Big Stacks, Small Raises
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Both Brit Martins Adeniya and Frenchman Ludovic Lacay have massive stacks, especially when compared to the others at their respective tables.
As a result, it's really no surprise to see them raising their fair share of hands and picking up a lot of pots uncontested. But what may surprise you is amounts they are opening up for.
While the 3x raise was all the rage a few years ago and the 2.5x raise became the norm over the last couple of years, both Lacay and Adeniya seem to be opening most of the hands today with minimum raises - A strategy truly popularized by Eric Liu with his fourth place finish at EPT London in 2008.
It seems the bigger the stacks and blinds get, the smaller the raises become.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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521,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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385,000
7,700
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7,700 |
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