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RickAversion
Visionary
Silver Level
Something like "4 4" or "A 5" is somewhat weak in a hand with 10 players.
odds are you'll be beat by the river.
It's even borderline in a table of 4 or 5.
But, it's very decent when it's just head's up.
So, I've learned the idea of raising with weaker cards in order to get players to fold.
As a noob, you only raise pre-flop when you might have pocket pair, etc.
This was a big lesson. And it has worked well. Got a mediocre hand?
Raise and get people to fold, and it starts becoming a stronger hand!
Takes some sack. I have internalized this, and even did it a little bit when playing live.
Am I on the right track?
The same idea goes for strong pocket cards, in fact.
"A A" is killer against 2-3 players.
But, it's nothing great in a table of 10.
"K Q" is good, but I only feel confident pre-flop against 1 person where no one hits pair, and I may have high card.
So, as a noob, with "A A", you want to keep players in and not fold, so there will be more to feed the pot.
But, you risk losing to a trips, flush, straight.
You're better off raising pre-flop and either taking it (a win is a win) or just going head's up (and crushing him with a much higher probability)
Am I on the right track?
odds are you'll be beat by the river.
It's even borderline in a table of 4 or 5.
But, it's very decent when it's just head's up.
So, I've learned the idea of raising with weaker cards in order to get players to fold.
As a noob, you only raise pre-flop when you might have pocket pair, etc.
This was a big lesson. And it has worked well. Got a mediocre hand?
Raise and get people to fold, and it starts becoming a stronger hand!
Takes some sack. I have internalized this, and even did it a little bit when playing live.
Am I on the right track?
The same idea goes for strong pocket cards, in fact.
"A A" is killer against 2-3 players.
But, it's nothing great in a table of 10.
"K Q" is good, but I only feel confident pre-flop against 1 person where no one hits pair, and I may have high card.
So, as a noob, with "A A", you want to keep players in and not fold, so there will be more to feed the pot.
But, you risk losing to a trips, flush, straight.
You're better off raising pre-flop and either taking it (a win is a win) or just going head's up (and crushing him with a much higher probability)
Am I on the right track?