why minimum raise

[tracyrickrobby]

i can never understand the min raise preflop with 4 players in already!! why only min raise, obviously if they all called 100 they are gonna call another 100!! if u have AA u dont want 4 players in with u (u know your aces will get cracked that way). and if u are raising hoping to get folders, its not gonna happen with min raise!! thoughts all????????

[azreal1]

sounds like a value bet...take out the limpers see who if anyone raises or if everyone just flat calls can be a sound play in the right situations and set u up for a nice cash off the flop

[LCDaBoss]

I min raise when im deep when BB get to about 1k

[tracyrickrobby]

when the blinds are huge i can see a min raise!! but always cracks me up when the blinds are under 200!! sorta useless at that point!

[bakreni12]

min reise with 4 limpers is wrong playits not value its wrong

[HopsBar28]

It's not always wrong. If you have 4 players, and look down at 7-8 suited, you min-raise to build a decent pot without a big investment yourself. You've established the mind-set at the table that you have something but feel weak - you hit, someone might try to push you off the hand and you get some value on that. You don't hit, you can bluff or semi-bluff if everyone else checks the flop.

There are no absolutes like "always wrong" or "always right" in poker.

[lilturkgirl]

some people have late position and try and build up the pot preflop with a small pair, or a small suited connector so when they hit.. the pot will have some nice moolah to it, cause of cause the others will call the min raise.

[tomtom26]

min raise works fine for an open... but if you have a hand like A-K in LP with 3 limpers you are looking for trouble with a min raise. Too much value for the limpers to call imo

[tracyrickrobby]

good, lots of responses!! was hoping for lots of feedback!! always seeking advice or tips to improve my game!! to me, this is what the forum is for!

[mikey4141]

I really dont like the min raise, but that just me!!!