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Old 03-31-2008, 04:13 PM
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Short of playing position how do you cope with weak starting hands? Im talking like K4 and so on..last night I problably sat through 40-60 hands where I didnt have anything above A6o. Eventually I was knocked out when I caught 9's and pushed with my remaining chips. I ended up placing in the 500's when I was 3rd a short while before.

This is happening more than I care for and I havent been able to come up with a game plan to battle this. So is there any seasoned players here that can offer some advice?
If you get no playable hands, watch out for (re-)stealing possibilities. Good players with big stacks often raise from mid or late position with total air- come over the top when you're in the blinds. If the initial raiser is overcalled by a somewhat loose player, the situation is even better, always squeeze in such spots. Q3 off is more than good enough for this kind of play. Since you haven't played a hand, they will give you credit for a good hand if they are observant players. The only hands I never resteal with are hopeless hands like 32 off, I like to have at least a high card or suited connectors for the times they have a big hand such as 99+, Ak, Aq etc
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