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RamdeeBen
Legend
Silver Level
Ok guys this may be quite a longish post so I would really appreciate it if you could read answer them all in as easy as I have listed them.
The hands may well be straight forward to you guys but I tend to struggle sometimes folding pre-flop because of the limits I'm at and the massive range you can expect to be raised from.
I'm struggling with several hands which may be classed as marginal. A,Q os/A,J os,/K,Q os/ K,J os A,10os and so on. You get what I'm getting at and I'll give you some examples. Also the same applies if they are suited and maybe gives the hand more value.
1: So, for early position the standard raise PF with any of the Ace above, correct? Now, when I'm re-raised are you always putting the hand down in early position? Would you keep hold of these hands if you have position?
2: I think I'm losing a lot of money with these hands although most are showing profit, if I'm re-raised and it's not by much I tend to call then If my top pair hits and there s action I'm sometimes dropping my hand due to the kicker and assuming they have a better kicker. Is this the correct thing to do and shouldn't I have called to start with? If you're wondering why I'm calling it is because in many cases you are raised with sometimes even worse hands. I guess if it's suited I SHOULD be calling, or again not?
3:Is the theory correct just play as tight as possible? I see most "winning" players not just plays standard tight poker and limping or raising with suited connectors and sometimes hitting the nuts or just out playing their opponent. I've tried this with some success sometimes but any scared card and I'm always assuming they have it!
4: Kings!!! The dreaded kings and so on. If I raise or am raised first and then I fire again most often or not they will flat call. Now this leads me to the conclusion they don't have Aces but again if the scary ace falls most often or not I'm thinking most people wouldn't call a re-raise with garbage (I say most times ) So if this dreaded Ace drops, I still bet out and If I'm being called I have to slow down because I'm guessing they have anything from Ace/King to Ace/Rag. Is this the correct approach? Because I will then get bet at and its like arrrrg what do I do??
5:Queens!!! Again another not so nice hand. If I raise and flat called most of the time I'm expecting Ace/King or some order and rag. Now if any flop, am I just betting out again and aggresively? The problem is most people don't even think of Kicker at this level so if they catch their Ace/King and I'm betting they won't think "ok he has the highest card and probarly highest kicker so I'm letting the hand go" How do you approach this ??
6: Pocket middle pairs from early/mid/late position. I've read different ways on playing these and I tend to raise from late position if there are several limpers but just limp in early position, am I doing this correctly? Or should I raise like I have a top pair?
Finally, I think I've missed some stuff but there's that much going through I can't think of what they are. I think this is where my most flaws are coming from. I hate raising, then flat calling a re-raise. I feel dominated and often fold even if I hit top pair in fear of a higher kicker as I've stated but I don't see how I can win consistently not playing these rather "good" hands which they are good compared to the other junk. I like to be the aggressor and sometimes it works, however a lot of the time I'm losing big pots with these cards but I can't play a game of poker and just playing pocket pairs all day long.
EDIT I forgot to ask. middle pairs I most often call a raise if it isn't much, should I be doing this hoping to hit those trips or overtime am I losing money to these for the times I'm folding postflop? If so then surely there are some pocket pairs that I should be playing apart from Aces/Kings/Queens/Jacks if raised.
The hands may well be straight forward to you guys but I tend to struggle sometimes folding pre-flop because of the limits I'm at and the massive range you can expect to be raised from.
I'm struggling with several hands which may be classed as marginal. A,Q os/A,J os,/K,Q os/ K,J os A,10os and so on. You get what I'm getting at and I'll give you some examples. Also the same applies if they are suited and maybe gives the hand more value.
1: So, for early position the standard raise PF with any of the Ace above, correct? Now, when I'm re-raised are you always putting the hand down in early position? Would you keep hold of these hands if you have position?
2: I think I'm losing a lot of money with these hands although most are showing profit, if I'm re-raised and it's not by much I tend to call then If my top pair hits and there s action I'm sometimes dropping my hand due to the kicker and assuming they have a better kicker. Is this the correct thing to do and shouldn't I have called to start with? If you're wondering why I'm calling it is because in many cases you are raised with sometimes even worse hands. I guess if it's suited I SHOULD be calling, or again not?
3:Is the theory correct just play as tight as possible? I see most "winning" players not just plays standard tight poker and limping or raising with suited connectors and sometimes hitting the nuts or just out playing their opponent. I've tried this with some success sometimes but any scared card and I'm always assuming they have it!
4: Kings!!! The dreaded kings and so on. If I raise or am raised first and then I fire again most often or not they will flat call. Now this leads me to the conclusion they don't have Aces but again if the scary ace falls most often or not I'm thinking most people wouldn't call a re-raise with garbage (I say most times ) So if this dreaded Ace drops, I still bet out and If I'm being called I have to slow down because I'm guessing they have anything from Ace/King to Ace/Rag. Is this the correct approach? Because I will then get bet at and its like arrrrg what do I do??
5:Queens!!! Again another not so nice hand. If I raise and flat called most of the time I'm expecting Ace/King or some order and rag. Now if any flop, am I just betting out again and aggresively? The problem is most people don't even think of Kicker at this level so if they catch their Ace/King and I'm betting they won't think "ok he has the highest card and probarly highest kicker so I'm letting the hand go" How do you approach this ??
6: Pocket middle pairs from early/mid/late position. I've read different ways on playing these and I tend to raise from late position if there are several limpers but just limp in early position, am I doing this correctly? Or should I raise like I have a top pair?
Finally, I think I've missed some stuff but there's that much going through I can't think of what they are. I think this is where my most flaws are coming from. I hate raising, then flat calling a re-raise. I feel dominated and often fold even if I hit top pair in fear of a higher kicker as I've stated but I don't see how I can win consistently not playing these rather "good" hands which they are good compared to the other junk. I like to be the aggressor and sometimes it works, however a lot of the time I'm losing big pots with these cards but I can't play a game of poker and just playing pocket pairs all day long.
EDIT I forgot to ask. middle pairs I most often call a raise if it isn't much, should I be doing this hoping to hit those trips or overtime am I losing money to these for the times I'm folding postflop? If so then surely there are some pocket pairs that I should be playing apart from Aces/Kings/Queens/Jacks if raised.