Time for ALL IN

[jimmym]

So, we have all been in the position were there is just Your opponent and yourself sitting at the table and the stacks are even but the blinds are high. I use to sit and play my normal patient game, with the security for myself knowing that if I lost ALL IN that I played a decent hand, the problem though was losing more at this stage than I win.

Now though I have no respect for my cards or my opponent and with a few exeptions 2-7 2-8 2-9 3-8 3-9 4-9, I will not hesitate to raise or go all in, the thing is that it is working and I am winning a lot more than losing.

I dont play Heads up games and after reading my points above you will see why, I know there is a skill in playing a player in a single heads up game and am sure playing in my way would soon run your stack down, but it seems to work at the vital stage of sit n gos.

Anyone want to share there stratigy when it get to this stage, are you cautious and tight? or do you play anything and most of all do you find it works?

Cheers Jim.

[DCopper04]

I definitely loosen my starting requirements. I also play much more aggressively, pretty much always raising with top pair or middle pair with a high kicker. Pot odds are not as good for chasing draws, so such tactics as raising to get a free card are often not good plays in a heads up match. If you know that your opponent is also very aggressive heads up, raising on the flop can be a good way to take control of the hand. Many players will bet the minimum after the flop regardless of what hits, so raising is a good way to throw him off balance, as well as gain information about his hand.

[ChipFish]

Think about it this way...
50% of the time you are probably ahead right?
Agression is key.