[Mr Mardy Arse]

Thinkerbell has a good point and mine is similar....


When your getting to around 10X the big blind, when the more passive players are in the pot limp in see if you catch, if not see if the players still in are acting rather weak. ( Late Position is better ) Once you've found how the field has reacted, if there is a paired board play like you have hit the set.

Sometimes you may get caught but if every one has let you see the flop for the price of the big blind, then none of them can have to great a hand and will be more likely to part with it as there isn't much invested in it.

However, i wouldn't employ these tactics if there is someone in the pot that is worse off than you because they are more likly to push all in with random hands, and if they hit generally a good player short stacked would check and wait for a larger stack to try and push them off the hand then go over the top or call all in....

Try and play the players, and not just the cards.... If there is an ace on the flop and no-one has bet out at it and you are in late position act like you've just connected with Ace King....

This is just the way i tend to play... You have a good chance of success and a chance of failure, but if you succeed you can get yourself right back into the fray.

Danny