New Posts For Thread: Heads Up minimum raises?https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/23662222/heads-up-minimum-raisesI've played a lot of (low stakes) heads up SNGs recently....Why do the majority of players seem to open minimum raise every button?I just don't get it....I very rarely fold...but they just keep doing it...some of them are relentless.What am I missingThat's because they are losing players with little understanding to why they are mini raising.It's when they start to understand what they are doing that they become a problem :)https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/23662222/heads-up-minimum-raises?post_id=424064870#424064870That's because they are losing players with little understanding to why they are mini raising.It's when they start to understand what they are doing that they become a problem :)Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:10:52 -0600From what I can see at low stake SNG's serial min raising is -ev. So, I'm quite happy to see players do it.https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/23662222/heads-up-minimum-raises?post_id=424064866#424064866From what I can see at low stake SNG's serial min raising is -ev. So, I'm quite happy to see players do it.Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:45:29 -0600It's because they have read that you should raise every button. Because they have no real understanding of what or why they are doing it they just decide to mini raise as a compromise ;)https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/23662222/heads-up-minimum-raises?post_id=424064862#424064862It's because they have read that you should raise every button. Because they have no real understanding of what or why they are doing it they just decide to mini raise as a compromise ;)Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:19:58 -0600..and you can reraise them pre ...with all sorts of stuff...if you so decide ....https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/23662222/heads-up-minimum-raises?post_id=424064774#424064774..and you can reraise them pre ...with all sorts of stuff...if you so decide ....Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:55:59 -0600..they then bet every flop when you check to them....so at the 10 20 blind level...they put (say)..90 *****in the pot to my 20...before the hand even starts properly....and they have no idea where they are the majority of the time.https://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/23662222/heads-up-minimum-raises?post_id=424064766#424064766..they then bet every flop when you check to them....so at the 10 20 blind level...they put (say)..90 *****in the pot to my 20...before the hand even starts properly....and they have no idea where they are the majority of the time.Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:49:24 -0600They are building a bigger pot in posiiton yet lose less if they are reraised. Ohttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/23662222/heads-up-minimum-raises?post_id=424064734#424064734They are building a bigger pot in posiiton yet lose less if they are reraised. OTue, 16 Feb 2010 10:56:16 -0600find that myself thinks its just a weak raise to test the waterhttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/23662222/heads-up-minimum-raises?post_id=424064722#424064722find that myself thinks its just a weak raise to test the waterTue, 16 Feb 2010 10:17:17 -0600I've played a lot of (low stakes) heads up SNGs recently....Why do the majority of players seem to open minimum raise every button?I just don't get it....I very rarely fold...but they just keep doing it...some of them are relentless.What am I missinghttps://community.betfair.com/poker/go/thread/view/94146/23662222/heads-up-minimum-raises?post_id=424064718#424064718I've played a lot of (low stakes) heads up SNGs recently....Why do the majority of players seem to open minimum raise every button?I just don't get it....I very rarely fold...but they just keep doing it...some of them are relentless.What am I missingTue, 16 Feb 2010 10:11:14 -0600