The point of modern NL to me isn't to shovle so much money at the guy so that he will fold and if he calls you can still suck out. Which isn't going to happen in a limited buy in game. But to look for areas where you are clearly ahead, and they are drawing slim to dead.
A cash game situation that I think autopush is right:
My position may change if you had a monster stack of near $250-$500 to his $100, and even more so if he has only $50 behind him. In that case taking the worse of it with outs while showing brutal aggression is either going to drag you a pot, or give your truly good hands that much more action when you do miss this time. The bigger the stack you have, the more the game becomes pressure on the opponent at all times, the more willing I become to gamble it up to absorb the entire stack of another as well as show that I'm willing to play less than a made hand all in.
Back to your stack size, I think taking the draw at his price is the best play and if you hit your flush card pushing it all in makes more sense, even with the pair on the board. Many players will be unwilling to let go of KK or AK as it looks like you are bluffing the scare card.
Statistics: Posted by rdale — Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:06 pm
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1. I'm in LP (or sometimes the blinds) with multiple callers.
2. I'm completing to a min raiser who has raised me in the BB or after I have limped.
in both cases I am usually looking for a least a flush draw or two pair or better before I make a move on the flop (exception is if I'm heads up with a min raiser- I may well fire 2/3 of the pot once on the flop if he isn't a calling station, expecially if an ace hits).
I will never get heads up against a standard raiser with Axs..it is just too likely that he has a better ace and you are dominated and you can never really push with confidence unless you hit a miracle flop.
Statistics: Posted by excession — Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:03 pm
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Though..like Ice stated above I would fold preflop. Of course...I hardly ever play shorthanded.
Statistics: Posted by kennyg — Tue Mar 29, 2005 4:33 pm
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I have a feeling the guy has AA so you may be in worse shape than you think.
Statistics: Posted by iceman5 — Tue Mar 29, 2005 3:33 pm
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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed)
Hero ($106.15)
SB ($36.7)
BB ($107.1)
UTG ($139)
MP ($92.4)
Preflop: Hero is Button with
![[6h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/6h.gif "The Six of Hearts")
, ![[Ah]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ah.gif "The Ace of Hearts")
. SB posts a blind of $0.5. UTG calls $1, MP raises to $5, Hero calls $5, 2 folds, UTG folds.
Flop: ($12.50)
![[Ad]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ad.gif "The Ace of Diamonds")
, ![[7h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/7h.gif "The Seven of Hearts")
, ![[8h]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/8h.gif "The Eight of Hearts")
(2 players)MP checks, Hero bets $10, MP raises to $25, Hero calls $91.15 (All-In), MP calls $62.40 (All-In).
Turn: ($201.05)
![[7d]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/7d.gif "The Seven of Diamonds")
(2 players, 2 all-in)River: ($201.05)
![[9c]](https://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/9c.gif "The Nine of Clubs")
(2 players, 2 all-in)Final Pot: $201.05
Statistics: Posted by DaHitDogg — Tue Mar 29, 2005 12:04 pm
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