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Card dead
I'd really appreciate some advice. I know its not been long but I've been card dead for a few weeks now and have reached the stage where 6,3 suited starts to look a playable hand!! (I've not given in to the temptation though!)
If I have suited connectors, a medium pocket pair or A/K with a decnt kicker someone puts in a big enough raise ahead of me that it would be possible suicide to call. If I have a good hand I miss the flop and can't call big bets. By playing tight I do get to execute some bluffs and pick up a few chips here and there but find myself being blinded away as I am never in a position to push before my stack has been really badly reduced.
I've read that you should go for suited connectors and put in a decent bet but I've rarely had these or anything half decent and have not felt I could push with 8,2 etc.
So do I just have to grit my teeth and push with junk and hope that my tight image (half caused by having no hands to play) lets me get away with it or do I say 'this will pass' and play low stakes games until my bad run of cards passes?
Any help would be appreciated.
If I have suited connectors, a medium pocket pair or A/K with a decnt kicker someone puts in a big enough raise ahead of me that it would be possible suicide to call. If I have a good hand I miss the flop and can't call big bets. By playing tight I do get to execute some bluffs and pick up a few chips here and there but find myself being blinded away as I am never in a position to push before my stack has been really badly reduced.
I've read that you should go for suited connectors and put in a decent bet but I've rarely had these or anything half decent and have not felt I could push with 8,2 etc.
So do I just have to grit my teeth and push with junk and hope that my tight image (half caused by having no hands to play) lets me get away with it or do I say 'this will pass' and play low stakes games until my bad run of cards passes?
Any help would be appreciated.
Comments
If you are playing that tight, then other players will notice this and will widen their raising range. Try 3beting PF with decent As/Ks actually in fact anything just to get yourself used to 3beting light.
When you are down to a few big blinds you should be pushing so wide that the cards don't even matter...althought its best never to let yourself to get down that low.
In the long run this phase will pass and you will soon be getting AA every orbit to make up for it.
This is nothing unusual Every Player online and Live go through the 'Doldrums' Long spells of cold decks and outdraws on the hands you do play .. It's hard but you have to go through this sometimes,
However, try playing some sit-n-go's (6 seat-er) that play like a final table, better still play 'Double your Money' sit-n-go.......
It also sounds like your lacking is confidence, you say your game is tight, well nothing wrong with that but once you feel confident, play some small stake MTT's and play more aggressive,
(check-raise, re-raise, lead out pot-size-bets)
These part's of the game come with confidence, you have to remember that most TV MTT's here are fast structure so you need to keep track of the pace of the game, if you find your down to 10 BB's then you have to gamble by looking for an opening when your in the blinds or on the button and push all-in to try and double up, yes its a gamble but as you say, you cant be anti-ed away...
Try some sit an go's to get your confidence and back on a winning track
glk benny
Lots of love
Candi xxxxx
I did play a 6 seater sng and guess what- raised with the rockets that I got 3rd hand in. Raised 3BB got two callers. Cutting story short the BB was a calling staion and on the river made his straight holding 2 junk, unconnected cards! Says it all really!!!
On the brighter side did manage to come 2 out of 204 in a freeroll so maybe my luck is on the turn. Here's hoping