Slowplaying High PPs
I've noticed a recent trend at NL live amongst LAG to slowplay a high PP preflop. They think by disguising their hand, they can stack another overpair (ie 99 & 10s on a low-mid flop). This is OK if these guys can get away from their high PP, but too often they can't.
By flatcalling a raise instead of isolating w/ a reraise they invite everyone in for cheap. It's not a good idea to play a high PP multiway if you can't get away. Multiway, it's too easy to get outflopped by 2 pr or a set.
Reraising helps you to be able to put others on a range, whereas people can call w/ anything on just a std raise (then these LAG have no idea about others' ranges & 'have to call').
When they can't get away & lose to 2 pr or a set, they complain about how unlucky they got. Ironically, I see them getting stacked more often than times they're stacking other overpairs.
By flatcalling a raise instead of isolating w/ a reraise they invite everyone in for cheap. It's not a good idea to play a high PP multiway if you can't get away. Multiway, it's too easy to get outflopped by 2 pr or a set.
Reraising helps you to be able to put others on a range, whereas people can call w/ anything on just a std raise (then these LAG have no idea about others' ranges & 'have to call').
When they can't get away & lose to 2 pr or a set, they complain about how unlucky they got. Ironically, I see them getting stacked more often than times they're stacking other overpairs.
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But the players you see do it are most likely better then I/we are.