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fx20736
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I'm wondering what others think about the need to show a balanced hand range for Early position when playing 5nl. Is it important to play sm/ medium pps when OOP so as to not play with your hole cards face up?
If so, what about c-betting when you miss? If you raise pf with 77 and the flop comes down KT4 do you fire a c-bet? If not most villians think check means weakness and will often try to take the pot from you but if you bet and get called you are probably beat. This also applies to AK and Suited Broadway Aces. Last night I was in the CO. The guy to my right open limped and I raised with AJs. He called and the flop came down all low cards with one spade. He made a pot-sized bet and I re-raised him. He called. The turn was a blank. He checked and I checked behind. Another blank on the river. I checked and he showed K6s and had paired his six on the flop. To think he called a raise OOP and a re-raise on the flop with a pair of sixes blew my mind. Of course the ultimate irony is he was also suited in spades so had we made I flush I would have stacked him.
So is c-betting worth the investment or should I not be worried about being transparent and go back to playing 77-22 only in late position?
If so, what about c-betting when you miss? If you raise pf with 77 and the flop comes down KT4 do you fire a c-bet? If not most villians think check means weakness and will often try to take the pot from you but if you bet and get called you are probably beat. This also applies to AK and Suited Broadway Aces. Last night I was in the CO. The guy to my right open limped and I raised with AJs. He called and the flop came down all low cards with one spade. He made a pot-sized bet and I re-raised him. He called. The turn was a blank. He checked and I checked behind. Another blank on the river. I checked and he showed K6s and had paired his six on the flop. To think he called a raise OOP and a re-raise on the flop with a pair of sixes blew my mind. Of course the ultimate irony is he was also suited in spades so had we made I flush I would have stacked him.
So is c-betting worth the investment or should I not be worried about being transparent and go back to playing 77-22 only in late position?