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Old 01-29-2008, 07:16 PM
FeelnAcey FeelnAcey is offline
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Default Calling with all pairs even with when facing a raise?

I play 25 NL on Party and I will call a raise with any pair as long as the raise is less than 10% of the opposing players stack. My thinking, with a monster hand like AA or KK that he is raising; when I do hit my set I am taking his whole stack.
So I hit my set statistically 1 in 8 times and call any raise with any pair as long as its 10% or less of a players stack. I make most of my money on the no limit tables doing this.
My basic strategy is to raise the same with every hand as to not giveaway my hand.

AA, KK - raise 8 times the big blind (which is $2 on a 25NL table) and if someone has raised before me I usually put them to the test and reraise 3 times the amount they have put in or go all in.
AK, AQ - I raise 8 times the big blind if no one has raised in front of me. If someone has limped or no one has entered the pot I will raise 8 times the big blind. If the pot has been raised before me, I will only call if I have a decent read on the player.
QQ, JJ - I raise 8 times the big blind if no one has raised in front of me. If someone has limped or no one has entered the pot I will raise 8 times the big blind. If the pot has been raised before me, I will call and play cautiously post flop if I don't flop trips or my pocket pair is not the higher than the board.
AJ - This hand has gotten me in trouble. I usually limp in or call the big blind. I throw away to any raise before me and usually fold it if a raise comes behind me.
1010, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22 - call the big blind. maybe raise 1010 and 99 in late position if no one has entered the pot. I will call a raise up 10% of the raising players stack. Post flop I know where I stand if I hit my set or not, or my pocket pair is above what the board shows. I usually move tables quickly after I double my stack up, because most players will learn how you play and its hard to get action on raises after they learn you play real hands and push with them.
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