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steal and countersteal strategy

Posted By: rhinoceros
Date: 26 Apr 03, 8:33 pm

In Response To: short-handed questions (Tekari)

How often do you have to call in the sb or even bb against an aggresive player that raises alot pre-flop? I mean it depends but what is the minimum you have to call to keep him from getting the best of it by just raising always. I don't want to be giving up too much.

Sklansky addresses precisely this question in HPFAP. But I don't think he does a particualrly good job of it. Most of my opponents call (and reraise) way more than he suggests (despite that fact that I don't raise anything approaching every hand). Still, his analysis will give you a starting point; you must call at least that loosely to avoid being robbed. It is a place to hang your hat as a ring player trying to gain experience short handed.

Part of the problem is that very aggressive stealing is pretty good play shorthanded, so the answer is that you must also play well. Part of the problem is that the "it depends" answer is yet more prevalent short handed; you must respond in the context of how frequently your opponent presents each betting pattern. Thus you cannot thoroughly analyze a single hand, but only a set of hands.

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Importance of dicipline in poiker -- Tekari -- 24 Apr 03, 8:34 am
my two cents on discipline in poker -- onepac -- 24 Apr 03, 12:20 pm
Great post -- D -- 24 Apr 03, 12:40 pm
Some comments -- Tekari -- 24 Apr 03, 12:58 pm
Response -- D -- 24 Apr 03, 1:13 pm
answers -- onepac -- 24 Apr 03, 1:19 pm
This is true: -- D -- 24 Apr 03, 1:21 pm
short-handed questions -- Tekari -- 24 Apr 03, 1:26 pm
Response -- D -- 24 Apr 03, 1:35 pm
misunderstood -- Tekari -- 24 Apr 03, 1:40 pm
Response -- D -- 24 Apr 03, 1:46 pm
My local bookie runs a good omaha hi/lo card game -- Tekari -- 24 Apr 03, 2:19 pm
Omaha hi lo -- D -- 24 Apr 03, 3:08 pm
omaha -- onepac -- 24 Apr 03, 3:20 pm
do you guys think omaha is more profitable than texas? -- Tekari -- 24 Apr 03, 4:51 pm
If i pleaded the 5th- -- D -- 24 Apr 03, 6:07 pm
omaha vs texas -- onepac -- 25 Apr 03, 11:02 am
shorthanded -- onepac -- 24 Apr 03, 2:14 pm
every hand heads up? -- Ricky -- 27 Apr 03, 12:37 pm
he means that in a game with -- toad -- 27 Apr 03, 2:12 pm
I think Ricky knew that- -- D -- 27 Apr 03, 2:21 pm
comments -- Ricky -- 27 Apr 03, 2:47 pm
which also means -- Ricky -- 27 Apr 03, 2:50 pm
Response -- D -- 27 Apr 03, 3:57 pm
I was just trying to help D, I'm even a worse mind reader than I am -- toad -- 27 Apr 03, 3:05 pm
thanks toad -- Ricky -- 27 Apr 03, 3:10 pm
No problem toad -- D -- 27 Apr 03, 3:53 pm
yeah no problem (nt) -- toad -- 27 Apr 03, 4:57 pm
response -- onepac -- 27 Apr 03, 8:33 pm
thanks -- Ricky -- 28 Apr 03, 4:12 am
steal and countersteal strategy -- rhinoceros -- 26 Apr 03, 8:33 pm
Oh- and one more thing- -- D -- 24 Apr 03, 12:52 pm
I want to thank all for inputs -- MT -- 7 May 03, 3:07 pm

 

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