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Originally Posted by axiomtek
Then that's fine, if you're both 100bbs deep and your read is he is limp-calling a large raise then jack it up. The reason I dont get into that habbit is if i'm on the BNT facing 1 limper i'm isolating with hands as weak as 47 or Q9o, and it's harder to get myself to play those hands when my standard iso size is 7-10x, I could obviously just raise based on my hand but I think that risks my hand being more readable.
What you have to remember is that this is not some internet game where people are taking extensive notes or have a holdem manager. Even in the 3/5 game, but especially in the 2/2 game, you can get away with betting the strength of your hand - preflop especially - without worrying about playing your hand face up. Go ahead and iso smallish with ****ty cards and iso larger with your monsters. (1)Generally at these stakes, most people aren't paying enough attention to put you on a pattern and (2) you don't showdown enough for them to know if your bet sizing is telegraphing your hand. It seems to work for me, but then again, no one EVER gives me credit!
Oh ya...Love playing with John the Mechanic. Last time I played 3/5 with him he 3 bet/called with all-in for about $400 with AQ when I had KK. It was a huge over shove, but I was 95% sure he was calling with any hand he 3-bet there