The interesting thing with deep stack is the put down..

If you call a 100bb stack making a 4bb raise with 66 and you have 100b) then - you have the implied odds to call.. right..? er...no

If he as AK and he hits top pair is he really going to go all-in for 4bb? - Invariabley the answer is no. Depending on the type of player he is most North American players will put down to a slightly greater than pot sized bet (i.e 10bb) bet if they have top pair (certainly with a 'good' kicker- This does two things

1] It removes your implied odds (because the odds against you tripping AND him hitting top pair are about 1 in 10 ish..
2] If you are one on one why bother even waiting for 66?? - If he's going to put down just hit him anyway.. Alot of 4bb raises and continuation bets are AK.. or are you putting down 66 on the CB? So you need to know your player and the best way to find out is to SS to make it cheap to interrogate him..

Because you are a small stack if you trip you stand a better change of pot commitment from your opponents and multiway pots.

I noticed Goose has taken to short stacking in NL.. as I have.. and of course Hellmouth does it too.. Short stacking is one last 'secrets' of NL - when you've just joined a table you have to do it...

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