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heads up advice

jjjachjjjach
edited April 2011 in The Poker Clinic

Hi all i'm trying my hand at low buy in heads  up i wonder if anyone could give me any tips as i normally play deepstacks and i'm a tight player.Thanks.

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  • N1CKN1CK
    edited April 2011
    In Response to heads up advice:
    Hi all i'm trying my hand at low buy in heads  up i wonder if anyone could give me any tips as i normally play deepstacks and i'm a tight player.Thanks.
    Posted by jjjach
    yeah dont play it
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  • pod1pod1
    edited April 2011
    quite pos about as far away from ds as you can get!!!
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  • N1CKN1CK
    edited April 2011
    you need to have a default strategy and adjust it to player types and tendencies
    this is a standard default range of hands you should be opening the button with

    All pocket pairs
    suited high cards a2+ k8+ q9+ j9+
    any ace
    suited cons 45+ 46+
    off suit cons 89+ j9+ k9+
    any 2 broadway 10j+

    preflop oop calling button raise

    22-88
    any broadway
    suited cons 67+ any suited ace

    3bet 99+ aj+

    Dont fold top pair unless you find a very good reason to.
    bluff alot and keep betting unless you find reason not to.

    good luck
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  • donkeyplopdonkeyplop
    edited April 2011
    In Response to Re: heads up advice:
    you need to have a default strategy and adjust it to player types and tendencies this is a standard default range of hands you should be opening the button with All pocket pairs suited high cards a2+ k8+ q9+ j9+ any ace suited cons 45+ 46+ off suit cons 89+ j9+ k9+ any 2 broadway 10j+ preflop oop calling button raise 22-88 any broadway suited cons 67+ any suited ace 3bet 99+ aj+ Dont fold top pair unless you find a very good reason to. bluff alot and keep betting unless you find reason not to. good luck
    Posted by N1CK
    Good advice ^^^^^^^^^^
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  • grantorinograntorino
    edited April 2011

    cash or tournaments?

    In cash I would open nearly every hand on button, until your opponent adjusts. However I would avoid low stakes HU cash games as the rake is a killer

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  • N1CKN1CK
    edited April 2011
    In Response to Re: heads up advice:
    cash or tournaments? In cash I would open nearly every hand on button, until your opponent adjusts. However I would avoid low stakes HU cash games as the rake is a killer
    Posted by grantorino
    this is fine but i think as hes never played its best to ease him, at micros he will be getting called alot and have to play a ton post flop with poor/marginal hands, if he defaults to a pretty good range he shouldn't do to bad, dont forget hes a nit whos been playing deep stacks
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  • grantorinograntorino
    edited April 2011
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    fair enough, but his opponent will probably suck and make bigger mistakes than him oop
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  • N1CKN1CK
    edited April 2011
    and also yeah the rake is a killer at micros but if your learning HU unless you have cash to burn its best to play micros and don't focus to much on profit/rake etc and more on learning and building on your game
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  • jjjachjjjach
    edited April 2011

    Thanks very much guys for all the advice.

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