Timmah120
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hey all,
I appreciate all the helpful information here without being called a "fish" or "donkey."
It seems, to me, over the last month, that *most* low-stakes players play too many hands. They frequently limp, chase, etc. with a lot of cards. I've observed that these types of players do not give proper "respect" to legitimate raises, good play, etc.; the list can go on forever.
Can anyone offer an opinion about how these players should be treated? Let's not focus on my own play, which I know has leaks, but lets just assume that our "hero" plays all the right cards in all the right situations correctly, by the book. Do you think that a tad more agression would drive away these players most of the time? Raising pre-flop 4-5x the BB instead of 3x, betting 3/4 of the pot when you hit hard instead of a standard value of 1/2-2/3, etc. You know, things like that...to show these loose-passive players that you mean business. In short, try to drive them out before they have a chance to suck out. What does it take to tell them that you mean business (when you hit, of course)?
Sometimes, good cards hold up. Sometimes, you get sucked out on because some player decided that his A-7 off or Q-8 suited was good all the way to the river, no matter what your "betting" tells him.
Thanks!
I appreciate all the helpful information here without being called a "fish" or "donkey."
It seems, to me, over the last month, that *most* low-stakes players play too many hands. They frequently limp, chase, etc. with a lot of cards. I've observed that these types of players do not give proper "respect" to legitimate raises, good play, etc.; the list can go on forever.
Can anyone offer an opinion about how these players should be treated? Let's not focus on my own play, which I know has leaks, but lets just assume that our "hero" plays all the right cards in all the right situations correctly, by the book. Do you think that a tad more agression would drive away these players most of the time? Raising pre-flop 4-5x the BB instead of 3x, betting 3/4 of the pot when you hit hard instead of a standard value of 1/2-2/3, etc. You know, things like that...to show these loose-passive players that you mean business. In short, try to drive them out before they have a chance to suck out. What does it take to tell them that you mean business (when you hit, of course)?
Sometimes, good cards hold up. Sometimes, you get sucked out on because some player decided that his A-7 off or Q-8 suited was good all the way to the river, no matter what your "betting" tells him.
Thanks!