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[Stuey009]

What is the correct strategy to play heads up in No Limit holdem. Should I be playing EVERY hand? I know I should play most but is there a certain range of hands I should/shouldnt play??

[bmwguy525]

you shouldnt particularly play all hands heads up. You want to play hands that have some possibility of winning, such as suited cards, connected cards, or even better, suited connectors. You should stay away from hands that have no value, such as 10-2 or J-3. However, any king or ace usually has a good high hand value, regardless of the kicker.

[wrto4556]

I like queens and jacks, too. I really open up head-up, though. You could win a pot with 3 high if you play it right.

[JaysonWeber]

I bet about 95% of the time... B etE everyT timeThat seems to work

[KsItLoLnEeR]

Jayson hit it on the head, bet, bet, bet, bet.What I have found is that if I am playing against your average player they will usually fold to most bets unless they have a hand or draw. But then at a certain point they get tired of it and will come over the top of me. So once they are at this point it is much more likely they will call your reraise. So you then want to get in a situation where you get a big hand, raise, then when he reraises move in and alot of times they will call to make a stand with a lesser hand and you can put yourself in a good position to win the tournament.

[JFarrell20]

you should limp in on every hand. Especially if you are playing me. 8) Seriously, don't play every hand.In the SB, you should raise about 40% of the time, fold about 40% of the time, and just call about 20% of the time. The folding can vary though, I say 40%, but that is only if the dude raises a lot. If he's not raising, then you can almost see every flop.In the BB I play much more enigmatically. If I have a good hand, I tend to not raise, as this disguises my strength. I pretty much check everything pre-flop. Now if you are the BB and get raises by a factor of 3, don't defend your blind if you have garbage. Don't be afraid to lay it down. If he keeps coming over the top of you though b/c he thinks he can push you out, then re-raise him all in and he'll get the picture. (hopefully he doesn't have anything).Main thing to remember, play aggressive. Assume you are finishing second, and that will enable you to shoot for 1st.

[JFarrell20]

bmwguy525 said:

You want to play hands that have some possibility of winning, such as suited cards, connected cards, or even better, suited connectors. .

Suited connectors have relatively no value whatsoever in heads-up NL. This is bad advice.

[the_stein]

JFarrell20 said:

bmwguy525 said:

You want to play hands that have some possibility of winning, such as suited cards, connected cards, or even better, suited connectors. .

Suited connectors have relatively no value whatsoever in heads-up NL. This is bad advice.

Yea wtf lolAnyways I play 95% of starting hands, and I raise 90% of the time I'm on the button, well I raise a lot anyways but especially when I'm on the button, even if he raises first, sometimes I cap with j 9 just so I am the aggressor