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Online Poker Forum - Pre Flop Raising, How much?

 
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At the 5 cent/ 10 cent micros how many BB do you have to bet so the idiots don't call?
3x the BB
14%
 14%  [ 2 ]
4x the BB
14%
 14%  [ 2 ]
5x the BB
21%
 21%  [ 3 ]
10x the BB
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
The whole F**king house
50%
 50%  [ 7 ]
Total Votes : 14

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UFO1947
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:42 pm    Post subject: Pre Flop Raising, How much? Reply with quote

At the 5 cent/ 10 cent micros how many BB do you have to bet so the idiots don't call?
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i say about 5x. same at the early stages of a small buy in tourney.
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prolifik0119
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I picked the last answer because I can't count the number of times I've gone all in only to be called by junk. It's like a race to throw nicks and dimes away.
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asfispimp
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I always raise somewhere between .25 and .50 at a .10 bb table so I say 3 to 5 bb depending on how many limpers you have, how good your hand is, and your position.
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guitarguy178
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't really think there is a simple answer to this questions. Why do you want no callers? Are you on a bluff? Can you not play post flop? What position are you in? How much is already in the pot? There are way too many variables here to get a decent answer.
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HuJwang
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

my raise is usually .35 or .40 at a .05/.10 table. it's usually enough to drive out all but 1 or 2 people. if the table seems looser or there's already lots of people in the pot then yes you will need to raise more.
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prolifik0119
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I usually raise 2.5 bb. I like to see flops so it saves me .5 to 1 bb each time I raise.
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x1x_x1x
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How is it possible to answer a poll question like that??

The amount you raise preflop (at any level) depends on so many factors, it should never be the same amount all the time?

I might raise 4-5x the BB in 1st or 2nd position if I dont want alot of callers, but with the exact same hand on the button, I might only minimum raise, or even flat call.

Knowing the players your playing against, if you know some 1 is probably going to re-raise your raise (very aggressive nutter) you might want to make a 3xBB raise then re-raise their re-raise all in etc.

Impossible to answer this poll.
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BOYNAMEDSUE
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, it all depends. Usually though, it's the pot.
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guitarguy178
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

x1x_x1x wrote:


I might raise 4-5x the BB in 1st or 2nd position if I dont want alot of callers, but with the exact same hand on the button, I might only minimum raise, or even flat call.





I tend to do the opposite here. Since an early position raise shows strength, a small raise will usually do the trick. In late position, a smaller raise will give all the limpers good odds to call with about anything. I usually like to bet around the size of the pot preflop on the button to find out where I am at and either win the pot right there or get it down to heads up.
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HuJwang
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

guitarguy178 wrote:
x1x_x1x wrote:


I might raise 4-5x the BB in 1st or 2nd position if I dont want alot of callers, but with the exact same hand on the button, I might only minimum raise, or even flat call.





I tend to do the opposite here. Since an early position raise shows strength, a small raise will usually do the trick.

but the problem is, we're talking about micros, and a lot of micro players don't undertstand the importance of position or trying to read other people's hands.
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