bmw1983kaz
Rock Star
Silver Level
AA, KK, QQ
AA and KK raise anywhere but limp in UTG/UTG +1 sometimes... re-raised if ur raise is called . Sometimes just call an aggressive players late re raise, if in mid pos.. then check- re raise on the flop etc etc
JJ, TT, 99
Raise strong if there is no action early .. 1-2 callers if you late position is OK .. fold if in early position or re raised - check pot odds. Never call unless in mid/late position and there has been 4+ limpers from early/mid/late positions - check pot odds
88, 77, 66
Raise if in late position, if its been folded to you or someone from late position limped in. Just limp in if there are 2/3 callers and your in mid position.... fold in early position
55, 44, 33, 22
Limp in if in mid/late position with 2-3 player limping in before you. Raise on the button/cut off if blinds are weak and there been no action early/mid position bar 1 playing in from mid/late position
AK and AQ
Raise if in mid/late position, if there is no action early . raise early position or call a early position raise, re raise a mid/late position raise. Limp in early position sometimes if UTG or UTG +1 .... if your raised, re raise 80 % of the time.
AJ suited, KQ suited and KQ
Fold in early position, raise if in mid/late position, if there is no action early . 1-2 callers mid/late position is ok to raise. Limp in, with aggressive players behind you.. pot odds on the flop.. be more aggressive if tight. Re raise a late pos raise.. and call a raise coming from from mid position... re raise a loose player sitting in mid position
AJ, AT suited, KQ, KJ and QJ
Raise if on the button/cut off/highjack and there been no action early position, 1/2 limper from mid/late position is OK. Fold if in early position... fold to UTG and UTG +1 limping.. raise in late position.. re raise a late pos raise. call a mid position raise.
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So what does everybody here think about raising 99 from mid position?
Same goes for raising 88, 77 and 66 from late position?
What about raising T9s from late position?
Or treating AJ and AT suited the same as KQ and QJ?
Personally I'm use to only playing smaller pairs like 99 down to 22 and T9s, like I do suited connectors, limping in if there has been 3 plus callers pre flop - if not fold them but after reading that they should be played more aggressively, it's got me thinking... see before I was mostly playing cash games, so stealing blinds wasn't as important not to mention blinds don't increase in cash games so no need to steal to survive anyways. But yeah, what is the best way to approach online tournaments?
I mean do you sit tight and wait for goods cards and just accept that your going to end up short stacked waiting more often than not to come or when in position and play raise or fold aggressive poker but open yourself to running into someone holding AA or AK for example, what is the best way to approach tournaments online these days? I'm really sure and as I've said I more experienced in cash games but want to try some different.
I tried the waiting the playing tight and waiting for good cards but seeing as you start with 50 BB and the blind increase every 10 minutes you don't exactly have the time to wait for the cards to come, I'm starting to think tighten up in early positions and open up my range in late positions and play marginal cards like KJ or A9s, if it's folded around to you raise with them. Re raise an aggressive play from the button/cut off coming over the top, re raise them with 99 for example or just wait for good cards to come your way?
What do you think?
AA and KK raise anywhere but limp in UTG/UTG +1 sometimes... re-raised if ur raise is called . Sometimes just call an aggressive players late re raise, if in mid pos.. then check- re raise on the flop etc etc
JJ, TT, 99
Raise strong if there is no action early .. 1-2 callers if you late position is OK .. fold if in early position or re raised - check pot odds. Never call unless in mid/late position and there has been 4+ limpers from early/mid/late positions - check pot odds
88, 77, 66
Raise if in late position, if its been folded to you or someone from late position limped in. Just limp in if there are 2/3 callers and your in mid position.... fold in early position
55, 44, 33, 22
Limp in if in mid/late position with 2-3 player limping in before you. Raise on the button/cut off if blinds are weak and there been no action early/mid position bar 1 playing in from mid/late position
AK and AQ
Raise if in mid/late position, if there is no action early . raise early position or call a early position raise, re raise a mid/late position raise. Limp in early position sometimes if UTG or UTG +1 .... if your raised, re raise 80 % of the time.
AJ suited, KQ suited and KQ
Fold in early position, raise if in mid/late position, if there is no action early . 1-2 callers mid/late position is ok to raise. Limp in, with aggressive players behind you.. pot odds on the flop.. be more aggressive if tight. Re raise a late pos raise.. and call a raise coming from from mid position... re raise a loose player sitting in mid position
AJ, AT suited, KQ, KJ and QJ
Raise if on the button/cut off/highjack and there been no action early position, 1/2 limper from mid/late position is OK. Fold if in early position... fold to UTG and UTG +1 limping.. raise in late position.. re raise a late pos raise. call a mid position raise.
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So what does everybody here think about raising 99 from mid position?
Same goes for raising 88, 77 and 66 from late position?
What about raising T9s from late position?
Or treating AJ and AT suited the same as KQ and QJ?
Personally I'm use to only playing smaller pairs like 99 down to 22 and T9s, like I do suited connectors, limping in if there has been 3 plus callers pre flop - if not fold them but after reading that they should be played more aggressively, it's got me thinking... see before I was mostly playing cash games, so stealing blinds wasn't as important not to mention blinds don't increase in cash games so no need to steal to survive anyways. But yeah, what is the best way to approach online tournaments?
I mean do you sit tight and wait for goods cards and just accept that your going to end up short stacked waiting more often than not to come or when in position and play raise or fold aggressive poker but open yourself to running into someone holding AA or AK for example, what is the best way to approach tournaments online these days? I'm really sure and as I've said I more experienced in cash games but want to try some different.
I tried the waiting the playing tight and waiting for good cards but seeing as you start with 50 BB and the blind increase every 10 minutes you don't exactly have the time to wait for the cards to come, I'm starting to think tighten up in early positions and open up my range in late positions and play marginal cards like KJ or A9s, if it's folded around to you raise with them. Re raise an aggressive play from the button/cut off coming over the top, re raise them with 99 for example or just wait for good cards to come your way?
What do you think?
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