Like the poster above me, I also think that the types of players you are playing against has a lot to do with what type of stack you should buy in for. Against an aggressive-loose table, playing shortstacked can be a huge advantage. While they loose-aggressive player is not afraid of your shortstack, this can be used to your advantage. You reraise with good hands that are probably statistical favorites against a loose aggressive button raise. Most the time they will fold because they were just playing position. And when you have a big PP like QQ, KK, or AA, you almost always get called by JJ all the way down to 55 by the aggressive loose player that raised preflop. However, if you weren't shortstacked they would fold and you'd win $14. This will lead to some bad beats, however, the goal is to get the money in when you are a favorite. Once you double up you are no longer short stacked. You can continue to play or you can leave the table and go to another table short stacked, thus locking in your profit.
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Not so cut and dry
Date: 2007-11-05 16:06 (UTC)