sometimes QQ. Obviously this doesn't apply to people with very loose raising standards, and/or people who make tiny raises like 2x or 3x. I will reraise even AQ or TT against someone who throws out a minimum raise.
But my basic strategy makes me very readable if anybody is paying attention. Since I'm moving up to the $100s I figured it's time to start thinking about table image, at least a little bit.
Anyway, for the first time last night, I reraised AK over a real raise ... three times (all Ongame $100 NL). Once I was OTB and a guy who was first in raised 5x from the CO. I figured his range was pretty wide so a reraise was called for, I popped it to like 12x and he folded. Another time a loose-ish raiser raised to 4x and got one call, I repopped to 12x and only the loose raiser called, then he check/folded the flop. I don't remember the exact circumstances of the third time, but everybody folded preflop.
(For what it's worth, I also folded AK preflop to a 6x raise: I was in the SB and I hadn't noticed the guy raising before.)
I am finding it a lot nicer to be the aggressor. It always makes me really nervous to put in the reraise, though. I need help from you guys to help me stay aggressive!
So, everybody, please share your preflop reraising strategy. Since I'm really new at this, I'll lay out a list of basic questions:
-- What cards do you reraise with (other than AA/KK)?
-- How big do you make the reraise?
-- How often do you reraise with those cards?
-- What circumstances make it a good play?
-- Under what conditions is it definitely NOT a good play?
-- Do you always CB after you reraise?
-- How has it worked for you? What have been the benefits and the risks? How have you managed the risks?
Full ring only, please: anything that applies only to 6-max would just confuse me.
Thanks!Statistics: Posted by k3nt — Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:32 pm
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