Poker Kiwi

Most of the times I would say that playing almost every hand is a foolish endeavour and will only cost you money in the long run. In some circumstances though, it can be worth seeing a flop if a tournament has just begun and the blinds are very small. The reason for this is that for such a small price, it is worth seeing a flop in case you hit the flop very well indeed.

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Of course it is rare to flop a full house or a straight with a hand like (6,8) but it does happen. As long as you can comfortably fold a half hit hand when you have to, it is worth seeing the flop as long as the pot is unraised. If you choose to do this, you must of course be aware that there will likely be lots of players in the pot and this means the relative strength of a hand diminishes. You may miss the flop most of the time, or catch middle or bottom pair, and these should be easy folds if an opponent raises.

When you do flop a monster though, you are likely to recoup all those small amounts in blinds many times over, not just because of the strength of your hand, but because of the numerous players in the pot. If you think about it, there is far more chance someone caught enough of the flop to be lured in. You must of course be vigilant to the dangers of a bigger hand being out there, but with good judgement this can certainly be a profitable play.

Just ensure that if you do this, you start to tighten up once the blinds go up. Because although you can see a lot of flops when the big blind is very small, you cannot afford to do so once it gets expensive to call. Also try and limp in less often in early position, because there is a higher chance that someone behind you will raise the pot after you have flat called.