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Deceitful_Frank
Rock Star
Silver Level
Find a better table or stay put and make the one you are at better?
Ok so I log into PS and find four nice loose tables with good pot sizes that suit my generally aggressive but careful play. I sit down and off I go.
Thing is, within 10 minutes I notice my table has plummeted down the lobby list and has tightened up. I go looking for more loose tables. Damn it sometimes seems like I spend as much time looking for good tables as I do playing on them! Is this normal and the way its suppose to be?
So I get to thinking, I play a table and I play tight. I take down some pots and outplay (hopefully) a few people and the table tightens up. I know that if I wait long enough people will start to leave and be replaced with fresh meat but this doesn't always happen.
Isn't it true that loose play loosens up the table?
If I can find a way to gradually loosen up my game without anyone really noticing I guess I can start to take down more small pots. obviously I dont want to increase bet sizes or draw attention to myself too quickly but if I can get the balance right is it possible to make my table ripe and juicy again?
Then I can switch back to tight play and get called down a bit more.
What do you guys think?
I play about 14/13. would you suggest I double the amount of starting hands for this loose period? I don't want to change my pre-flop bet sizes as this might give the game away. Obviously post flop play will be tricky and I will have to take care with the C-bets.
Is it possible (and if so what's the best way) to really shake a table up and get everyone loose or even tilty?
Is this a viable solution or is it best to just chase loose tables hopping around from game to game?
Ok so I log into PS and find four nice loose tables with good pot sizes that suit my generally aggressive but careful play. I sit down and off I go.
Thing is, within 10 minutes I notice my table has plummeted down the lobby list and has tightened up. I go looking for more loose tables. Damn it sometimes seems like I spend as much time looking for good tables as I do playing on them! Is this normal and the way its suppose to be?
So I get to thinking, I play a table and I play tight. I take down some pots and outplay (hopefully) a few people and the table tightens up. I know that if I wait long enough people will start to leave and be replaced with fresh meat but this doesn't always happen.
Isn't it true that loose play loosens up the table?
If I can find a way to gradually loosen up my game without anyone really noticing I guess I can start to take down more small pots. obviously I dont want to increase bet sizes or draw attention to myself too quickly but if I can get the balance right is it possible to make my table ripe and juicy again?
Then I can switch back to tight play and get called down a bit more.
What do you guys think?
I play about 14/13. would you suggest I double the amount of starting hands for this loose period? I don't want to change my pre-flop bet sizes as this might give the game away. Obviously post flop play will be tricky and I will have to take care with the C-bets.
Is it possible (and if so what's the best way) to really shake a table up and get everyone loose or even tilty?
Is this a viable solution or is it best to just chase loose tables hopping around from game to game?
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