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Originally Posted by Pleasure
Whether UTG or LP, Can I still 2 and sometimes 3 bet my premiums
Yes. You can.
But
should you two and three bet your premiums? And if so,
when?
I think the answer is variable depending on various factors, including how you play other hands and how your opponents react to your raises.
Do
some experts ever two and three bet premium starting hands? Of course.
Do some experts ever two and three bet
non-premium starting hands? Yes.
Do some experts ever
not two and three bet premium or non-premium starting hands? Yes.
But I don't think experts always agree on when to (and when not to) two and three bet starting hands.
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I have basically been only playing hands like A-2-4-5 , A-2-3-x, A-A-3-4 and A-A-2-x hands. Can I raise with my top top range of hands or should I only call in EP?
My opinion is you should sometimes raise and sometimes call, depending.
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Can I treat A3 ALMOST like A2 or does the A3 need a 7 or lower for akicker?
I myself treat A2** and A3** hands somewhat differently. And in either case I like (but don't generally require) some counterfeit protection. "Counterfeit protection" to me generally means another wheel rank.
I don't have experience playing in micro stakes games. In order to be optimally successful you always should adapt to your opponents, but when you're playing in micro stakes games, if you're primarily playing there to learn the game so as to "move up," I think you want to practice playing how you'd need to play at the higher level. Playing this way, I think you will generally still be successful, but probably not optimally so for the micro level.
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and last question. with a A2 hand. can I still call 2 and 3 bets PRe? or will I need something more substantial to go along?
Your A2** hand goes way down in value if an opponent also has an A2** hand. It's hard to say in my games what pre-flop multiple bets mean without knowing the player making the raises. For some the raise defines the range of their hand. For others that's not true. (For me it's not true). If you virtually
know an opponent also has A2**, then (depending on your other two cards) seriously consider folding, depending on the situation.
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Also is folding A45 in any position with A being suited too nitty?
In my humble opinion it's too nitty for anyone but a beginner.
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I am thinking about calling it fro now on if its only 1bet(means im only facing a limp??) and A is suited. and im assuming A34 and A35 can also be called from any position at these stakes?
A45*, A34* and A35* are all in my standard playing range. That is, I'm generally going to see the flop with all of those starting hands.
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