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Early Position
- If you are first in, or if there is only a call to your right, what should you be prepared to play online poker ?
Those hands in the first four groups.
- What about a loose game if the players are not too aggressive ?
You can add the Group 5 hands, especially the suited connectors.
- What about a tough game ?
Discard the Group 4 hands.
- What do you do as the game gets more aggressive ?
Discard hands such as AJ and KTs.
- What do we mean when we refer to a loose poker game ?
A game without much before-the-flop raising and with many players in most pots.
- What do we mean when we say tough game ?
A game with a fair amount of raising, but not many large multiway pots.]
- What if you are not sure which type of game you are playing ?
Assume that the game is typical until you can determine otherwise.
- What if the game is loose, but very aggressive ?
You should not be in many pots.
- What if the game is tight, but passive ?
You can play a fair number of hands.
- Why should you occasionally add a few hands to those you play up front ?
To throw your opponents off.
- Why would you play a hand like 7♠ 6♠ up front ?
To stop your more observant opponents from stealing against you when “rags” flop, or if you feel that your early poker position raises are getting too much respect.
- What if there is a raise to your right and the game is typical or tough ?
Limit your play to those hands in Groups 1 and 2.
- What if the game is loose ?
You can play Group 3 as well (beware of AQ).
- Should you be calling many raises if no one (except the raiser) is in ?
No.
- What should you be doing ?
Usually folding or occasionally reraising.
- Against a loose raiser, what additional hands should you play ?
AQ, 99, and 88.
- Assuming you play against a loose raiser, what do you do ?
Reraise, except call with AJs and KQs. Inducing bluffs.
- If no one has yet called, what hands do you almost always raise with ?
AA, KK, QQ, aK, and AQ.
- What if there have already been callers ?
Usually raise with hands in Group 1 and 2, aQ, and some others at random.
- What hands do you raise approximately two-thirds of the time ?
AKs, aQs, aJs, and KQs.
- What if you are against weak opposition ?
Almost always raise with them.
- What if the game is tight and most poker players respect your raise ?
Be more inclined to limp with the big suited connectors.
- When is it correct to limp with AA or KK ?
When your early position raises are not getting any callers.
- What if you are now raised ?
Frequently, but not always, reraise.
- What about a hand like T♣ 9♣ if no one has yet called ?
Raise approximately one-third of the time if the game is typical or tough.
- What if you are in a game with many weak opponents ?
Just call.
- What is proper if you call with a large suited connector and are raised ?
Reraise with AKs and possibly AQs.
- When can you reraise with a hand like J♠T♠?
If a lot of people are in the pot.
- What about hands like 8♠ 7♠?
If there are a lot of callers, but not much raising, they become playable.
- What about small pairs ?
They can also be played provided that you are sure that you will get a multiway pot. However, they can stand a little more action than the suited connectors.
- What if the game is moderately aggressive, but features two or more players who will play virtually any ace ?
Play A9s, a8s, 77, and 66 as long as the pot is not yet raised.
- What if no one has opened and you have JJ ?
Raise in a tight game and call in a loose game.
- What if you hold JJ and the pot has been raised and reraised ?
Fold.
- What if you opened with JJ and the pot has been raised and reraised behind you Call.