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I think the biggest mistake here is not raising pre-flop. With three people in the hand and AQ out of position I think this has to be a re-raise, relating to some comments that I read I would be re-raising here 100% of the time, I don't think playing AQ out of position is great (obviously you play it, it's a monster) and so narrowing the field would be the ...
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I would definitely raise PF to see where I am. If you dont raise you allow trash to see the flop and secondly you have no idea if your AQ is the strongest A. If you are re-raised you can tighten your villains range PF without second guessing OTF. That alone puts you in a tough spot OTF. I would much prefer to be re-raised and knowing where I am.
As someone ...
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You have an interesting point of view about the short stacks, but this point tells me that you lack a few key things about short stack play.
As you might know, in cash games, the blinds never increase. As you might know as well, in cash games you can buy in for any amount which is between two fixed amounts, set by the casino. However, in cash games the pots ...
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The best way to deal with them in my opinion is to only call them with hands that have a good chance of winning a showdown.
So any pair, any connectors, any suited cards preferably with a high kicker. If you act before them and have a decent hand, put in big raises to try and stop them shoving, if they do call then you hopefully chip up nicely :)
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Depends on many factors. Like if you have any history on these players and how they play.
Personally I would have raised pre with that hand to at least get rid of any silly hands for the big blind. He could be sat there with 2 7 for all you know. But back to the actual question.
I would say that you have the strongest Ace. I would expect anyone else to ...
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Should our hero call the all-in?
No. There are many arguments to this answer:
The guy came from the online world to the live play. He might be sloppy in handling the chips, but that doesn't make him a fish, until proven contrary, and he perhaps knows the Baluga theorem, which states that if you have TP and you get raised on the turn, you're likely ...
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I'm assuming you are playing against 7 players who never fold and always raise if possible, on all the streets. Then any hand with an equity > 1/8 = 12.5% is worth playing. The blinds have practically no influence, since they are tiny compared to the huge pots.
I've played a bit with PokerStove: The best hands are AA (38.8%), KK (32.9%), QQ (28.3%), AKs ...
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In my opinion, though this is not an easy task, it can be greatly simplified by remembering that balancing ranges usually means choosing between two basic strategies:
Playing different types of hands the same way.
Playing the same type of hand different ways.
An overall strategy which incorporates a combination of both will ensure we do not become too ...
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