Questionable hands like AJ and KQ |
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Posted Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:01 pm GMT by Phil Gordon AA
I play pretty tight, I don't liek playing A10 and below because I hate getting into pots with only one pair, weak kicker. I raise with AK, AQ, and most of the pairs. Hands like KJ and QJ I don't put a lot of value in to.
My question to you is what to do with hands like AJ and KQ.
Just limp in, and fold to a raise
Just limp in, and call a raise?
Raise, then fold to a reraise
Raise, call a reraise?
Fold altogether?
The game is NL Holdem .25c-.50c blinds 6 handed with deep stacks. Let's say you're dealt these hands in early-middle position.
My theory on AJ and KQ is to sometimes just limp and call a raise and sometimes raise but then think about folding when someone reraises.
What are your guys thoughts on these marginal hands?
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Posted Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:39 pm GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
In 6-handed, these hands are much more powerful and rarely in as much trouble as they can be in a full ring game. If I'm first to open the pot, I probably raise with most Aces, and the stronger Kings (KQ and KJ). If someone else has opened for a small raise, I will usually call in position with AJ (and probably AT, especially ATs and probably A9s and A8s as well) and KQ, but I may dump weaker Kings. Really, it's highly player-dependent, and you cannot be a successful 6-handed player if you do not learn to play your opponents very well.
I would advice for 6-handed play to start thinking less about hand selection and instead about relative hand strength against particular opponents. Against opponents who fold too much post-flop, for instance, you can play a lot more hands much more aggressively.
In general though, you can usually be pretty comfortable raising with AJ and KQ and dumping these hands to any significant reraise, especially from players who do not get out of line too often.
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