Yeah I suppose the variables make a difference to your judgement when you see a bet like that: stack sizes, position, previous hands and table image, was the raise made in an unopened pot etc etc
In an unopened pot, my general guesses when I see a raise like this is, in order of probability..
1. They have a very strong hand and would like action from another strong hand which they have dominated.
2. They are raising high to represent a weaker hand than they actually have.
e.g they raise the blinds from late representing a desperate steal.
3. They quite like their hand but they are scared of playing it. They want the blinds and don't really want any further action or similarly they maybe have a pocket pair and don't know quite what to do with.
3a. They have a pretty decent hand, not great.. but they are willing to enter a coin flip(or worse) race.
4. They have made a mistake with the slider or have misjudged the level.
5. They are trying out the table and making a play which they think may
create an image which they can use to their advantage.
6. They have lost the plot for a minute.
A lot would depend on how I judged them as a player, and also the stakes involved.
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Last edited by 7letters; 03-21-2008 at 03:31 PM.
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