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Mike_25
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Only go all-in with a killer hand. Like pocket pairs, ace-king heart or diamond suits, broadways with an ace or king. These got a great chance at taking the whole pot.
Improving hands too, if there's only one or two cards you need to come to make a flush, two pair or better. Maybe queen-ten hearts, jack-eight spades. Anything with a reasonable chance to become the nuts on fifth street.
Hands that crush a tight-aggressive player but might stand no chance against someone who calls lights. You know each opponent, only go all-in against the ones who nearly never call/raise for value. Stack 'em up when the odds are good, ain't worth bleeding chips if they're likely to just bail on any decent hand.
Heads-up maybe expand the range a little, but still only pitch calls likely to win a pile or make you vanilla favorite. Some equity edge, not just hopeful longshots. Only jam with deep reads that make folding the most +EV.
Situational too. Only all-in to force folds, not bet into a storm. Make sure enough skin in the pot matters they lay down decent chips instead of spitting back. Your all-in bet should always be about punishing weakness, not hoping they'll give you action after the fact.
No air balls, one-outer gutters, or spitting into the wind without 'em currently down a life preserver and drowning. Do the math on if they got enough swimming left in 'em before committing to any all-in deuce-seven offsuit. Any pot you end up taking just comes down to extra at the table, not outplaying opponents.
Fold first, stay at the table longer. Reputation means everything, shows cunning gamers you're trap more than primed to blast off any old hand just looking to raise. Champions don't need any one pot, so don't play like starving junkies in withdrawal looking for their next fix.
When in doubt, fold ‘em out! There's always tomorrow.
Improving hands too, if there's only one or two cards you need to come to make a flush, two pair or better. Maybe queen-ten hearts, jack-eight spades. Anything with a reasonable chance to become the nuts on fifth street.
Hands that crush a tight-aggressive player but might stand no chance against someone who calls lights. You know each opponent, only go all-in against the ones who nearly never call/raise for value. Stack 'em up when the odds are good, ain't worth bleeding chips if they're likely to just bail on any decent hand.
Heads-up maybe expand the range a little, but still only pitch calls likely to win a pile or make you vanilla favorite. Some equity edge, not just hopeful longshots. Only jam with deep reads that make folding the most +EV.
Situational too. Only all-in to force folds, not bet into a storm. Make sure enough skin in the pot matters they lay down decent chips instead of spitting back. Your all-in bet should always be about punishing weakness, not hoping they'll give you action after the fact.
No air balls, one-outer gutters, or spitting into the wind without 'em currently down a life preserver and drowning. Do the math on if they got enough swimming left in 'em before committing to any all-in deuce-seven offsuit. Any pot you end up taking just comes down to extra at the table, not outplaying opponents.
Fold first, stay at the table longer. Reputation means everything, shows cunning gamers you're trap more than primed to blast off any old hand just looking to raise. Champions don't need any one pot, so don't play like starving junkies in withdrawal looking for their next fix.
When in doubt, fold ‘em out! There's always tomorrow.
