Advanced strategies for postflop play
by shakin65
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Introduction
In this article- What to do when you are the preflop aggressor
- Factors that influence postflop play
- Examples of postflop play
The importance of the postflop play in SNGs is generally underestimated. The general opinion of many players seems to be that there is not much space for postflop action. A common strategy that is therefore often encountered in low buy-in SNGs is the so-called Kill-Phil-Strategy. It advises playing push or fold in every stage of an SNG, which means either going all-in preflop or folding. This article aims to reveal how such a strategy leaves many potentially profitable situations unexploited.
There are several different positions in which you can find yourself postflop:
- Preflop aggressor
You raised preflop and one or more players called. - Caller
You called an opponent's raise. - Limper
You called and there was no pre-flop raiser. - Free play in the big blind
You are in the big blind and there was no raise before you, so you checked and saw a free flop.
- The texture of the flop
- The number of opponents
- Your position
- The chip stacks at the table
- The images of the players
Depending on your preflop play these factors can be of different importance, which will be explained more explicitly in this article.
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styc0, 15 Apr 08 18:37
yu#2
nVIDIA69, 31 May 08 16:42
ok#3
mouse89, 06 Oct 08 14:25
ok#4
Vargan, 05 Feb 09 18:54
A fish was spotted swimming here... <",><| --..#5
Vasco911, 17 Jun 09 07:46
nice article.#6
theboydave, 24 Jul 09 00:11
good read as per usual.#7
getlowdietryin, 19 Aug 09 11:54
very good article. ty#8
coeziv, 20 Aug 09 11:45
interesting#9
oFISHnCHIPSo, 07 Sep 09 07:27
"You should never fold three of a kind on the flop even if the board is draw heavy. In the worst case of someone having flopped a stronger hand you still have outs for a full house."Poker isn't digital, it's analogue. This statement or "instruction" is inadequate and wrong.
If your pocket pair flopped a set you should never fold unless there are obvious made straights and flushes possible on the flop (e.g. 66 on a 6d7d8d flop). In such a case you should call a reasonable bet or raise, but think very carefully about your pot odds before calling all in. Yes "you have outs", but you might not have the pot odds to call, if you only have 1 opponent and he's reraised you all in and he has a tight image...
I just worry that so many people read these articles and follow them to the letter, but to be really successful at poker you can't play by charts and rules, you have to play every hand on its own merits, based on that unique situation. Sure you can get a 5% ROI following charts and rules, but who wants a 5% ROI when you could be on 50%? ;)
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oFISHnCHIPSo, 07 Sep 09 07:39
"I call the bet on the river simply because the price of 140 chips in a pot of 570 chips is very good and the opponent doesn't necessarily have the king." ... or 2 pair, or a set, or the straight, or the flush... ;)... but yes I just read the conclusion, sorry. :)
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dubrovnik, 17 Sep 09 23:26
oFISHnCHIPSo,but to be really successful at poker you can't play by charts and rules, you have to play every hand on its own merits, based on that unique situation.
Can you explain these "unique situations", i tend to agree with you but could you please eexplain it ?
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CrippledMind, 26 Nov 09 21:39
In the last example, when hero limps in with AQ in the SB, should you not bet, when the you hit the Ace on the turn? Especially, since you are playing against 2 opponents, the chances are that at least one of them holds a club. Would it not be correct to bet instead of checking and possibly giving them infinite odds to draw out on you?#13
Hahaownedlolz, 02 Jan 10 02:50
if you bet on the turn most players would probably fold So i don't think that is very profitable.if its an agressive player i would check and hope he doesn't hit his draw. and bet if its a tight player on the turn as he wouldn't be with his draw and you would just give him free cards.i found this article not so useful.. lots of talking very few useful information.
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Koshburger, 10 Feb 10 01:58
ok#15
RWH88, 27 Feb 10 17:49
Whats with the ok spam on every article?#16
chopstickninja, 12 Apr 10 06:28
Love it#17
Safemonk, 02 May 10 22:38
Nice Article, loved the insight!#18
vega0823, 03 May 10 01:28
will use those tips for sure.. nice one#19
Alexana13, 15 Jun 10 14:51
good tips for beginners....apreciate it#20
solimanz, 09 Sep 10 10:40
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AltTabF4, 19 Jun 11 08:40
@ "QQ WITH A KING ON THE FLOP"Don't know if that's what you should teach beginners because it might mislead them to playing very loose.