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smurfberry
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Joined: 29 Sep 2006
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 Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:09 am Post subject: Heads up strategy |
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I've had quite a run of 2nd place finished in Razz MTTs. I've got 2nd in 2 of the 4 Razz MTTs I've played this month, and I know I've got quite a few 2nds over the last 6 months. However, I've never been able to pull out a tournament win, outside of a SNG at least. Even if I have a good lead going into heads up, I can't seem to pull it out.
Does anyone know of books or articles that deal with heads up strategy? I've obviously got a gaping hole in my game to have not been able to turn any of my 2nds into 1sts. |
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PARASOFT
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Joined: 14 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:49 am Post subject: |
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Someone posted this a while ago, since it was a great post I saved it:
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Heads up Razz is pretty simple.
Whoever has the lowest card completes, and the bring in normally folds unless she has 2 good pocket cards. Occasionally you will mix things up, and call with 3 good cards. But normally it is best to just take the antes.
Now and then there is a race.
After a few races you get a feel for the opponent.
If they always go to showdown, draw dead, slowplay etc.
If they always fold as soon as they get some trouble etc.
If they slow down when they pair with a pocket card, or keep betting as if the hand is improving. If they will fold for a river bet or not.
(That is useful info to have. When you missed your draw, you can still win the pot by getting a fold on the river. Many players fold too easily on the river.)
Once you know what kind of hands the opponent is willing to take to the river you have a big advantage.
Every opponent is different.
If the opponent is very tight, you need to tighten up your 5th street and on play, and try to take more than your share of the antes instead.
If the opponent is very lose, you can live off the big pots you get on showdowns.
With 3 players it is not much different.
You should soon know which one is tight, which one is lose.
With 3 players, it will usually be a race between the one who completes and the one who brings in. If the one who completes is the lose player, you will take one or 2 cards when you have the bring-in and hope to get even. If the player always completes, he/she will have on average one bad card in the pocket. If you have 2 good in the pocket, one bad showing, and flop another good, you already have a nice lead against the lose player, who will on average have 2 bad and 2 good.
Short-handed play should be suitable for beginners, since card-counting skills makes less of a difference.
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JohnPrzytulski
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Joined: 02 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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| razz heads up, be aggressive |
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ladyoftheriver
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Joined: 12 May 2008
Posts: 4
Location: united kingdom
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:19 am Post subject: |
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ive been playing razz for about 6 months i love the game but i find heads up really hard to do .....i play really aggressive but it just seems to take for ever to finish ,,,,think razzz must be one of the toughest games to play heads up...  |
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KATIE1988
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Joined: 04 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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Some people are winners and some people are losers,
and it appers that you are the latter.
Thats just life deal with it.  |
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