Differences Of Shorthanded

[gobucks 0]

I am in the transition phase of full ring game limit to shorthanded limit and have a couple of questions.. 1. Does the value of Axo change so much that it becomes playable in a shorthanded game; either for opening for a raise or even worth a call? Sklansky advocates never playing A8-xo in SSH, so I am wondering if that changes in shorthanded play.2. Is it ever correct to open limp? For example, you have J7s utg, is this always either a raise or fold?3. What is the common software used for tracking opponents, it is AceHud? Also, what are the three common figures used for describing opponents when posting hands? (x/x/x) Sorry, I know, long post.

[AlphaOmega 0]

1. I play Axo from late position, and usually not at all if there's a lot of cold-calling. Otherwise, I'd probably muck it a good portion of the time.2. Not really. Although it's less of a mistake in really loose games, raising or folding will almost always be better than open-limping.3. Pokertracker. PokerAce HUD (PAHUD) is a program that works with Pokertracker to display stats at the actual tables, and most people that have Pokertracker have PAHUD too. The numbers used for describing opponents are as follows:VP$IP (Voluntarilly Put $ in Pot) - The first digit, used to track how many hands your opponent is playing.PFR% (Pre-flop Raise %) - What percentage of your opponents hands are raised pre-flop.AF (Aggression Factor) - A ratio of how much your opponent bets/raises compared to how much they call. This factor is usually only used to guage Post-flop tendency, which is where it is most useful.

[screech 0]

I am in the transition phase of full ring game limit to shorthanded limit and have a couple of questions.. 1. Does the value of Axo change so much that it becomes playable in a shorthanded game; either for opening for a raise or even worth a call? Sklansky advocates never playing A8-xo in SSH, so I am wondering if that changes in shorthanded play.2. Is it ever correct to open limp? For example, you have J7s utg, is this always either a raise or fold?3. What is the common software used for tracking opponents, it is AceHud? Also, what are the three common figures used for describing opponents when posting hands? (x/x/x) Sorry, I know, long post.

1) My usual standards are:-Raise ATo from anywhere-Raise A9o from hijack-Raise A7o from cutofff-Raise A2o from button2) Raise/fold, though open limping is correct in rare circumstances3) Acehud. VPIP/PFR/AF, and usually include WTSD numbers too.