No Limit Holdem Poker and Stack Size

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Stack sizes, compared to each other and the blinds, are a huge factor in deciding what to do in NL Texas Holdem. Let's explore some situations that make this clear. After looking at them, I think you will agree that you need to pay close attention to everyone's stack size.

Here is a very simple example of where stack size affects a decision. The game is NL $1/$2. You are in the small blind and everyone has folded. You have $500 and your hand is 44. If the big blind has only $25 in his stack, you could just push all in. You could even bet $8 or $10 planning to play to the end. This would surely be profitable.

Let's see what happens if we change the big blinds stack to $500. Pushing all in wouldn't be such a good idea. Even though you would win the blinds often, getting called spells disaster. You will normally lose $500 trying to steal $3.

Let's take it one step further. Would you risk $100,000 for the lousy $3 in the pot? Even if your opponent only plays A,A (which happens 1/220 times), you will win the $3 two hundred and nineteen times. However, the one time you do get called, you will lose the $100,000, 80% of the time.

If you could convince the guy with a $25 stack to only play A,A you can push all in and make money consistently. You will show a nice profit even without ever winning when he has A,A.

Now, you get 3,3 and have a $500 stack. The game is still $1/$2 and you just call. THe big blind chooses to raise to $10. His stack makes all the difference in what you will do.

Against his $15 chip stack you could argue for any option. So, now you go by what you know of this players game, to determine a move. With $40 you can fold pretty easily.

WIth this hand, you need to get that 3rd three to be confident to win and that is only a one out of eight times event. And, you are only going to make five times the $8 if you had called. Given a $500 stack, you can easily call and when you hit your hand, you might make way more than the 8 times you need to for long term profits.

6,7 suited is a hand that you should play when everyone has a lot of chips. There is plenty of money availiable to get big profits when you catch a monster. When no one has very many chips, you can't make enough money when you hit the hand.

When you have a big pocket pair, like A,A or K,K you can find yourself in some tough situations. This hits home when when everyone has a lot of chips. These hands can be tough to fold after the flop and can be very costly when your opponent hits and you don't.

This situation is reversed with small stacks at the table and you can get aggressive with the big pairs. Often the preflop betting will commit you to the hand anyway. This is pretty mindless poker.

When stacks are short, you can play these hands all the way. You won't be risking a huge chipstack with just a pair. Often the preflop bets will get you all in or to a point where you can push after the flop. So, this is an easier situation for playing with big pairs.

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