tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post113322633706177684..comments2023-10-27T20:27:57.900-04:00Comments on Kid Dynamite's World: The Min-raiseKid Dynamitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-1133293611073788652005-11-29T14:46:00.000-05:002005-11-29T14:46:00.000-05:00BTW - it's worth mentioning that I made the exact ...BTW - it's worth mentioning that I made the exact same play against Mergie in your home game as Joe made against you here.<BR/><BR/>You min raise pre-flop after several people are already comitted for a small figure, just in the hopes that someone has a hand strong enough (or on a steal) to come back over the top of your min-raise pre-flop - vitually comitting themselves to the pot from that point forward.<BR/><BR/>I think it's a great way to play an AA or KK, especially in a loose pot limit game where people will call with anything for cheap pre-flop to hit their 27 and destack you. You risk a small amount with a premium hand pre-flop in order to win a great sum relatively risk free from the point of your raise on.<BR/><BR/>Takes the skill and discipline to play it properly from the flop on if no-one bites on your pre-flop min raise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-1133288589724863562005-11-29T13:23:00.000-05:002005-11-29T13:23:00.000-05:00I think Eric's comment is dead on, and AltonEvil's...I think Eric's comment is dead on, and AltonEvil's comment is also very insightful.<BR/><BR/>I don't think either of these hands are really cases of FPS: my JJ hand is an interesting/agressive/non-essential play, not really FPS though. My A-Q hand is just stupid - not fancy.<BR/><BR/>One thing I keep thinking about the JJ hand: If Habib and I were reversed, and I told my friends that I called a re-raise all-in with A-Q there after I'd cr'd the flop, I am almost certain they'd call me a donkey.<BR/><BR/>I think Eric's comment is something i'll revisit in a future post - thanks to all for the commentsKid Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475987512856310577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-1133282385124156162005-11-29T11:39:00.000-05:002005-11-29T11:39:00.000-05:00If we can assume that you opponent on the JJ hand ...If we can assume that you opponent on the JJ hand is good enough to land in the ballpark when doing the math (where if I'm not mistaken, he's about 9:1 against vs. AA on the flop, and 4:1 against vs. KK) - and I'm assuming he is - then he knows it would be a terrible terrible play to call in that spot for $300 if he put you on either of those two hands.<BR/><BR/>The fact that he called anyways tells me that he really put you on a wide range of hands (necessarily including ones where he was dominating you, given the action and the board), as he was only getting just over 2:1 on his money (3:7). Considering how bad a spot he'd be in against the two hands above (especially AA), he must really think you are capable of shoving in with... well, what you shoved in with.. to make the call correct.<BR/><BR/>So if there is a mistake that I can see it's not in your thinking once you've arrived at your conclusions about where you stand in the hand - after all if you could make him believe that you have AA or KK it's absolutely a really great poker play. <BR/><BR/>Rather there appears to be a divide between your understanding of how this opponent percieves what you will do as a player, and yours (which seems rather obvious in retrospect)<BR/><BR/>Then again, I have this all wrong if he's clueless to the maths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-1133241539559622492005-11-29T00:18:00.000-05:002005-11-29T00:18:00.000-05:00I like your thought process in the JJ hand, provid...I like your thought process in the JJ hand, provided that you rarely make this move, it's ok.<BR/><BR/>The AQ hand is confusing. One thing that killed me for a while in limit was feeling that my opponents always knew when I was on a steal, and thus might resteal. I had to beat it into my head that they don't know my cards, only my actions.<BR/><BR/>So when you make it $115 in a 6-way pot, limp-reraising, he's not likely to put you on a steal. YOU know you're stealing, but he doesn't. Just like the other four guys in the pot don't. When he comes back over the top, he's saying he can beat a legitimate hand you would play this way. That's bad news, since you don't even have a legitimate hand.<BR/><BR/> -EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-1133240655983379722005-11-29T00:04:00.000-05:002005-11-29T00:04:00.000-05:00You are falling victim to FPS! Go back to playing...You are falling victim to FPS! Go back to playing solid aggressive poker and not constantly trying to outplay everyone with inferior hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14963913.post-1133234612671640562005-11-28T22:23:00.000-05:002005-11-28T22:23:00.000-05:00Brutal dude.If you're still up for it, I'm gonna g...Brutal dude.<BR/><BR/>If you're still up for it, I'm gonna go back to my old club for the first time in a month on Wednesday evening, happy to make the intro if you'd like.SoxLoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734288856544594471noreply@blogger.com