I would very rarely raise with the likes of 95, for the precise reason you state. If you get looked up, your cover is seriously blown.
But I'm more concerned by this :
"Surviving to level 7 (blinds 150/300) I'm shittled down to 1650 chips. A player with 5000 chips raises to 900 in MP2. I have A8s in the Big blind. Do I reraise all in? ... I make the technically correct play and flat call"
I wouldn't even think about that one, I'd just fold. It's nowhere near good enough to commit with (whether you call or reraise) against a raiser.
Aggressive early on is one option but it's by no means necessary IMO. I prefer to wait for a double up and if that doesn't happen, get to work once I drop below around M6. This works better if you pick and choose the games with weaker line-ups though.
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Date: 2005-10-09 02:51 pm (UTC)I would very rarely raise with the likes of 95, for the precise reason you state. If you get looked up, your cover is seriously blown.
But I'm more concerned by this :
"Surviving to level 7 (blinds 150/300) I'm shittled down to 1650 chips. A player with 5000 chips raises to 900 in MP2. I have A8s in the Big blind. Do I reraise all in? ... I make the technically correct play and flat call"
I wouldn't even think about that one, I'd just fold. It's nowhere near good enough to commit with (whether you call or reraise) against a raiser.
Aggressive early on is one option but it's by no means necessary IMO. I prefer to wait for a double up and if that doesn't happen, get to work once I drop below around M6. This works better if you pick and choose the games with weaker line-ups though.
Andy.