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  1. 07-08-2009 02:08 PM #1
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    Default First hand mayhem

    When you're playing a 2.20 180man on Stars, what are you calling a first hand shove with? (let's assume that you have no prior history vs villian)

    This comes from a recent hand of mine. It was the very first hand of the tournament. I had JJ. I raise an early limper while I'm in MP making it 100 to go---standard. The CO shoves over. No one else calls and the action is on me. Is this a fold or call? What is our calling range?
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  2. 07-08-2009 02:35 PM #2
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    I am only calling here with AA or KK
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  3. 07-08-2009 03:19 PM #3
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    JJ+, AK

    http://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer...or-not-to-flip

    always like to link that on first hand posts.
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  4. 07-08-2009 07:49 PM #4
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    I love that article. I remember the first time I read it - right before I fired up a few MTTs, I got all in with QQ on two tables vs AK and ended up going deep in both events

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  5. 07-08-2009 07:52 PM #5
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    Very good link drmc, and yeah agree with JJ+ and AK
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    I had forgotten about that article and it does make a lot of sense.
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  7. 07-08-2009 11:22 PM #7
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    I love open-shoving JJ+ when I wake up with one on Hand #1. That's it though, maybe AK, but when I'm 100+/- BB, I like to shove big pairs, not AK. Nobody's gonna see me shove enough on Hand #1 to exploit that though, I think.
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  8. 07-09-2009 12:11 PM #8
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    great article.


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  9. 07-09-2009 04:52 PM #9
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    Im folding JJ and AK to a first hand AI. However, I could see an argument being made for pushing them.

    For sure thats a great article but you have to think about what hands are actually flipping against that type of range (AK almost never).
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