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Caryn
Enthusiast
Silver Level
This is an observance I've made, and I'm looking for feedback here from other players who have a successful "career" playing live cash games.
So far, my strategy has been to win the hands I play. So I've learned to play strong hands more aggressively, loosen my range in late position, etc. Standard stuff. And I do alright, BUT...
I see a common element with those who have the more profitable sessions... They aren't playing the cards, they're playing the bets. It's pretty predictable: they buy in with the largest stack at the table and just overbet everything, pre & post flop. Doesn't matter what cards they hold. On one hand, I LOVE having the over-aggressive-bullies at the table because it's basically free money when they don't hit anything, but on the other hand... you have to have the cards to take it.
And that's why it works for them. They don't take it down every time, but as long as they do 7 out of 10 times, it works.
I'm still not sure this is a strategy I want to incorporate to the same level of predictability though it might help if I learn to bluff a little more because I do have a tight table image as a regular who tends to play ABC.
So I guess I'm looking for feedback here... if you play live cash games, do you tend to play the cards more than the bets, or the bets more than the cards?
So far, my strategy has been to win the hands I play. So I've learned to play strong hands more aggressively, loosen my range in late position, etc. Standard stuff. And I do alright, BUT...
I see a common element with those who have the more profitable sessions... They aren't playing the cards, they're playing the bets. It's pretty predictable: they buy in with the largest stack at the table and just overbet everything, pre & post flop. Doesn't matter what cards they hold. On one hand, I LOVE having the over-aggressive-bullies at the table because it's basically free money when they don't hit anything, but on the other hand... you have to have the cards to take it.
And that's why it works for them. They don't take it down every time, but as long as they do 7 out of 10 times, it works.
I'm still not sure this is a strategy I want to incorporate to the same level of predictability though it might help if I learn to bluff a little more because I do have a tight table image as a regular who tends to play ABC.
So I guess I'm looking for feedback here... if you play live cash games, do you tend to play the cards more than the bets, or the bets more than the cards?