PP PreFlop Strategy

[WILD]

The position and stack sizes matter. For instance, if I'm sb vs bb, I'd say all in is in order if I'm seriously short stacked.

[scooterdice]

I would limp...massive bets get called by massive donks almost always

[shaclack]

fold fold fold fold bluff fold, a wise man once said dunno hoo

[Swordcall]

I basically just move in with JJ+ on a low stack. You can really beat yourself up trying to outguess everyone once the flop comes.
You are better off going all in instead of missing the flop with half your stack in the pot and more players to deal with also.

~SwordCall

[paratrooper99]

Pretty impossible question to answer without the variables that are asked to exclude........................................... ..................................

[paratrooper99]

Set mining can be very profitable only if you will get paid. If Villian has AK and wiffs with a 972 board and you have duck duck, you will likely only get a cbet and not his entire stack....

[paratrooper99]

In tournaments, consider the percentage of your stack and the opponents stack in this calculation. If you are risking less than 10% of your stack and if you lose, you still have over 50bb, I would consider it worth the risk only if our villian is deep as well.

[jasonv12]

Playing any hand leaving out stack sizes and position should be simple, 3x raise, continuation bet no matter if you flop set, 3 overs, 4 of a kind, doesnt matter, dont give out information or tells play every hand the same. Problem with that is the most important factor in deciding whether to play a hand or not for me is stack sizes and position, so its hard to say with out them in consideration.

That's a big tell all by itself...

[UnknownABC]

Say you have pocket pairs pre-flop, anything Jacks or less, What is the best action if 1) you don't have much if any info on the other players, 2) Seating is not considered for this example 3) Nor is stack size.
Is limping in the best play or fire off a massive bet?

Stack size and position must always be considered. Firing off a massive bet with a medium pair could cost you your tournament life.

[jasonv12]

A small pair, remember, is an implied odds hand. There is a misconception in lower stakes poker players revolving around the strength of a pair preflop. In a multi-table tournament early, with 50-200+ bbs, the best course of action is just to follow course if there are limpers or raise a little if you'll otherwise be out of position and hope to set mine. 12% of the time you will hit your set. Don't slow play it on flops with 2+ cards of the same suit or 2+ cards connected to a straight and make sure you give such hands the wrong odds to call with your bet sizing -- play it as fast as possible on such boards. On boards with rainbow suits, slow playing ONE street is possibly okay, but only if you think it'll make more money/chips -- but sure to bet the next street if they haven't bet out on the flop or up until then tho. Also, on boards with Q, K, or A, you can play your hand faster because players are more likely to give action with such boards, as they most likely hit their hands. If the board is all undercards to your pair, play it fairly fast (to get two over cards to fold), but be weary of getting too involved. In any other case, if the set doesn't hit and there are overs on board, just fold -- yes even JJ.

QQ-AA is a little different altogether.

During the middle stages, these hands are usually push (not necessarily all in -- but not looking for flop action per say) or fold. If you need a double up, are trying to steal the blinds or flip 52% with someone, this is the time to do it. This is more when stacks become below 40 bbs.

Also, there is absolutely nothing wrong with folding baby pockets, especially in turbo settings when faced with a raise or in situations when raised and you'd play out of position.

There is still a lot more to it than this, but this is the best start I could type up.