whowantwhat
Rock Star
Silver Level
I play 6 player 10c/20c NLHE cash games with some friends. They (in my opinion) play very poorly when it comes to textbook poker. I am by no means an excellent player but I know there are certain things you aren't supposed to do. I play textbook poker online but I can't do it when playing with my friends because they don't play like you're supposed to. What can I do to take advantage of these flaws/errors that I have noticed?
1. They play with a very wide range. They place a lot of value in suited connectors, cards like KQ KJ QJ, suited hands, anything with an A (although they know A7 is not very good). They will also play unsuited 1 gappers, unsuited connectors in hopes of hitting a straight.
2. 90% of the time everyone flat calls the blinds with a wide range. Many of them will flat call even if someone raises 5x bb preflop if they have one of the above hole cards
3. If they flop a gutshot straight draw or a flush draw, they will bet a lot ($1 or $2 into a $1.20 pot) on the flop, and often will continue on the turn and river.
4. Many of them will usually call these bets all the way to the river on a flush or straight draw even when the pot odds are no good.
5. They think big blind is the best position because you can see what everyone does preflop. In addition, some people will do a $1 3bet from bb position after everyone limps in order to "use their position" if they have "good" hole cards.
6. A lot of aggressive 3 and 4 betting and often I find out later they had shit or were just on a draw or bluffing.
Problems with playing textbook poker:
1. The standard 3x bb raise doesnt mean anything. 99% of the time I get called by almost everybody or I'll get 3 betted with a bunch of people calling behind them.
2. Pot is often bloated from aggressive betting and draws. A 3/4 pot sized bet doesnt scare anyone off a draw and it costs a huge portion of my stack. With so many people in the game all the time, someone hits a straight or flush by the river much more often than normal
3. Its hard to put people on a range with the aggressive play and wide starting ranges
1. They play with a very wide range. They place a lot of value in suited connectors, cards like KQ KJ QJ, suited hands, anything with an A (although they know A7 is not very good). They will also play unsuited 1 gappers, unsuited connectors in hopes of hitting a straight.
2. 90% of the time everyone flat calls the blinds with a wide range. Many of them will flat call even if someone raises 5x bb preflop if they have one of the above hole cards
3. If they flop a gutshot straight draw or a flush draw, they will bet a lot ($1 or $2 into a $1.20 pot) on the flop, and often will continue on the turn and river.
4. Many of them will usually call these bets all the way to the river on a flush or straight draw even when the pot odds are no good.
5. They think big blind is the best position because you can see what everyone does preflop. In addition, some people will do a $1 3bet from bb position after everyone limps in order to "use their position" if they have "good" hole cards.
6. A lot of aggressive 3 and 4 betting and often I find out later they had shit or were just on a draw or bluffing.
Problems with playing textbook poker:
1. The standard 3x bb raise doesnt mean anything. 99% of the time I get called by almost everybody or I'll get 3 betted with a bunch of people calling behind them.
2. Pot is often bloated from aggressive betting and draws. A 3/4 pot sized bet doesnt scare anyone off a draw and it costs a huge portion of my stack. With so many people in the game all the time, someone hits a straight or flush by the river much more often than normal
3. Its hard to put people on a range with the aggressive play and wide starting ranges
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