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Dan Harrington's "The Endgame" |
Dan Harrington vs Short Tables
Dan Harrington devotes a chapter in his new book The Endgame on short table play. Though there's debate as to what constitutes short handed play--some pros say as few as six at the table--Harrington defines it as three or four at the table. (There seems to be a correlation between how tight a person plays and when he/she thinks it's safe to believe that a table is short handed.) Below are the most salient ideas from Harrington's chapter:
--At a short table, hands that couldn't be considered for slow play pre-flop are now possibilities. Definately slow play K-K and Q-Q, and maybe slow play J-J and 10-10. (Brunson/McEvoy/Cloutier would concur with this.)
--Large blinds are a powerful incentive to take down pots as soon as possible. Picking up the blinds/antes with A-x (even A-K) is a good result.
--Slow playing after the flop becomes more powerful, because players with smaller stacks will be more likely to attack apparent weakness.
--If you have 10 times the amount of chips as another player, put them all-in with any two cards. If the micro stack goes all-in first, you need a slightly better hand than any two cards to call.
--When a player has a crippled stack, it enhances the big stack, who can threaten the medium stacks while the micro stack is attacked.
--Always keep track of when the biggest stack is in the big blind and play accordingly knowing he'll be more likely to call.
--Any ace is a good hand at a short handed table.
--If you're short stacked with huge cards: go all-in, as it will likely be perceived as a desperate all-in and you'll get callers.
Harrington's "Endgame" available here
Dan Harrington vs Short Tables written by: DINGO8MYBABY
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