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0Magic14:
Hi, I"ve been learning a lot more poker often, and what I"ve learnt I have to say is that min raising in middle/late stages does get you the chips you need if you want to get to that FT. I"m not the only person who has done this. Kidpoker himself does it.

Anyway, just thought i"d shout out this, although you guys know this it helps alot.

have good fun at the tables.

0Magic14

WYoung83:
Pretty much everyone does it now when opening a pot during the later stages. Been this way for a while in the online world.
There antes out there and stacks are usually shallow, so its a better investment for you. And the variance is much less. If you get 3 bet then you loose less when/if you decide to fold.

If you wanna watch someone great online playing MTTs then i wouldnt watch kidpoker. Watch someone like Shaundeeb or apestyles instead

AlanG:
I like to make it about 2.4 BB.

A lot of bad players will call in the big blind with a very wide range, giving a bit too much guesswork post-flop for my liking.

Also, I think the min-raise will get 3-bet much wider than a slightly larger one.

In both cases I think the improved hand definition, plus the increased fold equity, are worth the extra investment.

I agree that most online pros go for min-raise or tiny amounts above it, but I have seen some top players recommending a bit more, so I think it is a matter of which works for you.

Swinebag:

--- Quote from: AlanG on August 28, 2012, 17:17:27 PM ---


A lot of bad players will call in the big blind with a very wide range.



--- End quote ---


This is surely also a great result for you.

AlanG:

--- Quote from: Swinebag22 on August 28, 2012, 17:21:51 PM ---

--- Quote from: AlanG on August 28, 2012, 17:17:27 PM ---


A lot of bad players will call in the big blind with a very wide range.



--- End quote ---


This is surely also a great result for you.

--- End quote ---


It is if you are good enough to get away when the fish hits two pair or better with his rags (which I am not!)

I think a slightly bigger raise makes the calling range much easier to guess.  A friend got knocked out of the ECOAP main event when a guy called a raise with 72 and the flop came A72!  In that case he had made a standard raise UTG (!) but it is an example of the sort of thing I mean.

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