Stick66
Legend
Silver Level
NL HE Full Ring: DISCUSSION: Mid-pairs, EP/UTG, loose table
I've been told by a few different people to raise 77+ from EP. I've also read a few sources that say limp to setmine 22-88 from EP.
I know the eternal poker qualifier of "it depends" applies here. But I'm looking to improve my play of mid-pairs from early position at loose tables specifically. It seems like limping 66, 77, or 88 could have it's drawbacks at loose tables, but it also seems like standard-raising always gets a call or 2 by loose players and leaves me OOP up against unknown holdings due to the wider range of loose players.
(The definition of "loose" for this discussion is... Frequently having 2 or more players call a standard 3x-4xBB EP raise.)
I'm looking for discussion of this situation, mostly regarding the following aspects:
- How loose must a table be before we change how we play these mid PP's?
- When we do adjust to table looseness, what pair is the threshold of our change (IE: Limp 55 & raise 66? or Limp 88 & raise 99?, etc.) and why?
- How much should our raise be considering being OOP post-flop? Make it standard or smaller so we can bail out easier if an Ace flops? OR make it larger than standard to try to "thin the field" while building a bigger pot?
Discuss, specifically "WHY?"
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Here's a sample hand for reference:
poker stars, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker
CO: $48.75 (97.5 bb)
BTN: $49 (98 bb)
SB: $52.75 (105.5 bb)
BB: $17.10 (34.2 bb)
HERO (UTG): $48 (96 bb)
MP1: $50 (100 bb)
MP2: $28.75 (57.5 bb)
MP3: $87.25 (174.5 bb)
Pre-Flop: HERO is UTG with 8
8
HERO .... ???
I've been told by a few different people to raise 77+ from EP. I've also read a few sources that say limp to setmine 22-88 from EP.
I know the eternal poker qualifier of "it depends" applies here. But I'm looking to improve my play of mid-pairs from early position at loose tables specifically. It seems like limping 66, 77, or 88 could have it's drawbacks at loose tables, but it also seems like standard-raising always gets a call or 2 by loose players and leaves me OOP up against unknown holdings due to the wider range of loose players.
(The definition of "loose" for this discussion is... Frequently having 2 or more players call a standard 3x-4xBB EP raise.)
I'm looking for discussion of this situation, mostly regarding the following aspects:
- How loose must a table be before we change how we play these mid PP's?
- When we do adjust to table looseness, what pair is the threshold of our change (IE: Limp 55 & raise 66? or Limp 88 & raise 99?, etc.) and why?
- How much should our raise be considering being OOP post-flop? Make it standard or smaller so we can bail out easier if an Ace flops? OR make it larger than standard to try to "thin the field" while building a bigger pot?
Discuss, specifically "WHY?"
******
Here's a sample hand for reference:
poker stars, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 8 Players
Hand History Converter by Stoxpoker
CO: $48.75 (97.5 bb)
BTN: $49 (98 bb)
SB: $52.75 (105.5 bb)
BB: $17.10 (34.2 bb)
HERO (UTG): $48 (96 bb)
MP1: $50 (100 bb)
MP2: $28.75 (57.5 bb)
MP3: $87.25 (174.5 bb)
Pre-Flop: HERO is UTG with 8
HERO .... ???