NL tourrney/cash games, controlling pot size |
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Posted Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:59 pm GMT by Dave B
Please discuss, suggested topics:
1) when to pot commit yourself or anyother
2) keeping drawing pots small or large depending on situation
3) heads up vs weaker players (avoiding lotto poker)
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Posted Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:03 am GMT by shorn7
1. Depends mostly on size of the current pot, remaining stack sizes, and relative strength of my hand versus villain(s) likely range. Can't get more specific than that without a detailed example.
2. I like to play my drawing hands to the nuts for slightly smaller pots when I am drawing (with the exception of the Big Kahuna draw like OESF draw), and raise pots where I am drawing not to the nuts. This is because I prefer to win the pot right now when I am not drawing to the nuts OR get my opponent to fold a better hand than mine right now, or more importantly potentially get re-raised OFF my draw NOW so that if I hit and my hand is no good, it doesn't cost me a ot of $$. With a nut draw, I have a lot more draw equity when I do hit my hand and therefore the last thing I want to do is be raised off my draw.
3. This is a stack size question too. Often against a weak player, I will decide early on if I want to play a weaker hand for all his chips and then I will just get them in the middle early. If he has a huge stack and I do too, then I think passive play is the better option assuming he will call off a large bet on the end. One other thing...I rarely bluff weakies...they call too much and the plays are mostly not profitable.
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