wheezer16 0 Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I play small stakes NL hold-em online and track my results with pokertracker. For my last 10k hands I have won about 4.5 BB/hr and most of my profits have come from AA, KK, QQ,and AK suited...but AK ofsuit is only a break even hand for me. I think that I tend to play it too passively (often limping early) because when I am early and miss the flop I can get away from it pretty easily. I do raise with it in position, but overall I feel that this should be a profitable hand for me. Any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites
Royal27 0 Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I play small stakes NL hold-em online and track my results with pokertracker. For my last 10k hands I have won about 4.5 BB/hr and most of my profits have come from AA, KK, QQ,and AK suited...but AK ofsuit is only a break even hand for me. I think that I tend to play it too passively (often limping early) because when I am early and miss the flop I can get away from it pretty easily. I do raise with it in position, but overall I feel that this should be a profitable hand for me. Any ideas?Limping early is fine, but I'm assuming that you are always just calling a raise when someone is raising after you. Try re-raising once in a while. Only KK and AA have you crushed. If someone calls you (they will call or fold more than another re-raise) play it like AA or KK on the flop, assuming it is rags. if you get a call, you can still get away with it pretty easily. If an A or K hits on the flop or turn (assuming a call to your bet on the flop) then you're still in pretty good shape.Vary your play as well - raise some from early position as well. I'd rather win a small pot with AKo than lose a big one just because I didn't raise due to position concerns. Link to post Share on other sites
wheezer16 0 Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thanks for the advice. Link to post Share on other sites
Sheiky 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Limping early is fine?Don't be silly, raise that shit up PF. Link to post Share on other sites
whatgreatis 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Limping early is fine?Don't be silly, raise that shit up PF.Someone doesn't like to vary his play. Link to post Share on other sites
kkot 0 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Someone doesn't like to vary his play. I play small stakes NL hold-emThere really isn't a need to vary your play. You really should be raising preflop. Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 nevamind Link to post Share on other sites
acesinhole7 0 Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I would get more aggressive PF. What kind of limits are you playing? Link to post Share on other sites
wheezer16 0 Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 I would get more aggressive PF. What kind of limits are you playing?.25/.50, .50/1, or less commonly 1/2 NL. At these limits I will often get 1 or 2 callers with a standard preflop raise from early position. If I miss the flop I am reluctant to make a pot size bet because it gets quite costly. A smaller continuation bet gets called frequently. Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralGeeWhiz 0 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Limping early is fine?Don't be silly, raise that shit up PF.This is true at lower levels, but at higher levels limping with with AK can be a huge +ev play. Lets say you limp UTG, UTG +1. Someone reraises you and you flat call. Lets say the flop comes A high, like A 10 4. People aren't just going to give you credit on a board like that, and you can extract a shit load of money out of a standard multi table player. Link to post Share on other sites
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