Re: [ba-poker] You've got to know when to fold 'em

[kubey(deleted the rest) (Ken Kubey)]

kshei007 wrote:
> Does anyone routinely make plays that are *definitely* unprofitable
> in order to increase the profitability of your global strategy?

Yeah.  In the $50 or $100 buy-in no-limit games, I pretty much
raise with 3 hands.  AA, KK and pure trash.  
Say two or three people limp in for 50c.  I make it $5 with J2o.
They all fold.  I show J2o.  
Next time, I make it $5 with KK.  The guy that limped in with 99 jams,
I call and bust him 4 times out of 5.
IMPORTANT!!  I don't raise with trash often.  Once every 2 hours or so.
Also, if I get called.  I might take one more swing at the pot on
the flop, but I generally give up pretty quickly.


The original guy mentioned mixing up your play...

I think it's okay to make odd plays sometimes, but calling with J5s
is not the way to go.   Maybe calling a raise with 87s or raising
in mid position with 33 or limping in with AA UTG.  

Ken Kubey         kubey(deleted the rest)  (650) 933-3536