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11-16-2013 , 12:20 PM
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Well that puts me in a bit of a pickle I was specifically told by my poker coach that it is ok to call with hands like QQ here for what he called "balance". I thought that means I should call with other strong hands, too. (I am more of a NL player and am trying to expand my game.) What hands would you cold call with here if not AJs? Thanks.
It's a narrow range spot and the hands were calling with fall
Within a very narrow group and will be easily identifiable by good players. If Lu try and balance this range you will likely either (a) call with hands you should 3 bet or far more likely (b) call with hands you should fold.

This doesn't necessarily mean you can call AJ here but just be aware of your range when playing postflop.
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11-16-2013 , 12:42 PM
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Well that puts me in a bit of a pickle I was specifically told by my poker coach that it is ok to call with hands like QQ here for what he called "balance". I thought that means I should call with other strong hands, too. (I am more of a NL player and am trying to expand my game.) What hands would you cold call with here if not AJs? Thanks.
If he did mean you want to balance cold calling some of your stronger hands so you could also cold call some of your weaker hands here, AJs would qualify as one of the weaker ones, not a strong one like QQ. Others are saying you would also be balanced in that spot by having no cold calling hands.

Personally I agree that in most 20/40 games there is really no need for much balance in your preflop play, especially in such a specific and presumably rare spot.
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11-16-2013 , 04:28 PM
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Fwiw I think calling pre with AA in this exact spot is reasonable too
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11-16-2013 , 08:07 PM
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bet turn if you are going to 3b pre.
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11-17-2013 , 02:51 AM
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Fwiw I think calling pre with AA in this exact spot is reasonable too
I agree in theory, but in practice, having a cold calling range here will lead to most mortals to make more mistakes both preflop and post flop.
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11-18-2013 , 12:44 AM
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Agree I'm just saying these things aren't that big a deal. It's not like he called 3 cold with T7
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11-18-2013 , 03:42 AM
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Agree I'm just saying these things aren't that big a deal. It's not like he called 3 cold with T7
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11-22-2013 , 11:12 PM
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FWIW I think calling pre flop is the best option. I think calling gives you more ways to play the hand as it develops.
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