there are 1326 total combinations of preflop starting hands... I've happily shoved every one of these at certain times, I've probably also unhappily shoved all of them at certain times as well. All depends on the situation but one good pointer to remember is
If you're the one shoving, not only does your opponent have to have a hand to call with, they also have to have the balls to do so, not only that but then they need to fade the 5 board cards in order to bust you. You're essentially putting them in a cage with anything besides premium holdings. Now on the flip side if they are shoving it reverses the roles and forces you to do all of those things.
Its almost always better to be the one shoving than calling off shoves, because you can win the pot 2 way- they can fold, or we can win at showdown. Calling shoves leaves you only 1 way to win the pot- showing down.
If you're the one shoving, not only does your opponent have to have a hand to call with, they also have to have the balls to do so, not only that but then they need to fade the 5 board cards in order to bust you. You're essentially putting them in a cage with anything besides premium holdings. Now on the flip side if they are shoving it reverses the roles and forces you to do all of those things.
Its almost always better to be the one shoving than calling off shoves, because you can win the pot 2 way- they can fold, or we can win at showdown. Calling shoves leaves you only 1 way to win the pot- showing down.
In a cash game is rare I would go all in preflop, even with aces. There's just too much more hand to play.
On the other hand, in a tournament it's quite possible to have shove range preflop.
The goal in a cash game is to maximize wins and minimize losses and to leave with more money than you started with. In a tournament the goal is to accumulate every single chip that is in play.
On the other hand, in a tournament it's quite possible to have shove range preflop.
The goal in a cash game is to maximize wins and minimize losses and to leave with more money than you started with. In a tournament the goal is to accumulate every single chip that is in play.
In my opinian, its depends on my position, type of game ( cash or tournament ) or stack. In tournament, with a short stack, even one QQ is good, but if I have one considerable stack and its have a possibility that I loose 50% or more from my stack, just AA, otherwise I fold, because there will still be so many hands to play and win.
I try not to go all in preflop and I can even call a bet like this depending on the position, the stack of chips, the instance of the tournament. It also depends if it is a tournament or cash. The reason why I avoid this is that despite being a very strong hand preflop any of the ones that you mention the community cards always give us unpleasant surprises. That is why it is better to build the boat and analyze the play step by step. Sometimes it is necessary to stop playing with the preflop cards and be a strategist. The odds and statistics fail, they are inaccurate.
Regards.
Regards.
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WiredKs said:
In a cash game, specifically, you should go all in pre-flop with aces every chance you get. It's tournaments where you may theoretically need to lay it down in certain spots.
In a cash game the only real goal should be to make as many +ev plays as possible and as few - ev plays as possible. All in with aces pre-flop in a cash game is gonna be +ev every time.
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Muruanha said:
well , it depends, if it's early stage tournament, i suggest you go for tight all in PREFLOP but the more the tournament stage is near to either the bubble or near the end, I suggest that you loosen up a bit, for example, the same player almost always shove on Dealer position or High jack, well, you can call a little less tight if you might be alone against the all in player
but if you shove youre stack, i strongly recommand to wait a good spot to do it as a blind stealth if it's worth it! anyway, considering the luck factor, I prefer tight early and a little more loose when people are tempted to struggle to call because they could be scared to bust before the bubble!
My preflop all in calling range is standard for most poker games. Its any two cards. And that's why I get called a fish and a donkey quite often....just kidding. Lol
Muruanha said:
it depends what opponent throws all in, if with a cautious opponent even with AK I hesitate, on the other hand if it is someone aggressive I will follow his all in with 99, 10 10, JJ ... and it depends also on my position if my chips are much more than my opponent I will follow him even with 10 J
