{"id":781481,"date":"2016-09-04T17:46:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T15:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/actions-before-the-flop-positional-power-raise"},"modified":"2025-04-29T01:16:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:16:25","slug":"actions-before-the-flop-positional-power-raise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokeriomokykla.com\/en\/action-against-flop-positional-power-raise","title":{"rendered":"Actions before the flop: Positional power-raising"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"power-raise\"<\/a>Unlike a “steal” from position, where we hope to win the blinds, positional power-raise is designed to win the blinds AND additional money from players who have already limped into the pot. It is an effective way to represent a very strong starting hand to all your opponents.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/em><\/p>\n

You get K\u2666- 10\u2666 in the cut-off position. It's the middle phase of the tournament. Blinds are 400-800, you have 20,000. Two players limp into the pot before you, everyone else folds. The pot size is 2800, what should you do?<\/p>\n

Limping in wouldn't be a completely tragic move, as seeing the flop cheaply sounds very tempting. However, with this hand, it would be very difficult to play correctly post-flop. The limpers probably have hands of similar strength or even better. They might have hands like K-J, Q-J, J-10, A-10, and if you hit a pair on the flop, you could be behind because you have a weaker kicker.<\/p>\n

Instead of limping, try to power-raise in this spot. Instead of playing your hand, play the fact that your opponents have only medium-strength hands and raise the stakes. Since the pot is already 2800, I would suggest raising to 4000, which would cost the limpers another 3200 to see the flop. Unless one of the players behind you wakes up with a very strong hand, everyone will fold, as players with hands they limped with for 800 will not want to pay an additional 3200 to see the flop.<\/p>\n

What to do if a limper calls your raise? First, you need to determine the range of hands he would do this with. Second, you have a positional advantage. Third, you can use one of several actions before the flop that I will present in future articles to force him to fold.<\/p>\n

Tip: Fear, raise it. Don't let it in.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ask yourself this question: Will your raise instill fear in your opponent's heart and mind? If the answer is yes, make this move. If the answer is no, is there an action that would?<\/p>\n

If your opponent makes a bet that instills fear in you, ask yourself if it is really true or a lie. Remember that fear often stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. Is he bluffing? Semi-bluffing? By calling his bet, you can often stop him, and by re-raising, you might even make him cower in fear.<\/p>\n

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