KQsuited, cash

[George2Loose]

I'm still making the transition to MTT's thx

[david3103]

So in a 1/2 game std open is 20 quid without straddles? I would think if Ur opening to a tenner every hand at .50/1 u wouldn't get much action?

A thinking player will undoubtedly be of this opinion, but live cash game fish call anything. Opening 2* pot after a limper or two will get called most of the time. I normally open for pot so I think £9-10 here is fine, but if you don't mind playing big pots, £15-20 will usually get called here as well especially in the deep games. The mentality is the same as tournament fish who start with 30k chips instead of 10k chips, they don't play deeper they just call off lighter and open bigger.

So with a £2 straddle you're going to get called opening to 20 quid. Rly?

In quite a few places probably.  The old limp to £2, call £20, fold to any bet on the flop.

George just wants to make sure it's not a level before he makes the transition from online MTTs to live cash.

Forgot to mention, they're sitting with £40 before the hand started as well.

and will stick the rest in in they hit any part of the flop, or if there is any combination of turn/river that they might hit

[SuuPRlim]

So in a 1/2 game std open is 20 quid without straddles? I would think if Ur opening to a tenner every hand at .50/1 u wouldn't get much action?

i dont think this reamins constant as you go up stakes, I think you can open to a tenner at 50/1 with a good hand and lots of people call cos it's £10, not really placing too much relevance on it being 10x.

[George2Loose]

So in a 1/2 game std open is 20 quid without straddles? I would think if Ur opening to a tenner every hand at .50/1 u wouldn't get much action?

i dont think this reamins constant as you go up stakes, I think you can open to a tenner at 50/1 with a good hand and lots of people call cos it's £10, not really placing too much relevance on it being 10x.

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I mean I obv see people splashing about but have only played .50/1 at dtd where the player base is pretty solid although has loosened up since they upped the cap and allowed straddles

[Leedszilla]

Open to 10 is obviously fine.

Rest of hand depends a little bit on what you think the straddle's calling range out of the straddle. Given that this is live cash I'm just assuming I'm ahead of the short stack. Given that there are quite a few combi straight-flush draws out there I'm probably going to flat and get it in on any non-club turn.