Posted Mon Apr 12, 2004 12:43 pm GMT by ZZZinindy
Local game, $10 buy in, 1st & 2nd pay out....70%/30% b/t 10 & 15 people.
I have played my way down to the last 2 seats the last 3 times we have played. I am getting a good feel for all the players but when I get heads up I can't put them away like I "think" I should. I haven't read any advice on heads- up play other than, "you should play more starting hands". Yeah, that's some great infor. So what I need is something else from all you wise vetern's out there??
Like.. How many hands do you like to see during heads up play? Assuming the blinds are large enough that you can't fold forever.
What starting group is strong enough to go with a large bet?
The players are all above average and chip count being about equal. BTW.
Thanks
ZZZ
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Posted Mon Apr 12, 2004 1:12 pm GMT by Dave B
tough to say depending on circumstance, but I would say that any face deserves a raise, any pair deserves a big raise or all in, and any connector above 56 or 2 mid cards (79, 8 10, 7 10)deserves serious consideration.
Posted Mon Apr 12, 2004 1:33 pm GMT by nicthestick
When you get heads up, You have to be Super AGGRESSIVE!!!! I will raise with almost any 2 cards. This puts the the pressure on the other guy. And that is what it is all about. Think about it..... If you raise, he plays back at you, now either you have a hand, or you dont, if you dont, it costs you nothing and he wins a nominal amount. if you do, he loses all his chips.
Posted Mon Apr 12, 2004 1:47 pm GMT by Jonniedough
Im with the previous two posts, but you make the other player a calling station depending on the player, but stick with the raise theory!!
Posted Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:59 am GMT by Always_Bored
I basically play almost everything and raise a lot! Be very very aggressive. There is one guy who comes out to our weekly games he is very good when the table is full. He patiently waits out his good hands. Almost always he goes into heads up as the chip leader. Yet he has never ever done better than second place. Its not the cards fault. Its because he is too conservative. He folds way to many hands. He calls instead of raising on good hands allowing the other player to see the flop then raise him and he folds. Be very aggressive.
Posted Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:29 pm GMT by Geno
Agreed all round. To be honest, if u r playing things right, u will already be near top gear when u hit the final 2 in which case it's just time to crank it up a notch and be as aggressive as possible.
Another dubious tactic, is to fold the first 2-5 hands heads up to make ur opponent think u suck. If they are any good, they will start to raise literally anything in which case u only need a half hand and u can call/re-raise them and often clean house. Like I said, this is dubious!
If u have no heads up experience by the way, GET SOME! Heads up can seem very crap to the conservative player but it's a lot of fun once u get good at it.
Posted Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:43 pm GMT by Always_Bored
| Geno wrote: |
If u have no heads up experience by the way, GET SOME! Heads up can seem very crap to the conservative player but it's a lot of fun once u get good at it. |
I agree. Heads up is a lot of fun if you play it right.
Posted Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:51 am GMT by MasterShake
I agree. I seem to do well heads up when I play super aggressive as well. The first few hands will usually show you how much you can get away with against your opponent.
Posted Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:02 pm GMT by wEbMaStEr
| Geno wrote: | dubious tactic, is to fold the first 2-5 hands heads up to make ur opponent think u suck. If they are any good, they will start to raise literally anything in which case u only need a half hand and u can call/re-raise them and often clean house. Like I said, this is dubious!
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if i got crap in sb first few hands i will toss and let my opp know that its ok for them to fold a couple blinds to me later 
this serves in getting him to think that when i do raise, i got something and also stops him from being aggressive with nothing thus saving me a few 100 on some blinds.
Its also a good idea to suck your opp in when you got a monster, thats basically the only way you're gonna get him all in, like if he already has 1/2 his chips in the pot before you put him all in then he's more likely to call right?
what else? being aggressive preflop..... yeah you dont wanna be doing a hoyt corkins (who am i to tell him what to do?) and going all in every time, better to raise maybe 2-3 times bb. this lets your opp think that maybe you do have something and you aint outright buying the blinds. Also again, it commits him into the pot if he calls.
Bet heavily on the flop. No matter what your opp called with, chances are the flop didn't help him. this helps you.
Posted Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:55 pm GMT by ZZZinindy
I like the "be very aggressive" idea on my SB hands. I will be ginving this a try next time.
I also found this site that might help others in their quest for heads up info.
http://www.jazbo.com/poker/huholdem.html
Thanks
ZZZ
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