Raising Pre-flop...
This topic is made evident to me after a tournament where I busted out on the bubble because I wasn't able to put the player on a hand and therefore is a topic on this blog.
Why is raising pre-flop good? I know a lot of you have your opinion on this and they may be similar to my reason...
- Gives you a pre flop edge to callers
- Allows you to "put" a player on the hand (depending on what you think his playable hands are)
- Gets rid of any face/rag combination (not always!)
On one tournament, I was holding a premium hand 3 way and I decide to limp it in. (AJ)
Flop - 992... everyone checks
Turn - A... I push thinking I am ahead. I was wrong
Somebody was holding a Q9 off.
River - 5
Oh well, that is why you need to raise pre-flop.
Good game.
Why is raising pre-flop good? I know a lot of you have your opinion on this and they may be similar to my reason...
- Gives you a pre flop edge to callers
- Allows you to "put" a player on the hand (depending on what you think his playable hands are)
- Gets rid of any face/rag combination (not always!)
On one tournament, I was holding a premium hand 3 way and I decide to limp it in. (AJ)
Flop - 992... everyone checks
Turn - A... I push thinking I am ahead. I was wrong
Somebody was holding a Q9 off.
River - 5
Oh well, that is why you need to raise pre-flop.
Good game.