Joined: Oct '09
Location: India
Age: 38 (M)
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hey guys, we all know about the starting hands chart that "by the book" poker offers. but i guess not everyone follows these charts all the time?? how many of us do, and if we do not, what is the range of starting hands that we play on? lets look into that so we have a better understanding on how playing the suggested starting hands is profitable!
This leaves my raise range very large as long as i am on the button or button +1/2.have good position. I will only tend to avoid utter garbage such as 39 off and pretty much any weak ace
But the looseness of the table and how crazy i think im seeming at any point may make me tighten up.
My reraise range will also depend on my oponents position. If i think that they are trying to steal or raising speculative hands i will reraise them with things such as 78 suited.
This makes for a very high variation game and if i get my reads wrong it costs me. But i think you would be suprised how often preflop reraises can be used effectively outside of AK AQ AA KK QQ
Joined: May '09
Location: India
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Posted by loonardog: but i guess not everyone follows these charts all the time??
i think starting chart is only for beginners so that they dont end up getting involved in pots they are not gonna win with weak hands. but once you learn the game you should adjust your hand range according to the blinds, stack and your opponents
Joined: Jun '09
Location: France
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Hello everybody! Neither do I. I have no starting hand type. And it must also change from time to time the hands with which we raise and the one with which we simply call. See you soon for new posts lol!
Joined: Oct '08
Location: Estonia
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for me its simple- i play all pairs with raise and depending from position til AJs. With Axs try to limp in. in microstakes mostly, and i try to keep it simple
