-betting frequency etc..) Blind Vs Blind situations: I've been having a little bit of trouble lately with blind-to-blind situations, and I'm really trying to understand some of the theory behind blind steals and what the most profitable way to play them is. Assumptions: Unknown opponent, and you've been playing a 19/15 TAG game. Lower limits (25NL or 50NL). Common scenario: Folded around to you in the SB with ATo and you raise. Flop comes rags, you make your standard continuation bet. If your opponent folds, good. If he calls, you're done with the hand and check/fold the turn? if he raises, fold. (bear in mind that this opponent is unknown to you, so you don't have a read yet as to whether he's making a play). If this is the typical scenario, isn't it then +EV for your opponent in the big blind and in position to raise any flop and put you to the test. If you have a big hand, you stick half your stack in the middle and he gets away. You're going to fold most of the time. If he happens to have a huge hand like 2pr or a set against your overpair, he's going to stack you. Even against a known aggressive opponent. You bet the flop, get raised and suspect he might be on a steal. You need to stick 50% of your stack in there as a 3 bet on the flop to show him you won't be pushed around. Initial objective was to steal a blind, and now you're sticking 50% of your stack in there with no pair no draw. Just doesn't seem +EV. I would love to hear how other people on this forum approach blind-vs-blind situations. |
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