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Lots of Questions
Hello,
I have lots of questions to ask. But before I begin, I would like first to congratulate you and thank you for this site which has been so nice and helpful.
Now, my questions are:
- At the table, any specific actions or mannerisms you keep record of?
- While in a hand, any questions you ask yourself?
- Say bottom pair BB check or bet instead?
- In tourney, when should one go all in or not with short stack?
- What’s the best or most efficient way to catch a bluff?
- Say small pocket pair middle position with or without raise before to your seat, what will you do?
- In the event you’re up as the chip leader, see many pots several pots?
Thanks again and keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Raymond
Raymond,
- I keep track of betting patterns of my opponent. I also take not of the physical way they bet different hands. I look for body language etc. I also listen to them talk and what they say or don’t say during hands. I also pay attention to what they do while they are in a hand and see if it changes during situations such as bluffs, monster hands, etc.
- What are the potential hands that my opponent may have right now. How does my opponent view me right now. Should I check or bet this flop. What is his stack size compared to mine. What are the odds for this hand improving?
- If you flop bottom pair and you are in the big blind, you will usually want to check unless you were the aggressor preflop. Then you want to make a continuation bet.
- With a short stack, try and find a reasonable hand that you can push your stack with. You really want to try to be the aggressor to allow yourself the best option to win. A pair, big ace, two big cards, or any reasonable ace are good hands to move in with. If the blinds and antes are about to go up, wait a little bit and move in after the level changes to try and pick up some extra money, especially if you have antes.
- The most effective way to catch a bluff is to learn your opponents betting patters. Also watch how they bet when they show hand that are the nuts and when they show bluffs. Try and notice differences in body language and the way they bet.
- You want to try and limp in with small pocket pairs in middle position. If you are facing a raise, if the raise isn’t huge and if you have at least one other caller, take a look at the flop and try and hit a set.
- If you are the chip leader, you do want to use your stack as a weapon, but be careful with tangling with big stacks without hands. You can widen your hand range some, but don’t get too careless or you may give up your chip lead.
High Cards in Early Position
Hi,
I’ve been into local free rolls in my place. Well, I play two or three times a week. Most of the time, I face bunch of players with various approaches.
Majority of the players I’ve encountered were loose type thus making it hard for me to steal pots even with a preflop raise and a continuation bet. On the better side, I still can make it to the final table in just almost half the time. There’s just one situation I can never forget.
In early position back then, I had a decent hand, AKs, AK, AQs, AQ. For approximately three times the BB I raised and then got several callers. Flop came but of no help. Later, turn came but of also no help to me, I haven’t made a hand still. At such point, I was in doubts if placing another bet will be a good move.
If you were me, will you place another bet? Well, personally I want to place another one to obtain more info. Also, if I was back in position, how would the situation change? Do you think for free card, I should just check it down to the river and then wait and see if other player place a bet on the river? What do you think?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Many thanks,
John
John,
First, if you made a raise preflop, you need to bet out on the flop as a continuation bet. When you check on the flop, you are basically communicating to your opponents that you may have missed the flop. Placing a bet here may take the pot. If they call down on the flop, betting on the turn depends on the texture of the board, the hand range you put your opponents on, and whether you think a bluff will push them off the hand.
If you are in position with this hand and raised preflop, you need to bet out on the flop and then if you are still in at the turn, bet out again. You need to take advantage of the position and try to force them out when they show weakness.
About Weak Play
Hi,
I’m just curious, how should people look to utilize weak play in 6-handed high-stakes online games? And is there any difference between an actual value bet and a scared bet on various streets? And in terms of limping, how much is prohibited?
By the way, do you know the various means people go on in continuation betting situations both in and out of position, considering there is and there is no lead? And how significant it is to have a potential of playing from out of position? Any idea?
Thanks in advance!
Sichevsky
Sichevsky,
6 handed players exploit weakness by making more raises than normal or by playing small pot poker and seeing a lot of flops cheaply. When they hit, they punish their opponents.
A scare bet is a bet made based on a card that has hit the board where a value bet is made to try and extract more money out a player. One trend to look for is the size of the bet. Sometimes a value bet is smaller to entice players in. Of course, sometimes a scare bet can look like a value bet.
Limping isn’t usually permitted in higher stakes. Someone is usually going to raise. As far as continuation bet, most of the times players will make a continuation bet if they are the aggressor preflop regardless of position. Playing out of position is seldom a big advantage. Sometimes you can represent a big hand, but it is always better to act in position.
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