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bad luck or just crazy players
please tell me theres other players on this site who have the same thoughts. I have only been playing poker for around a year now, so things are still new to me, but is the right tactic to play poker, is to go gung ho on every single hand that is played? A large amount of players i play against consistantly raise, re-raise and go chip crazy even when blinds are set at 20-40? Ive had to fold many decent hands because of this betting strategy, and when i do go for it with a pair of jocks, some nutter goes all in with 3 - 7 for example. I just dont understand it.
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FYP.
I think you should suss out who the players are and when you get good cards hit them hard if you can and take their chips off them as big mick is saying. Patience and timing is my opinion for what its worth.
so what tactic can i use against kamikaze players??
The 3 step method on Small stake mtt/stt games seem to be popular R C S
Step 1...Close Eyes
Step 2...Click Mouse
Step 3...Toast your Success.
In all seriousness though, if you are just looking to build your bankroll (or in my case, not say au revoir to it so quickly) then DYM games are a good bet.
Wait your time, find the right spots, then RE-RAISE them. NEVER Call them.
The Rule of thumb is that good players Raise (with ANYTHING), bad players call.
By raising, we now have TWO ways to win. And our AK v, say, 9-9 is 75%-25%, NOT 50%-50%, if we get Villain to pass 50% of the time!
Specifically calling to trap, or float, or stop-&-go, is different, I'm talking "general" here.
The Raiser pressurises OTHER players. Callers pressurise THEMSELVES. They HOPE to hit, the Raiser seizes the initiative, he does not need to hit - he's taking most pots unopposed.
Keep up the good work
had ace pair, raised 600, flop was called, hit 3 aces, went all in
got beat by a straight
Oh & why the hell fold a hand that excites you AFTERWARDS, re-raise man! with a constant raiser yr just waiting for a hand to get excited about. Then you'll find out what the poker gods have in store !!!
Thanks for post, good learning / reminders for me too
you play poker long enough and you'll see it happen again and again and again....no matter which site you play on, it's just bad luck. If I had a £1 for everytime that's happened to me I'd be almost as rich as Tikay (or Richard Orford!). You just have to take it on the chin, it happens. If you've weighed everything up correctly and gone in with the best hand and some lucker takes you out with a lucky draw, that's life! You did nothing wrong. All this wisdom comes courtesy of Tikay (who's advice I've taken on board) and that of the other analysts,presenters and stalwarts of this site who have all been through the same thing. For a typical example see my recent post 'Curse of the AQ'.
As Tikay will tell you, at the end of the day it's just a game.
Take it easy and good luck!
Mike
Combine the fact there are a lot of very loose players on Sky with that added self-damage potential then there is an argument for playing more passively than what would otherwise be recommended.
I generally play aggressive but am open to switching when I feel the need. ...Isn't that what we should all be doing? Changing our colours as and when we need to?
Please note this thread somehow bumped itself after 7 years of inactivity. The post by bobcat52 suddenly re-appeared yesterday.
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