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griffinlord
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Joined: 19 Jul 2005
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Location: The Great Plains of South Dakota
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 Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:36 am Post subject: Daddy, why do you always raise preflop? |
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Playing 6-max I never open limp and only rarely just call a limper. Last night I got an object lesson reminding me why I raise so much.
I'm playing 6-max and find myself on the button with 66. UTG +1 limps and I decide to take a chance on the 6s so call. SB completes and BB checks.
The flop comes 6 4 3
BINGO! I've flopped top set on a non-threatening board--time to make some money.
Opps, I'm on the phone taking a message for my wife and I've got a preflop hand worth seeing a flop with on my other table. No problem, I've got a freakin' set on a non-threatening board...bet/raise at every opportunity.
The BB and I cap the flop and turn and I'm thinking I'm gonna get rich.
But after the turn is capped I start to sense something is wrong. I'm still getting the message for my wife and since I can't figure out what's going on I slow down on the river.
BB flips over 5-2o, the nut straight!
Talk about your big blind special 
Why do we raise preflop...to get rid of bad hands in the blinds that might get luckier than we do. |
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ridic x
Straight Flush
Joined: 03 Nov 2006
Posts: 485
Location: At your tables stealin your moneyz
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| Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| eh, most times he's not gonna hold that hand and furthermore you will boat quad up I think it's 30% of the time. |
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AllInDrawinDead
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Joined: 22 Sep 2005
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Location: San Diego, CA
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| Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| in my experience it doesn't really matter if you raise on the button because idiots usually call me out of the big blind with 5-2 off suit anyways. |
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