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Originally Posted by robsterling  Against two opponents yes I will check raise a good draw there with good reads on them. If I know one is a "fish" who has a high percentage for calling c-bets, if I know the original raiser c-bets a high percentage of flops and I have a strong draw and a good (as in not too agressive, showed down strong hands, check raised before and showed down strong) image then yes I will.
If you only check raise with the nuts, thats really bad balancing of your ranges and too predictable, an observant opponent who has played a fair bit with you before can easily fold his 2 pair, over pair, etc.
If you have an accurate estimation of your opponents range, your image, your fold equity and your win equity, you can can definitely check raise a draw here. To call it "bloody dodgy" and saying you would only do it with the nuts is akin to saying "I'm playing my cards only", if you are representing the nuts but in fact have a draw with decent win and fold equity this is a good move and also balances your range.
I think I would want to know moer about the opponents than Nade did here, but when I play I generally always have tracker, hud, etc - it's a major advantage when used properly. |
sorry i should have been a bit more exact, vs unknowns and with no personal table image as such i wouldn't be doing it
maybe i would if it was a game/players have good info on and my image was not aggressive ,in that situation then i might use it but not often .
but vs 2 unknowns i definately wouldn't be doing it ,like i say the call percentage would more than likely go up past the point of it being cost effective.
i would say that the stakes would effect strategy
the lower down you go the more you have to go back to basics ,as the opposing players are in general less likely to be watching those around them,so trying to outplay people at this level is tricky,so back to basics seems the best strategy.
once you get up a bit further the play gets better and there are less fish and more observant players, now playing the player not the cards becomes a much better way to play ,so a more action style should be more effective.
admittedly a have only got up to the 2/4 level so i cant comment past that ,but i would say below 25c/50c basic abc poker probably works best, then the higher up the stakes you go from there the more moves you can start to pull.