lacroir
Rock Star
Bronze Level
To start with: I also consider myself more of an amateur player, but already started reading into odds/starting hands/statistics/GTO etc., and as of now I'm starting to winning (not big, but starts to become consistent).
So, what I was wondering: let's assume I play online against some very loose/amateur player and have to face whether I should 3-bet/jam something. I will calculate pot odds, thinking about what the opponent(s) might have and then make a decision. Sometimes I can do a 3-bet/jam, calculating that from that point on their pot odds will not justify a call. But they will still call and maybe get luck on me.
So even further simplifying: how is it the best to play against players who don't think that much on odds and starting hands and these kind of stuffs? Sometimes I feel, I can play optimal and make good decisions but e.g. I cannot assume that they will do similar calculations and fold something - even when a proper raise from me would not justify calling it due to worse pot odds for them. They would simply not fold because they don't even think about these kind of stuffs.
Maybe I over-simplified it but I hope it makes sense what I'm trying to ask. How do you deal with such players?
So, what I was wondering: let's assume I play online against some very loose/amateur player and have to face whether I should 3-bet/jam something. I will calculate pot odds, thinking about what the opponent(s) might have and then make a decision. Sometimes I can do a 3-bet/jam, calculating that from that point on their pot odds will not justify a call. But they will still call and maybe get luck on me.
So even further simplifying: how is it the best to play against players who don't think that much on odds and starting hands and these kind of stuffs? Sometimes I feel, I can play optimal and make good decisions but e.g. I cannot assume that they will do similar calculations and fold something - even when a proper raise from me would not justify calling it due to worse pot odds for them. They would simply not fold because they don't even think about these kind of stuffs.
Maybe I over-simplified it but I hope it makes sense what I'm trying to ask. How do you deal with such players?