how to play against loose players

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i've been lot of times in a situation that i have for example A10 i raise 3x and 1 or 2 players call (normally call whit marginak hands ir something like Q10, K9). the problem is when you only get high card at flop and even more if they bet , it's hard to read hands of loose (or Lag) players they can win whit any pair. so what do you do? is it worth to raise preflop against these players or i have to wait for high pairs to play? but this is a problem if you 6max by the way i'm playing 6max in intertops basically because is hard to find a 9max table active.
 
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1. use possition - calling A high from UTG or check-calling from SB are different things thou look the same
2. peel here and there. just because they CBet does not mean they have anything
 
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very easie juste wait moment of nervous and be a patiente...
 
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Put always in such continuation bet players
 
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make them pay for their draws... they love flops and turns and rivers... make em pay... dont fall in the trap and play their game.. make em play yours :)
 
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When you're in position make sure to make them pay to see cards when possible. Try some continuation bet. But dont go overboard.
 
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don't raise 3x with A10 vs loose calling stations. the problem starts when player thinks that "these 2 cards are good enough" because "it's an ace", "it was sooooted" and so on. You want to be an aggressor? You're showing it preflop with x3 bet... You need a weapon to be one. A10 is not a weapon, it's ace rag = nothing, just 2 cards. You can't be an aggressor with nothing, esp against players you see for the 1st time ever. esp vs loose players, esp vs calling stations... wait for the pocket pair or position, you can become a calling station with A10 if you're in position and board has A or 10, you'll make a stupid move if you'll become a calling station with gutshot, and keep in mind, that handsd like A10-AK are not giving you strong draws, only gutshots. You either hit top pair on the flop and play super aggro, or the second choice is check\fold.
 
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play tight and look loose

my best advice for playing a loose player and I may be wrong. but I try to play tight but when I have it I play aggressive... and I make it look like im playing loose... I look like im playing loose by throwing a ridiculous bluff in there about every two or three go rounds of the table... I try to win these bluffs but if I loose 'em I show them... if I win them I show them... so I look loose but really im playing tight... except for that one hand that I show off...
 
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Well, you said they are loose. Meaning they have marginal holding in there range. The thing that makes up for that is there aggressiveness. So play in position and don't play pots out of position with them unless you have a monster like QQ+ and AQs+. The reason is because when you are out of position they will sense you weakness and bet till you fold. And when you have that monster you can stack them off due to there aggressiveness.
 
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Well, you said they are loose. Meaning they have marginal holding in there range. The thing that makes up for that is there aggressiveness. So play in position and don't play pots out of position with them unless you have a monster like QQ+ and AQs+. The reason is because when you are out of position they will sense you weakness and bet till you fold. And when you have that monster you can stack them off due to there aggressiveness.

I second this... :cool:
+1 Estiven
 
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play back, they cant always have a hand, dont do it with complete garbage, but open your range slightly and play back, and c/bet flops, even 3b some boards depending on texture
 
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Well, you said they are loose. Meaning they have marginal holding in there range. The thing that makes up for that is there aggressiveness. So play in position and don't play pots out of position with them unless you have a monster like QQ+ and AQs+. The reason is because when you are out of position they will sense you weakness and bet till you fold. And when you have that monster you can stack them off due to there aggressiveness.

ok, but it's funny how people talk about position when a lot of times when i raise whit position i'm called most likely by big blind, that happens often in 6max in 9max is easier because you can have patience to wait a good hand.
 
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play on a bluff with a good hand, and then go to all in
but if they will be even better hand them the biennium)
 
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ok, but it's funny how people talk about position when a lot of times when i raise whit position i'm called most likely by big blind, that happens often in 6max in 9max is easier because you can have patience to wait a good hand.

Big Blind is the best position, that's why. Perfect time for bluff. If you see someone who plays 3 hands in a row at BB aggressively it means that he's bluffing and you can use his chips with some hand.
 
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i've been lot of times in a situation that i have for example A10 i raise 3x and 1 or 2 players call (normally call whit marginak hands ir something like Q10, K9). the problem is when you only get high card at flop and even more if they bet , it's hard to read hands of loose (or Lag) players they can win whit any pair. so what do you do? is it worth to raise preflop against these players or i have to wait for high pairs to play? but this is a problem if you 6max by the way i'm playing 6max in intertops basically because is hard to find a 9max table active.
Play aggressive and tight. you should play your game ,even if they win few hands with 7,10 or 9,5. that is poker you ll have to deal with such players in poker.They can give you huge money also ,If they lose 2-3 hands on a trot such players lose their temper very quickly and can give you all their bankroll.
 
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against loose players need to play aggressively and sometimes limp hands of monsters, this is purely my opinion
 
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Agreed Don, play aggressively because they won't always have a hand. A lot of loose players don't like to put more money in the pot, so make 'em pay
 
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At the weak-tight level I agree that you should play loose aggressive, to utilize the timidity of the players.
 
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Countering Loose Players Heads Up

I play alot of Heads Up No Limit and with aggressive players (which many of which are good players) you just need to counter what they are doing based on your stack size as best you can. I mean don't let them run you over! Calling with Q10 heads up to see a flop from a 3x raise isn't like a major affense. Its hard to explain exactly cuz poker is situational so much, if you feel they are raising you 3x heads up too much then call or even if you feel you have a high enough percentage of fold equity you could make a play. But heads up you have to be willing to call more raises and see flops much more than playing 6max or 9player tables:jd4:
 
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Don't play against them u less you have strong holdings any marginal hands will have u making big decisions for a decent amount of your stack not worth losing 10-20% of your stack mixing it up with loose players, rather wait for decent hands and just call there bets let them decide how much chips to lose
 
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against loose players

You must play tight. Don't raise in early position (EP) and only raise in late position (LP) and even there only with AA,KK, QQ and AK. So the fish doesn't know what you've got when you limp in EP and he suspects you for a weak stealing hand when you raise in LP
 
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Stealing blinds is somewhat overrated try to win big pots by value-betting good hands imo.
 
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Try no to bet/open from oop spots with not so good hands that later you'll not be able to defend them . Be aggressive on poisition , don't let 2 and 3 players trap you , you trap one or two loose players and earn chips .
 
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If shark player, ever ask to yourself why does he make some decisions, when this confront is unavoidable, if he s a maniac player, raises reraises a allins with value, without value, fold, if he s a donk, get all his chips with value...
 
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Are difficult opponents they can on occasion connect good plays. in particular against them I try to expand my range and play aggressively.
 
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