NLHE refers to the no-limit variant of Texas Hold 'Em
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Minimum re-raise in Hold em
What is the minimum re-raise in Texas hold em? I have heard both that you need to double the previous bet and that the minimum raise is the big blind. Which is it?
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Balanced Continuation Bet range
Assume a 100bb NL game 6max game. Hero is on the Button on Open raises 3BB with a 55% range
The BB calls (25% range). On a Board Axx a lot of players cbet a large portion of their range (60% - 90%) ...
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How to best teach poker to a novice in 1 month?
Note: I am interested in playing NLHE.
Short version:
I live near a large casino. I would like to eventually get good enough to play there and consistently win money. However, the lowest stake table ...
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Is Small Ball Poker In Cash Games A Good Strategy?
I have read Daniel Negreanu's book on small ball poker strategy in tournament play.
Essentially, small ball poker involves playing a wider range of
starting hands more aggressively, but only ...
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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 ...
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Profitability of re-buys/add-ons when allowed
If you are not familiar with the format: such tournaments are (at least) available online, mostly in form of satellites to other tournaments etc. Basically the standard satellite structure with 1 ...
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What is the proper betting procedure with 7 players after the first three players go all in before preflop?
Blinds are 300/600 in this game. Texas Hold'em No Limit., Seven players
Player "A" first to bet goes all-in with a 600 + 150 raise for a total of 750.
Player "B" second to play goes ...
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Is it advantageous to buy into a NL cash game at the maximum amount?
Is there an inherent advantage/disadvantage to having a larger stack than your opponent in a cash game? I know it can affect tournament play.
I would think if you expect to have a skill advantage over ...
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What's a good strategy for playing overpairs post flop?
Here's the situation. Hero has pocket kings, raises before the flop and 1-2 people call. Flop comes up something like Q 10 7.
How would you guys play this? And is it significantly different if your ...
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Dealing with Rookie / Novice Players
Having played NLHE and LHE for some time, I am very aware of all the aspects that go into "playing the game".
I am fairly good at the NLHE as my online and casino stacks often show, recently (as seen ...
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Tough decision on the turn
The tournament has 30 minute blind levels, everyone began with 10K in chips, and the play is 10 handed. At this point the blinds are 200/400 with a 50 Ante. Hero starts the hand with 7825 in chips ...
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NL100: 2-Pair In 4-Way Pot Facing OOP Lead @ Wet Flop
Villain is 21/14/1.5 AF over ~ 105 hands. It seems as though he understands position. He has mostly been quite passive postflop not making overly aggressive moves or traps. I haven't got a lot of ...
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Should I call all-in here with bottom set?
Game is $1/$3 NL Hold'em
Hero is in a middle position with $410. Villain is in an earlier position with approx $540.
Pre-Flop:
A few callers, including villain. Hero sees 22 and calls $3. In total, ...
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NL400: Big Slick IP vs C-Bet In 3-Bet Pot
Opponent relatively unknown, only ~35 hands. They're playing VPIP:51 / PFR:31 / 3bet:6% (1/17 opportunities). Currently he has a postflop AF of 2.7, which is above the ~2.0 average.
What would you ...
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Folding AA after the flop?
Hero in BB hits AA before the flop. BB is $600, there are 3 or 4 callers (I'm old and can never recall all the details), and hero doesn't like to see his AA busted by a runner-runner so he raises ...
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NL600: River Decision OOP vs Thinking Regular At Very Wet Board
Opponent is a good, thinking semi-loose regular, capable of almost all the things you'd imagine. 28/21/2.5 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~1200 hands.
This is early in this particular session although we've ...
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Looking for the BB/M math to build good NLHE Tourney Blind Structures
I'm running a home game and I want to better design NLHE Tourney Blind Structures.
So far the auto generators I've found either bias slow build up or long tourney times.
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When should you defend your big blind in tournament play?
Should you defend your blinds differently at different stages of a tournament?
Meaning in the early stages should you defend a lot tighter and then get a bit looser as the tournament goes on. The ...
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Why is comparing hands based on how often they win a showdown or on their poker “hand rank” worse than worthless?
From No Limit Hold 'em: Theory and Practice p124
In deep stack no limit, preflop hands derive most of their value from
how well they extract money after the flop from your opponents.
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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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Do previous bets count towards All-In raises?
Let's say 3 players are playing poker. Player A has $11, B has $10, C has $9
Player A opens by betting $3, leaving A with $8
Player B re-raises A "All-In" and C calls, going "All-In" as well.
Player A ...
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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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Why is “Let There Be Range” so expensive ? Is it worth that money?
I saw this book on the Internet today called one of the best poker books. Price is unbelievable. $947.00
I made some little search and I found this comment.
Very expensive, but again, there are ...
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Should I have went all-in with KK on this flop?
Game is $1/$3 NL Hold'em
Hero is BB with $440.
Villain is UTG with about $310.
Pre-Flop:
Villain raises UTG to $12.
4 callers.
Hero happily discovers that he has KK and raises to 110.
Villain ...
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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 ...
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Ax2x, UTG, final tabler, 4 players. Go to war?
At the final table with Ax2x, 60000 stack, UTG, 4 players. Tournament started with about 50 players. Hero calls 8000 BB, no raises. Flop is 2x7x10x. So now hero has 2x2xAx. BB bets 8000 with about ...
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NL200: Many possible lines to showdown in this 3-bet pot
Villain is a semi-loose regular for 6 max. He's solid enough, but generally straight-forward OOP. 27/16/2.5 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~180 hands.
$2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
SB: $180
BB: $211
UTG: ...
