Beginners guide to HU play

[bestbuy02]

First off i would like to say that most of your actions are going to be player dependent. This is just a basic strategy guide that i put together for the person who is looking to start playing the wonderful game of HU Texas Holdem. Enjoy

A good player will break even on the BB and make alot
of money on the button

You will be raising 60-80% of your hands from the button
Raise or fold, DONT LIMP
3X bb or fold


Preflop Button Play

Hands to raise

- Any pair
- Any suited Ace
- A7 to AK offsuit
- K/10-KQ suited or not
- Any suited non gapper 3/4 or higher
- Any offsuit non gapper 5/6 or higher
- Suited 1 gappers 4/6 or higher
- Unsuited 1 gappers 7/9 or higher
- Suited 2 gappers 6/9 or higher


If your opponent reraises you small:

Small reraise, never fold
Hands to reraise:
- Pocket Jacks or higher
- AK and sometimes AQ suited (player dependent)

If your opponent makes a normal reraise:
- Call with 2/2-10/10
- Reraise JJ-AA
- Call AK AQ AJ suited and 10/j - KQ suited

If you opponent makes a giant reraise:
Can't call with any of your hands, raise all in or fold
JJ-AA and AK suited or not
(Based on 100bbs)



Preflop play OOP

If your opponent limps and you decide to raise make it 4x
Hands to raise a limp with:
- A-10 Suited or not
- 88 or better
- KJ-KQ

If your opponent makes a min raise or 3x raise
- Call with 22-10/10
- reraise with JJ or better
- Call any broadway cards
- Call any suited non gappers 4/5 or higher
- Call unsuited non gappers 6/7 or higher
- Call suited 1 gappers 4-6 or higher

If your oppononet raises like an idiot to 6x or higher
reraise or fold strategy
- If he does it alot reraise with 99 or higher or A/10+


Post flop play on the button


If you raised and got reraised continue with the hand if:
- You flop a set
- Good top pair, top kicker or close
- a good draw, pair and gut shot or better, flush draw
- 2 pair
- If he checks any of the above to you bet!

Post flop play OOP Normal raised pots
Continue with:
- Top pair good kicker
- Any good draw, straight draw or flush draw
- Raise with overpairs
- Two pair
- Check raise with set or two pair

Bluff roughly (25%) if he checks flop:
- 3/4 to Full pot
- Semi bluff with gutshots, middle pair
- Sometimes two over cards depending on texture
of the board
- Keep all your bets the same, bluffing or not

[bestbuy02]

PM me with any questions. Let me hear your comments or post your HU hand histories here

[bnorris85]

nice write up

[1ce1cebaby]

Since you have stud 8B listed in sig, would you consider doin a strat write up on that? Very nice post!

[sizzlinbetta]

just started playing the heads up cash games i'm looser than this an make a lil more plays but yea that'll get u thru good write up

[bestbuy02]

Thank you for all your nice comments guys, glad you all enjoyed it. And as far as stud 8ob i do not consider myself an expert by any means. I think i just got lucky in that tournament lol

[bestbuy02]

Originally Posted by sizzlinbetta

just started playing the heads up cash games i'm looser than this an make a lil more plays but yea that'll get u thru good write up

Very true this is a little bit on the TAG side. This is only a guide for people to use while trying to get a feel for the game. Then once they get good enough to add marginal raising hands into their range they will be able to do so profitably

[PartTimePoker]

nice start, i'd like to see it expanded with a few examples - i think it could be built into a really useful beginner's guide.

[bestbuy02]

Originally Posted by PartTimePoker

nice start, i'd like to see it expanded with a few examples - i think it could be built into a really useful beginner's guide.

That would be a great idea, if anyone would like to add anything to it just post in this thread.