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  1. schizoid schizoid is offline

    Henderson, NV
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    Sep 4th, 2007 (9/4/2007 7:15pm)

    I've been getting caught stealing too many pots of late. It's just me being aggressive and not patient enough but I'm wondering what is the predominant theory on pot stealing?
  2. grayggr grayggr is offline

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    Sep 4th, 2007 (9/4/2007 7:53pm) in reply to schizoid

    I second this.

    My steals always get re-popped, yet I see other steals go unpunished. Or if I repop back it seems I'm up against a monster.

    Any advice appreciated.
  3. rcrane082985 rcrane082985 is offline

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    Sep 4th, 2007 (9/4/2007 7:55pm) in reply to grayggr

    only raise when u AA and KK, then u can traps them
     
  4. Czar Kasm Czar Kasm is offline

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    Sep 4th, 2007 (9/4/2007 8:46pm) in reply to rcrane082985

    Are you talking about cash games or SNG's?
  5. the_schmenx the_schmenx is offline

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    Sep 4th, 2007 (9/4/2007 8:59pm) in reply to schizoid

    A few things to think about

    1. Your table image (if people are paying attention)
    2. The stack sizes and blind sizes and those sizes relative to you.
    3. Knowing how much to bet and what street to steal on.
    4. The tempo of the table

    Some of these will dictate how often you should steal and from what positions you should steal from. If the blinds let you steal from the button every time, you should almost universally steal everytime until they fight back.

    One of the most important things is fold equity. There are certain times you shouldn't bluff because the other person is seriously committed, you see this all the time from bad players.
  6. korey729 korey729 is offline

    Edwardsville, IL
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    Sep 4th, 2007 (9/4/2007 9:18pm) in reply to the_schmenx

    I agree with schmenx for the most part, but just to elaborate... your image is probably the most important component when it comes to stealing pots. I assume that you're talking mainly about preflop pots.

    Of course you want to be stealing from late position most of the time and you want to be aware of who you are attempting to steal from. Some players will defend their blinds more than others. Find the player closest to your left who defends the least and pick on him/her.

    Risk the minimum amount that you think will get your opponent to fold. If the blinds are 300/600 then obviously a raise to 1200 total isn't going to get the job done most of the time. However, a raise to 3,000 is just as bad b/c there is no need to risk so many chips, ESPECIALLY if you don't want a call. Somewhere around the 1800 mark is ideal and as you get deeper you can even lessen your opening raises to around 2.5x bb.

    I'm by no means a great tourney player but I hope this info helps. gl
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