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Call river all-in after missing flush-draw but hitting AK?
The villain just sat down a few hands prior to this, so neither of us should have had any reads on the other.
$1/2 NL (10 handed)
SB Villain (~$190)
BB Hero (~$300)
Normalish stack sizes for ...
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How do you play AQ or AK (off or suited) on $1/$2 Live?
This week I had this peculiar situation. The villain is 60+ old black woman who came and sat next to me with about 100$ on $1/$2 and ofcourse with a stone-cold grim-poker-face with no smile. She ...
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Minimum number of hands required to establish a conclusion about win-rate?
What is minimum number of hands required to establish a conclusion about win-rate at particular level (10NLHE, 30NLHE, etc)?
e.g. You can play 1000 hands and have a win-rate of 53bb/100 but that is ...
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Did I play this correctly? $1-2 NL Holdem
I'm in the Big Blind with about $180. I get 44's. 5 limpers.
I raise to $13, 2 callers (UTG+3 & the Button).
Flop comes [A,K,4]
I raise $25. Both call.
Turn is a K.
I raise $35. Both call ...
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NL200: Difficult River Situation; Whether To Bluff Or Not?
Villain is a TAGgy regular. 24/17/2.1 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~270 hands.
$2 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
SB: $161
BB: $218
UTG: $63
MP: $157
Hero (CO): $290
BTN: $245
Pre Flop: Hero on CO has ...
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Is it bad etiqutte for the whole table to agree to let someone blind out?
There is probably no wrong or right answer to this just wondered what the general opinion is.
To set the scene. I was just playing in a tourney where we got down to the final 6 and 5 paid. The chip ...
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How Can I Tell If My Opponent Is Aware Of My Image/Range?
I was wondering what information is most relevant to finding out how aware my opponents are of my image and my range in certain scenarios.
For example, say I have a loose-passive player on my right, ...
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(Simple?) 3-bet Scenario
This is a copy of a question from a (relatively) well known strategy thread authored by Phil Galfond. I thought it would make for interesting answers considering the format of SE.
From watching ...
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NL600: River Decision IP vs TAG 3 Barrel
Opponent is a TAG. 23/19/2.8 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~600 hands. He's opening ~23% from MP. I've been playing slightly tighter, around 20/15/1.7 which given our table dynamics, I believe I looked less ...
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What is the best strategy once you are chip leader in a tournament?
I am talking about tournaments(MTT) with about 30-40 players.What should be the strategy:
Go loose: Force other players to either go all in or fold, if you have slightly good cards
Go tight: Let ...
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Which requires more skill, cash game or tournament poker?
Cash games and multi-table tournaments require different styles of play.
But which one requires more skill to be good at?
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Determining the proper play on the turn
This hand came up in a local WPT event (not the main event for the series) that had a $340 buyin. Everyone started the tournament with $15K in chips and the structure was good with 40 minute blinds. ...
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99 short stacks reraised under the gun tournament
Hero is under the gun with about 7000 in chips, just doubled up. 6 handed, blinds are 200/400 and 25 antes. Hero has 99. Hero raises to 1200. Chip leader, about 15000 in #2 raises to 3000. Hand ...
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NL400: Vs a TAG Regular. Interesting River Decision
Opponent is a standard TAG regular, nothing unusual. No specific reads. 22/16/2.5 (VPIP/PFR/AF) over ~300 hands.
$4 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
SB: $155
BB: $361
UTG: $190
MP: $444
Hero (CO): ...
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How should I play blind vs. blind late in tournaments against unknown players?
One type of situation has troubled me when I've faced various versions of it. In the later stages of tournaments where the blinds are significant, I find myself wondering what to do when it comes ...
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Does This Qualify As A Split Pot?
My partner and I are fighting about this.
I had 10 and something, don't remember and he had 3 and 2.
On the table : 10 J Q K A.
I think I win with my 10 completing my straight but he said we had to ...
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NL100: River Shove with Ace-High?
I'm not sure how to frame this so I'll just post the hand and you can
say what you want about it.
Villain was 18/16/5 AF; 3B 11(7/63); Squeeze 18(2/11) over ~160 hands. I believe he understands ...
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How to play QQ live tournament?
Not playing too long so I probably won't provided all the detail needed. Blinds are at $200/400. Hero has QQ. Villain raises to $800 pre-flop. Hero and a few others call. Hero recalls villain has made ...
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Interesting Spot in Penny Poker: Overpair vs Nit on Wet Board
One of my students was practicing at the super-low stakes online games, and he came across a hand that ended up a lot more interesting than it seemed on face value. I have my own conclusions that I'll ...
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Should I call opponent's flop re-raise with trips?
I'm looking for some advice on a particular hand I played last night.
1/3 NL.
Villain (~$350) - Playing loose aggressive and seemed like a reasonable/good player overall. Definitely raises more ...
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NL200: Am I A Super-Nit For Considering Folding The Turn With TPGK?
First off, I flatted the CO opn as I'd just 3B that player very recently. I didn't want to get 4B off what was likely the best hand, and IP, it plays well enough postflop to be +EV IMO. Not certain ...
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Smallest Stack Size for playing 3bet/fold
Assume hero is playing a ring game with short stack. What is the smallest Stack Size you can 3bet a 3bb open raise without being committed. And what is the 3bet size to choose?
To be more concrete: ...
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NL100: Turn Two-Pair at Wet Board Facing Small Bets
note: I don't have a great deal of experience with "Speed Poker" but I
can see that the table dynamics are significantly different from
regular 6max.
Villain is 20/17/10% 3bet. AF 3. Over 93 ...
