AllenKll
Rock Star
Silver Level
I started playing poker online in 2006 or so, and when I studied the material, the 'standard raise' in a Tournament was 3-4x big blinds.
I took a few years off poker, but now as I'm getting back into it, I keep getting told that the standard raise is 2.2x
Why is this? I don't see a 2.2x raise giving any kind of advantage over a min raise - which has no teeth at all.
I'm re-raising - all day - people who min raise. I see them as weak, or playing with scared money. A poker pro I chatted with briefly told me that he sees people that open at 3-4x as recreational players and don't understand the game.
Well, I don't want to be a fish, so I need to understand. How do you get any kind of fold equity out of a 2.2-2.3x raise? Especially when there antes involved and a full table. with 2.2x you are giving many people pot odds to call with junk, especially the blinds.
How has this logic changed in the last, I guess, 15 years? What new information has come to light to say that 2.2x gives more power over a 3.5x raise?
Now, I'm talking about first in the pot action here, 3-bets and 4-bets are a different animal, and we can reserve that for another time.
Any and all comments welcome.
I took a few years off poker, but now as I'm getting back into it, I keep getting told that the standard raise is 2.2x
Why is this? I don't see a 2.2x raise giving any kind of advantage over a min raise - which has no teeth at all.
I'm re-raising - all day - people who min raise. I see them as weak, or playing with scared money. A poker pro I chatted with briefly told me that he sees people that open at 3-4x as recreational players and don't understand the game.
Well, I don't want to be a fish, so I need to understand. How do you get any kind of fold equity out of a 2.2-2.3x raise? Especially when there antes involved and a full table. with 2.2x you are giving many people pot odds to call with junk, especially the blinds.
How has this logic changed in the last, I guess, 15 years? What new information has come to light to say that 2.2x gives more power over a 3.5x raise?
Now, I'm talking about first in the pot action here, 3-bets and 4-bets are a different animal, and we can reserve that for another time.
Any and all comments welcome.