Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyBuz
^ Pretty sure I read somewhere (on 2+2 I think) that if everyone folded their SB blind they would have a higher winrate overall.
Hand I played last night:
Hero has A
2
in the SB playing 1/2
UTG limps, MP1 raises to $12, MP2 calls, HJ calls, Button calls, Hero calls, BB folds, UTG calls.
Flop ($72): J
T
8
Hero bets $15, UTG folds, MP1 raises to $45, MP2 calls, HJ folds, Button folds, Hero 3-bets to $100, MP1 folds, MP2 calls.
Turn ($317): 9
Hero bets all-in for $400. MP2 calls $90.
River ($497): 3
Hero wins
Yea you don't always flop a flush, but I'd won plenty when I flop the nut flush draw as well. If you play in games where you get paid off when you hit (in this game you often do) you have better implied odds which allow you to call more pre-flop. You should call less pre-flop when the following conditions apply:
- You have a hand with reverse implied-odds (you are unlikely to make the nuts and your opponents will play hands that dominate you).
- There are players still to act pre-flop that are likely to 3-bet and make you lose your pre-flop call without actually seeing a flop
- Your opponents are likely to fold post-flop when you hit big and take the pot away from you when you have a small hand or draw.
Think about this - if you could see through your opponents cards and your opponents would call huge river bets with marginal hands, the best way to play no-limit holdem would be to see the river as cheaply as possible and then extract maximum value once you know you have the best hand.
I've played in games where the opponents are very open and honest about when they have great hands and play very straightforward. Playing a huge pot pre-flop with AKo is not something I love doing because it increases my variance while negating my skill advantage in reading my opponents. Last night I folded AK twice pre-flop after the pot was 3-bet. At 1/2 cash games I find that it's rare for players to 3-bet pre-flop without a pocket pair or AQ+.