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benjy
Rising Star
Bronze Level
Hi guys I need some help here.
I play at some big ring games (equivalent of US$400 to US$1200 sit-down) and normally make money playing tight-aggressive, occasionally mixing it up abit by calling raises with low suited connectors etc when in last position and stuff like that.
However recently I have had a very very bad run, coming up against loose-aggressive players who will draw to anything, play any two cards, and basically gambling blind in general. I find it impossible to win against such players and have always been outdrawn (I'm not a very lucky guy) for huge amounts. Basically against such players you can't protect your cards.
Examples of my beats in the past 2 weeks:
1) I've had A-3 of clubs and this other guy has K-9 of clubs, the flop comes two clubs and A of hearts. The guy bets $50, and I set him all in for about $500 and he calls - and he hits runner runner K and 9 with no clubs.
2) I've limped with 2-5 suited and the flop comes 2-2-3. I bet the equivalent of US$400 and my opponent calls. On the turn I bet another $400 and he calls. The turn and river are A and 4 respectively and I've improved from trips to a straight. He sets me all-in for $900 and I call, he shows a runner-runner flush which I couldn't put him on, and I lose about $1700 in one pot.
3) I've got K-10 suited and the flop comes K-10-3, I go all in for US$750 and I get called by a lunatic woman who shows AQ and sure enough a Jack hits on the river!
4) Today I've limped with J-Q off and the flop comes Q-6-3, I bet out for about $60 and get a call, the turn comes another 6, and I bet $100, the guy puts me all in for about $400 total and I call, he shows 6-9 offsuit. This is by the way the same guy who sucked me out in (2).
5) Worst of all, today I had KK and raised to $50 (blinds were $4) preflop, I get about 3 callers including a guy (a renowned loose aggressive player who plays any 2 cards) who goes all-in on the flop which 5-6-7. I am sure he doesn't have a straight, so I call for about $500, and he shows 5-8 off, obviously he hits a straight and I lose - by the way he goes all in BLIND.
I know people say "in the long run you will win if you play correct poker" but I have been up against such players all week long and honestly I have lost much more than I've won - if I win, its because they fold to my bets, and I win pots of $100 or $200, but if I lose, it's always a massive pot of $500 or more because I've tried to protect my cards and obviously gotten outdrawn. Even if I have an edge over them, say I win 7 out of 10 pots, its no good if each of the 7 wins are for $100 but the 3 losses are for $500 each! And that's precisely what's happened!
Any advice about what I should do? Because I am totally lost and have lost about $4,400 to such players this week, always getting my money in while ahead, but getting outdrawn - that's nearly my entire bankroll and easily covers my profits for the past two months.
Any advice at all will be VERY appreciated.
Thanks!
I play at some big ring games (equivalent of US$400 to US$1200 sit-down) and normally make money playing tight-aggressive, occasionally mixing it up abit by calling raises with low suited connectors etc when in last position and stuff like that.
However recently I have had a very very bad run, coming up against loose-aggressive players who will draw to anything, play any two cards, and basically gambling blind in general. I find it impossible to win against such players and have always been outdrawn (I'm not a very lucky guy) for huge amounts. Basically against such players you can't protect your cards.
Examples of my beats in the past 2 weeks:
1) I've had A-3 of clubs and this other guy has K-9 of clubs, the flop comes two clubs and A of hearts. The guy bets $50, and I set him all in for about $500 and he calls - and he hits runner runner K and 9 with no clubs.
2) I've limped with 2-5 suited and the flop comes 2-2-3. I bet the equivalent of US$400 and my opponent calls. On the turn I bet another $400 and he calls. The turn and river are A and 4 respectively and I've improved from trips to a straight. He sets me all-in for $900 and I call, he shows a runner-runner flush which I couldn't put him on, and I lose about $1700 in one pot.
3) I've got K-10 suited and the flop comes K-10-3, I go all in for US$750 and I get called by a lunatic woman who shows AQ and sure enough a Jack hits on the river!
4) Today I've limped with J-Q off and the flop comes Q-6-3, I bet out for about $60 and get a call, the turn comes another 6, and I bet $100, the guy puts me all in for about $400 total and I call, he shows 6-9 offsuit. This is by the way the same guy who sucked me out in (2).
5) Worst of all, today I had KK and raised to $50 (blinds were $4) preflop, I get about 3 callers including a guy (a renowned loose aggressive player who plays any 2 cards) who goes all-in on the flop which 5-6-7. I am sure he doesn't have a straight, so I call for about $500, and he shows 5-8 off, obviously he hits a straight and I lose - by the way he goes all in BLIND.
I know people say "in the long run you will win if you play correct poker" but I have been up against such players all week long and honestly I have lost much more than I've won - if I win, its because they fold to my bets, and I win pots of $100 or $200, but if I lose, it's always a massive pot of $500 or more because I've tried to protect my cards and obviously gotten outdrawn. Even if I have an edge over them, say I win 7 out of 10 pots, its no good if each of the 7 wins are for $100 but the 3 losses are for $500 each! And that's precisely what's happened!
Any advice about what I should do? Because I am totally lost and have lost about $4,400 to such players this week, always getting my money in while ahead, but getting outdrawn - that's nearly my entire bankroll and easily covers my profits for the past two months.
Any advice at all will be VERY appreciated.
Thanks!