Deep stacked adjustments
Posted by Eddie Spencer-Small
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Eddie Spencer-Small
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Deep stacked adjustments
When in a 100bb game, its clear when to shove and when not to (most of the time), but in a deep stacked game, when I came into a situation with a marginal hand (which would have been a thin shove 100bb deep) I was unsure of whether I should have increased the size of the pot with a shoveable, yet vulnerable hand 100bb deep, or whether I should have kept the pot small, and just called my opponents bet.
What I'm asking is, should you be more inclined to increase the size of a pot (in a deep stacked game) when you have a marginal hand, or should you keep the pot small, and wait until your equity on the turn is larger (before increasing the pot size), risking the chance of being drawn out on?
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As stacks get deeper it becomes more and more a game of position and being able to represent hands, that's a good starting point. You don't want to be the guy with an easily readable marginal hand OOP, you want to be the guy in position with betting leverage + a range full of credible threats.
Your question sounds a bit contradictory to me. If you have a marginal hand, you should not be worried about being outdrawn, your hand is by definition quite weak and does not need protection. Checking marginal hands with intention of going to showdowns cheaply is a standard play. When facing a bet with a marginal hand, you should consider various turn cards that significantly improve your equity or allow you to credibly rep hands you don't have. If most turns suck, and the opponent is aggressive, just save money and fold.
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