Posts Tagged ‘short stackers’

The thing about these professional short stackers is that they suck at playing post-flop. That’s why they buy-in short in the first place, after all. So my strategy is to make small pre-flop raises against their blinds. They win less when they shove on me, and if they really want to exploit me, they have to call and try to play post-flop against me out of position. This is the kind of stuff that usually results:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $50.00 BB (2 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($547)
Hero (SB) ($5450)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 4, 6
Hero bets $100, BB calls $50

Flop: ($200) A, K, 6 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $80, BB raises to $200, Hero raises to $5350 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: $600 | Rake: $1

Results:
Hero didn’t show 4, 6.
Outcome: Hero won $599  Read the complete post...