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1/2 NL: Call this villain's all-in with top pair, ace kicker?
Game is $1/$2 NL Hold'em at the Venetian
Hero (~$200) - Been playing TAG for the first couple hours and went up about $100. Then switched to loose play since I've been wanting to improve that skill ...
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2answers
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What to do when a third suited card appears on the river
9 player cash game. Blinds 1c/2c. I am UTG with K:hearts: K:diamonds: I raise to 8c. Everyone folds to the button who calls. SB and BB fold. The pot is 19c. Flop comes 9:spades: 2:spades: K:clubs:. ...
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8answers
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When to fold AA pre-flop?
Let's simplify the situation:
you have pocket aces (AA)
cash game
all players but one have folded (heads-up)
the remaining player goes all-in.
we are pre-flop
Is there a situation where folding ...
6
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4answers
131 views
Small Pairs on early and middle positions
I'm still uncertain about best way to play small pairs on early or middle positions. 22, 33, etc. even up to 99.
Straight and Flush possibility are low, and even if you catch one of these - someone ...
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3answers
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Starting a Friendly Poker Ring
Not sure if this is applicable to the decorum of Poker.SE but here goes:
What is a reasonable way of getting a regular ring together? I have a group of 6-8 friends at work who are fairly interested ...
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3answers
141 views
How to maximize expectation with pocket aces and an Aces Cracked bonus running
I was playing $3-$6 Limit live Texas Hold'em and there was a $200 Aces Cracked bonus running - meaning if you have pocket Aces and lose, you get $200. The house rake is pretty steep - $3 per hand + ...
6
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3answers
162 views
Micro Stakes, playing Big Aces pre-flop against multiple very loose opponents
I'm kinda new to poker online so i'm sorry if my question is kinda silly.
I decided to start building my bank-roll by start playing from micro-stakes, where i'm more comfortable in having some losing ...
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4answers
312 views
Straight + Flush draw on flop, is all-in worth to play?
Effective stack 80% max buy-in. Villain (UTG) bets 3xBB, Hero (Big Blind) calls with 5d 4d. Flop 6d 7d Ac.Action: Hero checks, Villain bets 3/4 pot. Hero goes all-in. Is it all-in good move ...
6
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1answer
150 views
How often, and how much, should I bluff on the river when I miss my flush but a possible straight comes?
Playing no-limit hold-em cash game, I am out of position drawing at a flush against one opponent. The river card comes down without completing the flush, but it does complete a potential open-ended ...
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3answers
263 views
Set Mining: betting pre flop with 22+
When I set mine I usually raise pre flop with my pocket pair to build a large pot.
I use the 10 to 1 rule for stack size to bet ratio when calling with a small pocket pair, but when you're raising ...
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4answers
431 views
Is using a “straddle” a valid strategy or is it just for fun?
I am wondering if posting a straddle makes the game more fun, if it's a pure gamble or if it actually has any hidden strategic value (well, of course the straddeler gains a better position pre-flop by ...
6
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1answer
222 views
In deep stacked NLHE cash games, in what way do the implied odds of my starting hands change vs shallow stacked games? And why?
(Note: I consider ~175+bb stacks to be deep, and 50bb or less shallow)
How should the depth of effective stacks change my...
Starting hand range? (Tighter/Looser)
Style of play? (more ...
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7answers
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Should I call this river overbet with an overpair?
1/3 at Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh Pa. Villain is a Hines Ward lookalike - he started out playing as a seemingly competent LAG, playing lots of hands fairly aggressively, putting opponents in tough ...
