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Posted Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:21 pm GMT by krakajak
Head up against a player who will raise every hand pre-flop from the small blind, and bet every hand on the flop when first to act, what should my starting hand requirements be?
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Posted Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:20 pm GMT by xDiamond_CutteRx
King or Ace should almost always play, and high suited or connected cards (8 or higher) are almost worthy of calling. Slowplay the loose aggressive player when you have legitimate hands on the flop. However, if you've got a monster, raise him pre-flop (any pocket pair usually qualifies in heads-up). Maniacs don't usually know what to do when they get reraised.
Posted Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:07 pm GMT by Dave B
anything, just be strong w/ it.
Posted Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:19 am GMT by snoogins47
| krakajak wrote: | | Head up against a player who will raise every hand pre-flop from the small blind, and bet every hand on the flop when first to act, what should my starting hand requirements be? |
You've got a few options... are you playing limit or NL? How does he react to you?
In fixed limit, you're going to have to call fairly liberally, and also 3bet a LOT of hands.
In NL, you can see a lot of flops, throw in a healthy mix of trapping/raising to pick up pots, and you're good, it's a lot more heavily based on psychology and the individual opponent.
Dave's well on the right track though, you can get away with (and arguably SHOULD be) playing quite a few hands.
Posted Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:42 am GMT by krakajak
OK, so suppose I 3 bet with A9, and he comes out firning on a flop I miss. What do I do, play back, give up, or call him down?
Posted Sun May 29, 2005 3:53 pm GMT by Jackal
Dude, you need to read Phil Hellmuths book 'Texas Holdem. Think about it, if the guy is raising all the time in the blind he has nothing. raise him! No one has a hand worthy of raising everytime they have position. Most players like that when they see you are willing to cap the betting will put the hand down! Get some guts dude!
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