Calling with Middle to Low Pairs in a Tournament
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As has been stated here many times, playing with a medium stack in online poker sites takes a lot of patience and skill. On most occasions, we want you to put all of your chips in there when you are first to act and fold when there is a raise in front of you and you are sitting on connectors and anything but a big hand. However, depending on the raiser and the size of the bet, calling can be your best option at times.
If you have a weak poker player that throws out a triple blinds bet when you are on the upper edge of a medium stack, it is the perfect opportunity to just call the bet with pairs from 66-99. It is not really going to hurt your stack to make this move and the payoff can be huge with most flops. By paying attention to the players and how they react, this just may be a chance to pick up a big pot and get back into the land of the giants.
A tight poker player is the perfect victim for this type of hand as unless they have a pair, you can crush them with a move after the flop hits and they fire out their continuation bet. For this type of hand, you either want to make the hit or are looking for a flop that has no paint in it. It is a pretty safe bet that they are not making raise from that position with only a weak ace (10 or lower) and a flop filled with babies is perfect for you.
Let them make their continuation bet, but after that, it is time to pull the trigger. Risking the turn will give them the chance to hit their card and you simply cannot afford to let that happen. If the flop looks good or you actually manage to hit it, it is time to fire your stack into the middle of the table and let the poker gods take it from there. You run the risk of running into an over pair, but if you have been watching them, you should have an idea by the size of their bet before the flop.
When your stack starts to get below 30 big blinds, you are more likely to push before the flop ever hits with a hand like this, but that move can cost you chips when you have a larger stack. Those few extra big blinds make a big difference to people when they are making a call and losing out on that flop bet will add up over time. Stay patient and make the pre flop call and get them in on the flop with the right board. It is moves like this that will get you to the final poker table.
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