[gn2056]

This is a strategy i have adopted and adapted a few times that seems to work well especially in freerolls and less experienced players. I have found that in a lot of these tourneys players play ace king and queen with any combo as the second card ie ace rag, so when i see a whole table calling i assume most of the high cards are lying in hands this is when i love playing 27 or 93 83 etc. and i often hit trips or two pair and it never fails that one fish we'll stay in the hand and assume that i am holding an ace too and keep trying to raise me out and in turn i bust with him rags, now i dont normally play rags but in freeroll this has proved beneficial especially early in tourneys, i would never call a big raise but if everyone is calling the big blind of love doing this.

[Acorn89]

Thats a pretty good stategy for the huge freerolls at some sites but you just have to make sure that the other players cooperate with you. Because when I sometimes play freerolls I see alot of people raising with Ax or Kx so I really cant use your strategy. (But I have never cashed in one of those big freerolls so what do I know )

[scooby555]

I dont know is that a type of long term strategy o think will work?????? IUt seems like over time that that will cost uyou more chipos that u win becuase they do have the btter starting hand!!!!!!

[gn2056]

what i actually am doing is reading all the sorry players that are playing up downjunk hands, so if i get in cheaply and there all sharing cards i have in fact shifted the odds in my favor and I will get a huge payout on the straights flushes and trips i hit when i do hit on the flop./ i dont go chasing down large raises this is a strategy used when the whole table is limping.

[BSgutshot]

Originally Posted by gn2056

This is a strategy i have adopted and adapted a few times that seems to work well especially in freerolls and less experienced players. I have found that in a lot of these tourneys players play ace king and queen with any combo as the second card ie ace rag, so when i see a whole table calling i assume most of the high cards are lying in hands this is when i love playing 27 or 93 83 etc. and i often hit trips or two pair and it never fails that one fish we'll stay in the hand and assume that i am holding an ace too and keep trying to raise me out and in turn i bust with him rags, now i dont normally play rags but in freeroll this has proved beneficial especially early in tourneys, i would never call a big raise but if everyone is calling the big blind of love doing this.

Someone just did that to me in a SnG. I raised 4x the bb(160)with A-10, flop came 8-8-A. I raised 100 on the flop, he called. Turn was a 4, I best 100, he raised to 200, I called. River was a 10, I bet 200, he pushed me all in for my remaining 500, I called, he turns over 8-3. Chair flies across the room.

I hope you don't call 4x the bb with those rags because that's just a stupid play.

[sijiawu89]

I find that strategy very disputable. Even if half the table is playing cards like Ace Rag it doesnt mean that you are going to hit your low cards. Although some of their outs are being taken by other players, they still have the probabiltiy advantage. You might have 6 outs to pair, but then again they almost have the rest of the deck to high card you out.

[BSgutshot]

Exactly.

You could play those cards all day long and not catch anything. Playing rags isn't really an answer in a big freeroll.

My recommendation is just to wait for a nice big hand and try to sucker them in. Seems to work best for me.

[iceberg]

I only play rags at the obvious positions SB and BB. In the past I used to play suited rags and connectors out of position. BUT then got outkicked or ran into higher straights/flushes and got SPANKED on several occasions. I play the better quality cards now.

Another problem is getting two pair with rags. IE. starting with 8-3 and flopping K-8-3. If the board gets paired up (ie. 9s), then the 3's are now useless.

[TriptreysNJ]

Originally Posted by iceberg

Another problem is getting two pair with rags. IE. starting with 8-3 and flopping K-8-3. If the board gets paired up (ie. 9s), then the 3's are now useless.

i think thats called counterfeiting.

[hayden1009]

I have done that strategy just to mix up the play but to do it very often leaves you at a disadvantage when the board pairs when you are holding 2 low pairs....