Small stakes full ring strategy Playing at a full ring is very different than a short-handed table. You will want to be a little tighter with your hand selection. The more players that get dealt hole cards the higher the chance is that one of them will catch a very strong hand. It does not make good business sense to invest money into a pot when you are almost certain you don't have the best hand. Here is an example.
Your cards = A6
You call the blinds
Player A raises
Player B calls
Player C re-raises
It would be insane to call with this hand. You might be thinking that it isn't going to cost you much to see the flop but this is not about one hand, these situations happen all the time. If you added up all the money you have ever lost in hands that you should have folded, you would be amazed. You must have a strict discipline when it comes to hand selection in full ring games. Like in the short-handed tables, you want to play very aggressive pre flop and post flop when you catch a strong hand. Post flop bluffing isn't as effective here because you are likely to get a few callers. This does not mean that you should never bluff, but you should use your knowledge of the other players and your table position to make that decision. Table position is an important factor in full ring games.
Some bets are worth calling if you know that someone behind you will not raise you. Here is an example: Your cards: A4 Player X calls blind Player X folds Your prostitution Player X? Player X? Player X? Small Blind Big Blind In this case I would fold this hand due to the fact that there is 5 more players behind you and if one of them raises it would not be smart to call the raise. Lets look at another example:
Your cards: A4
Player X calls blind
Player X folds
Player X calls
Player X folds
Player X folds
Your position
Small Blind
Big Blind
In this case I would probably call since there are only two people behind me so the chance of one of them raising is minimal.
