Posted Mon Jul 24, 2006 1:53 pm GMT by LeafsFan1122
I'm new to FL - decided to give it a try, but question concerning PPs 22-77.
In a NL ring game, the stacks are deep, and limping with these hands in EP is done strictly for implied odds, being as when you hit a set, you can normally extract alot of value from it.
I'm comfortable raising with 88 and higher from EP in a FL ring game, but how should 22-77 be played? If you limp and hit a set, I'd assume that less value is presented because of the fact that you can only make 1xBB bets.
How are these hands played properly from EP, whether opening the betting or after a limp or raise before you?
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Posted Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:37 pm GMT by snoogins47
| LeafsFan1122 wrote: | I'm new to FL - decided to give it a try, but question concerning PPs 22-77.
In a NL ring game, the stacks are deep, and limping with these hands in EP is done strictly for implied odds, being as when you hit a set, you can normally extract alot of value from it.
I'm comfortable raising with 88 and higher from EP in a FL ring game, but how should 22-77 be played? If you limp and hit a set, I'd assume that less value is presented because of the fact that you can only make 1xBB bets.
How are these hands played properly from EP, whether opening the betting or after a limp or raise before you? |
If it's full handed, I wouldn't mind raising even down to 77, sometimes 66, depending on the game. (and depending on how early we are... maybe not UTG heh) If the game has a lot of multiway pots, limping the small pairs in EP might be a good idea... if the game is reasonably tough /TAG, I tend to just fold, but it kinda depends just how early position I'm in, etc. etc.
Short handed, you probably can do alright in a lot of games raising most/all of the pairs in EP, but generally I don't like limping, so the smallest pairs might edge toward a fold depending on the game/how short. Of course, I mix things up occasionally
Posted Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:59 pm GMT by Dave B
Fold.
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