[Phoenix29]

Heres a tip i thought id share.

If you keep raising on the same player over n over on his blinds, that person might think youre pickin on him/her and will call you out of spite w/nothing and end up gettin lucky.

If your gonna raise consecutively against the same players blinds coz thats what the dealers giving you, make sure you raise high enough w/premium hands so they dont call out of spite or show your hand atleast once so they dont feel like their being picked on.

I had KK once n raised against this guy who ive raised three times previously n this time he called. Flop comes all low cards w/a 5 Q 8, turn comes 5, river 5.

I thought i won til i saw his cards, 75 offsuit and he catches 4 of a kind n i just felt like throwing up.

So take notice of who you keep raising on coz they might just end up gettin lucky on you.

[meisbo]

One thing I enjoy about raising against the same player consecutively is that it is one of the few ways I think I am in the head of the opponent....tough to do on line......

[Texas72]

It's all about the player. If they're a tight passive player, go for it. They'll fold more times than they will call, making the move +EV. If they're a loose agressive player, I wouldn't recommend this move. You might get them to drop a few hands, but they'll call you more than they'll fold.

[Rubyredbingo]

i was recently playing in a tournament in which the blind structure was going to soon be advancing to the point that forces significant action. however at the time of this hand the blinds were 1600-3200 in tournament chips. im in big blind with 14000. folds around to little blind who is an old man with about 11000 in chips. he raises me all in. i look down at a6 offsuit. this was an interesting hand because i usually tend to give older players a fair amount of credit and a6 is a dog verse ace better kicker and any pocket pair greater than 55. that being said, it is really only better than weaker high cards. however my "feel" on this hand was that this guy wasnt particularly strong. i ended up calling and winning ace high versus his k4 suited. sometimes its dangerous to try to push big blind when they have given no indication as to the strength of their hand and may not have even looked at their cards yet.

[baraaka]

wow,
Phoenix I have had that happen to me a few times. And I put my self on tilt for the rest of the game.That brings me to two questions I have .First one is it better to slow play or go all in with pcket AA ,KK?
Second one is whats the best way to get of tilt?

[mythicshog]

I don't just push on the same player all the time. I do it to whoever is sitting at the table. Once i feel a shred of weakness, i'll push em around to see what they're doing. One of my favorite moves is pushing preflop with big pairs or AK just to let the guys at the table know that I'm willing to put all my chips in the pot at anytime. I like to have that kind of image at the table, gives me a little respect when i enter pots.

[Phoenix29]

*Baraaka*

I never slow play ACES coz they can get beaten if you let everyone into the pot so i try to eliminate as many players pre-flop w/a big raise but not big enough to the point where i scare everyone out of the pot. After the flop, you gotta be aggressive, unless someone is indicating a better hand than yours *2 pairs or higher* just keep making them pay w/big bets.

KK tho is a more cautious approach, raise big pre-flop and if its all low cards on the flop, once again you have to be aggressive. But if an ACE pops up, caution is key, if you really wanna know if they have that ACE, then you should raise them to see if they re-raise, and if they do, i know its tough, but let it go.

Even tho these 2 hands are clearly the best starting hands pre-flop, they can be broken n beaten after the flop, so if you know your beat, let it go.

[Phoenix29]

*Baraaka*

Forgot to answer 2nd question.

All i do to get off tilt is stop playing for awhile and take a break and do somethin to make me forget the bad beat i just got. Sometimes it takes 5 minutes, 30, an hour or more, as long as ive cleared my mind and can focus back to making money.

Oh and if someone has re-raised you w/your AA pre-flop, All In.

[budnickdx]

Originally Posted by Phoenix29

Heres a tip i thought id share.

If you keep raising on the same player over n over on his blinds, that person might think youre pickin on him/her and will call you out of spite w/nothing and end up gettin lucky.

If your gonna raise consecutively against the same players blinds coz thats what the dealers giving you, make sure you raise high enough w/premium hands so they dont call out of spite or show your hand atleast once so they dont feel like their being picked on.

I had KK once n raised against this guy who ive raised three times previously n this time he called. Flop comes all low cards w/a 5 Q 8, turn comes 5, river 5.

I thought i won til i saw his cards, 75 offsuit and he catches 4 of a kind n i just felt like throwing up.

So take notice of who you keep raising on coz they might just end up gettin lucky on you.

Be careful though, I do that often, then I hit a shit streak in my pants and then I get called out on it.Notsomething you wanna do with an agressive player Ie, anyone in the low stakes room

[Texas72]

Originally Posted by baraaka

wow,
Phoenix I have had that happen to me a few times. And I put my self on tilt for the rest of the game.That brings me to two questions I have .First one is it better to slow play or go all in with pcket AA ,KK?
Second one is whats the best way to get of tilt?

Never slow pay big pockets pre-flop unless you are in EP and are SURE a late position player will raise. Then you can re-raise to isolate.