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  1. 02-20-2005 12:48 AM #1
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    Default A little help here

    I misplayed this hand. I got pocket deuces and it was heads-up. I just limped in. I know i should've raised, but the question is how much? Keeping in mind it was still just a pair of deuces.
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    Level VII (100/200) - 2005/02/20 - 00:26:20 (ET)
    Table '5482539 1' Seat #9 is the button
    Seat 8: roothogordie (3280 in chips)
    Seat 9: ngericl (10220 in chips)
    roothogordie: posts the ante 25
    ngericl: posts the ante 25
    ngericl: posts small blind 100
    roothogordie: posts big blind 200
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to ngericl [2h 2d]
    ngericl: calls 100
    roothogordie: checks
    *** FLOP *** [6c 8s 9s]
    roothogordie: bets 200
    ngericl: folds
    roothogordie collected 450 from pot
    roothogordie: doesn't show hand
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  2. 02-20-2005 01:53 AM #2
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    i woud min raise as i normally do with most playable headsup hands.
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  3. 02-20-2005 03:35 AM #3
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    Check this out for HU Play

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  4. 02-20-2005 03:37 AM #4
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    Push pre-flop. The blinds are too big to justify any other play.
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  5. 02-20-2005 01:48 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fnord
    Push pre-flop. The blinds are too big to justify any other play.
    Would you push with every playable hand? Or just playable hands that are also vulnerable?
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    You've got him covered 3-1 in chips. Force him to take a chance and call you. HU NL tournies just about any playable hand you go all in on. if he has 97o here he's not calling an all in, and if he does he's still a coinflip at best.

    ....it also makes the tournament go faster too.


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  7. 02-21-2005 09:55 AM #7
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    Pushing is silly. 100/200 blinds are not big.

    Why push and take the chance he will call and double up, making it practically a dead-even chip count? The blinds are small enough that you can still chip away at him. Playing heads up is a matter of maintaining your domination and making a series of small victories. You want to get him to the point where you can lean on him and he will fall.

    Min raise it or possibly 3x raise it. Don't push, that's ridiculous and will get you in trouble.
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