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Versyte
Rising Star
Bronze Level
I apologize if there is a similar thread to this (it's my first post) BUT:
Tonight I moved from a broken table to another 2-5 game. 3 or 4 people had stacks of a couple thousand, with myself at around 700. There was constant straddling, Almost always with a big raise and 4-5 callers. It was basically a 5-10 bingo game. Pots were normally 100-200 preflop. I was drooling. But I could never get any cards, and when I did I wasn't sure I wanted to pay so much pre flop with my stack. KQ suited, 87 suited...but no big pairs. I'm used to the traditional raise with 1 or 2 callers and Play post flop. I prefer to keep the pot small pre flop and go from there, but the way these people were playing eliminated that approach for me. I didn't want to get up and leave but I had to...it had become an absolute game of chance. I felt like if I played with them I would have just bled my stack away on pre flop calls and raises..How have you all handled being in games like this? I understand it's a dream scenario, to be at a table with horrendous players making massive bets (in relation to the game's posted stakes) but I felt out of my comfort zone for the first time in a long time. Thoughts?
Tonight I moved from a broken table to another 2-5 game. 3 or 4 people had stacks of a couple thousand, with myself at around 700. There was constant straddling, Almost always with a big raise and 4-5 callers. It was basically a 5-10 bingo game. Pots were normally 100-200 preflop. I was drooling. But I could never get any cards, and when I did I wasn't sure I wanted to pay so much pre flop with my stack. KQ suited, 87 suited...but no big pairs. I'm used to the traditional raise with 1 or 2 callers and Play post flop. I prefer to keep the pot small pre flop and go from there, but the way these people were playing eliminated that approach for me. I didn't want to get up and leave but I had to...it had become an absolute game of chance. I felt like if I played with them I would have just bled my stack away on pre flop calls and raises..How have you all handled being in games like this? I understand it's a dream scenario, to be at a table with horrendous players making massive bets (in relation to the game's posted stakes) but I felt out of my comfort zone for the first time in a long time. Thoughts?