Yeah, I'm starting to go with you on the value of reraising from the
blinds with AK and AQ; I've been doing it more often and, at least against
tight-weak competition, I'm a huge favorite to win preflop. I started
that whole “don't make the pot big preflop out of position with
AK/AQ” playing in extremely loose 1/2 games where a rereaise
from the blinds, unless you overbet the pot by 3-to-1 or so, is going
to get everyone calling. It's a question of game texture, really.
Having looked it over again, I think I prefer a big check-raise on the
flop over everything else. Someone has a weak ace and will bet at the
flop and I'll probably take it down there. I probably should go for
that check-raise half the time and lead for the pot half the
time.
I'm not a fan of overbetting the pot with one pair, as you suggest,
when out of position.
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Date: 2007-01-02 16:01 (UTC)Yeah, I'm starting to go with you on the value of reraising from the blinds with AK and AQ; I've been doing it more often and, at least against tight-weak competition, I'm a huge favorite to win preflop. I started that whole “don't make the pot big preflop out of position with AK/AQ” playing in extremely loose 1/2 games where a rereaise from the blinds, unless you overbet the pot by 3-to-1 or so, is going to get everyone calling. It's a question of game texture, really.
Having looked it over again, I think I prefer a big check-raise on the flop over everything else. Someone has a weak ace and will bet at the flop and I'll probably take it down there. I probably should go for that check-raise half the time and lead for the pot half the time.
I'm not a fan of overbetting the pot with one pair, as you suggest, when out of position.