by Ojingo » Thu Nov 02, 2006 6:13 pm
I know you think that a minraise is often a monster, and I guess that's generally true, but on UB I'm lately getting min-checkraised quite a bit as a bluff or as a "create confusion and slow your opponent down"-move. Here's two hands from yesterday ($200 on UB):
I openraise from the button, SB calls, BB folds. SB has half a buyin. Flop is 664r. SB checks, I pot ($15), villain check-minraises to $30, I push, villain folds.
Or: EP limps, I raise from MP to $10, EP calls. Flop is 269r. Check, I bet 2/3 pot, villain hesitates and calls. Turn: K. Check, I bet 2/3 pot again, villain mincheckraises. I call. River checked down, villain showed 88.
I guess, you need some kind of a read on a player to continue with medium strength against a minraise, especially on the turn. But in this game I'm seeing too many cases where a fold would be too tight. This hand may be one of them.