Still a noob, but wanted to share this in order to hear (read) some opinions.
I generally raise 3-5xBB, 3bet, 4bet , shove, call all-ins with top hands.
My top hand are: AKs, AKo, AQs, KK+ (maybe ATo+, TT+ if HU and have some read on villian)
If flatted while holding AKo+ insta-shove a dry flop, very cautious on a wet flop, (insta-shove with a 4 to a flush if one of our cards is of the same suit as flop?)
If flatted while holding KK+ all my chips in the middle no watter what.
Raise other hands to aprox. <=2.5x BB.
My oppening hands are:
– suited connectors from 56+ from MP+1 to LP
– 99+, QJo+from EP – MP
– 66+ T9o+ in LP
– 22 – 55 only in LP limp/call
– unsuited connectors JTo+ from MP to LP only
– unsuited gappers sometimes I call from LP, when spewy or on a tilt vengeance to take out that guy who cracked our AA
My min hands to call a reasonable PFR: 22+, T9s+, KJo+ from MP to LP. Any position with top hands.
If I hit a set on a dry board I'm ready to go broke against a higer set, set over set happens about 1 in 98 times, so I'm cool with that.
Whenever I hit the flop hard, I will take villians to value town, if board is drawy I will make them pay.
If I completely miss I will still c-bet IP 1/3 of pot, if OOP check-raise a nittly, check/fold to loose player, if I don't improve by the turn I give up, unless I have a super read on villian.
palrio said:
Still a noob, but wanted to share this in order to hear (read) some opinions.
I generally raise 3-5xBB, 3bet, 4bet , shove, call all-ins with top hands.
You dont want to be altering your bet size based on hand strength its exploitable. Your bet size changes based on the blind size and antes. Also you should be raising a little bigger when you have a strong hand from the blinds.
My top hand are: AKs, AKo, AQs, KK+ (maybe ATo+, TT+ if HU and have some read on villian)
Standarded..dont get married to AQ so easily though.
If flatted while holding AKo+ insta-shove a dry flop, very cautious on a wet flop, (insta-shove with a 4 to a flush if one of our cards is of the same suit as flop?)
Very exploitable…think about what your doing, would you play AA that way? I have snapped off a lot of AK hands doing this on rag flops when the flop comes 267 and I have 88. You want to play your air which is what AK is at that point, you drawing hands and you strong hands in a somewhat similar fashion. Again its about being exploitable.
If flatted while holding KK+ all my chips in the middle no watter what.
So you raise utg with KK and get three callers and the board comes AT9 all spades you have none, your chips go in? or lets take out the spades part and lets use that flop and there is two players betting/calling in front, you jamming KK there? Too spewy imo.
Raise other hands to aprox. <=2.5x BB.
see above easy to get reads on .
My oppening hands are:
– suited connectors from 56+ from MP+1 to LP
– 99+, QJo+from EP – MP
– 66+ T9o+ in LP
– 22 – 55 only in LP limp/call
watch Caseys, vid on early play he talks about small PP along with HITTHEPANDA's vid on small PP
– unsuited connectors JTo+ from MP to LP only
– unsuited gappers sometimes I call from LP, when spewy or on a tilt vengeance to take out that guy who cracked our AA
My min hands to call a reasonable PFR: 22+, T9s+, KJo+ from MP to LP. Any position with top hands.
If I hit a set on a dry board I'm ready to go broke against a higer set, set over set happens about 1 in 98 times, so I'm cool with that.
Whenever I hit the flop hard, I will take villians to value town, if board is drawy I will make them pay.
I will say this about all the hands you listed above and when and where your going to play them…it depends plain and simple. Whats the table dynamics, whats my image, whats my reads, what the blind to stack size, how close to the money. My hands played vary so much based on what I just said that I have no fixed hand ranges. One table J9s is an open 100% from the hi-jack on but on another its an easy fold.
If I completely miss I will still c-bet IP 1/3 of pot, if OOP check-raise a nittly, check/fold to loose player, if I don't improve by the turn I give up, unless I have a super read on villian.
If you play like this every time anyone paying attention will exploit your game.
Please dont take what I said too hard. It kind of seems like you read a book and are playing how they suggest which is fine for people just learning the game. But dont get locked into playing poker by saying I always do this or play this hand. You need to learn to take in all the information presented to you and plug it all in your poker mind and determine the best course of action at that particular moments based on numerous variables. Keep sharing hands, keep studying the videos your game will evolve over time. Trust me
I think its OK to have a pre-defined range of hands that you play for certain positions, if u are playing CASH games.
In MTT or SITS, theres so much more, stack sizes, Blinds and so on, so anything predifine can be a mistake.
Example I am shortstacked, I fold QJs on MP1, very next hand I shove J4o on the BTN..funny ha….
It really matters all the aspects, I might fold A6o on the BTN with blind 10/20 but open any 2 same position later on.
I think JDog hit it spot on. Changing your betting dynamics purely on hand strength is going to become easily exploitable by any opponent who is watching you. You are start to catch a lot of misery from villains who have figured you out and are going to stick you into lousy position after lousy position. For hand ranges you outlined, I would focus much more on table dynamics, and the situation at hand when you are playing and a lot less on the exact set of cards you are holding. In general position and situation are key to what you are doing. Be careful about getting married to hands and going broke with them. KK is a great hand Pre-Flop, but depending on what happens it can turn out to be no better than 7-2o after if the flop isn't favorable against opponents ranges. In addition to the vids that JDog suggested I would also highly suggest Hagbard Celine's “Having a Plan” video. You are going to want to think about what you want to do with your hand given various situations on each of the streets and how you are going to act/respond to what is going on. Poker isn't a formulaic game and treating as such is going to give you more than your fair share of bad situations to deal with. Work on watching what's going on, find players who you can get a strong read on what their doing and punish them.
Although I will play that way most of the time, it will also depend on table dynamics, I find I'm being more aware of this now.
The KK example was preflop, I will try to get my chips in preflop. I worded it wrong, sorry. I've laid down KK with Axx flop in a multiway flop, but I do put the pressure on the flop and turn and then give up.
Most of the time I play small ball with all my cards.
Will continue reading and hopefully upload some vids on youtube.
Thanks again.
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