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Posted by: philthy at February 5, 2005, 7:56 am

Topic: Calling or Folding Forum: Card Chat

hey everyone, new poster here. just my 2 cents:

im a ery tight player, but i hardly limp in. im either folding my hand or im raising with it. the only time i like to limp is when i have small pockets [2s-6s] i find if im in good position and i know the players to the left of me arent over aggressive i might get lucky and flop a set. if theres a raise its easy for me to fold my hand. mid pockets [7s-10s] are also hand i can limp in with and also call a small raise with because i can hit a set and also if its low cards on the board with no draws i can play my hand accordingly. high pockets [Js-As] are they hands i like raise/reraise with to narrow the field and get all the draws out. on the flop you can bet to how you see fit. i personally like to bet strong on the flop even if i hit a set or theres an over card (and i have a good read on my opponent). i bet strong [on sets] because i dont believe in slow playing and letting someone catch. and also if i get called or dont get called, i like to show im betting into a big hand because it opens the doors for well timed bluffs later on.

playing suited connectors (usually mid - high) is a bit tricky. depending on what position im in and how the players to left to me are. if im in late position and its limp ins, then ill limp and see if i get lucky. if its early ill usually fold (even if everyone limps in after) i dont want to commit myself and be forced to call a small raise. high suits like 10/J, J/Q, etc is worth a small raise call, though.

playing A-2 - A-9 suited and off suit. lol, people call me crazy for this, but i fold a lot of these hands if they're not suited. why? because if an Ace flops and kicker plays theres a chance you are out kicked..even with a 9 kicker. if they're suited i find them to be worth a call or a small raise, just because i might flop the nut flush or nut flush draw.

A-10 - A-K. i like playing these hands suited or unsuited. ill raise with A/K in late position, but just call with A-10 - A-Q. A-10 is the "tricky" hand in this group because of the kicker, but i find if i flop two face cards, im willing to call small bets to see if i can hit my gut shot straight. especially if i believe my opponent is also chasing/or hit a card smaller then an ace (so if an ace hits i might be able to scare him off.) its also really easy to know when to fold the A-10. A-J - A-K is a bit harder to lay down, but good to know when you're beat.

something i keep in mind with playing dangerous hands [Q/9, K/10, J/K, etc] i find these hands are tempting to call with and if you hit you could be tempted to play. you could win, but then you could also lose a lot if you find yourself chasing. these are cards where i rely more on position and the other players then on the hand itself. if you're in late postion and theres no raise, then its an easy call. if its early on i usually fold if im looking at aggressive players after me. to me if the hand isnt worth calling a raise, then its probably not worth a limp in. [just dont kick yourself if you end up floping the nuts.]

...sorry, long post.

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