theANMATOR
Legend
Bronze Level
Hello all, this is related exclusively to tournament play - because that is all I play.
To be more specific I play on ACR at the micro & low stakes.
And - currently poker tracker is boinked up - so I've not been using a hud to track anything. Not a problem though - I've been playing hudless for several years.
Has anyone noticed certain demographics - locations where people are from - play similarly, use certain tactics often?
I'm not going to mention any specific demographics - however I have noticed - roughly over the past 3-4 months a certain demo will nearly ALWAYS 85%+ bet on the turn if the flop is checked - and they are first to act out of position.
A high percentage of this demographic will nearly always do a tiny 1/4 pot bet, while a small group of this demo will bet 3/4 pot or more.
I started noticing this a while back - it was so consistent - and it got me thinking - first - if the turn was such a good card for these players - why were they betting so small. Often they double barrel on the river - and I'm putting 2+2 together in spots - and thinking - you are continuing with THAT hand (the hand being represented) in THAT spot with early position opens?
Most of the time - the logic didn't pass the sniff test.
And then it got me thinking about the other players who are betting large - and we get to showdown, and they have a 2nd or 3rd pair with a weak kicker, or busted draw, or maybe even top pair weak kicker.
Of course it's pretty easy to call down the small bets with tptk or better, but calling down the large betting by the more aggressive opponents from this demographic has been quite a challenge in fortitude.
Suffice to say - the great majority of these oop donk leads are bluffs, at best semi-bluffs or marginal to weak hands, attempting to take down the pot by bluff donk betting on the turn when oop.
Not a bad strategy - if - at least half of the time - you as the donk leader on the turn aren't buffing. Unfortunately - or rather fortunately for me/us no less than 70% of the time this is total air - or any pair (not top pair) with just as bad kicker.
Re-raising the tiny betters has resulted in me taking down the pot on the turn a high percentage of the time. Also giving me a free showdown if the donk lead calls the raise.
I've also incorporated bluff re-raising these tiny leads - to great results.
For the more aggressive players - buckle up! It's always good to have a hand vs these players. TPTK or better, but the vast majority of the time I'm winning on showdown with the better hand. Their have been times I've been surprised by the lucky set - or the binked odd ball straight, but I'd say I'm winning over 65% of these hands versus the more aggressive players.
I'm not sure if this certain demographic is being taught this strategy - or what is going on. I certainly have recognized a high probability trend - this is something that this specific demographic does a VERY high percentage more than the general field of players do.
Has anyone else identified certain 'strategies' that specific demographics use a great deal more than others do?
To be more specific I play on ACR at the micro & low stakes.
And - currently poker tracker is boinked up - so I've not been using a hud to track anything. Not a problem though - I've been playing hudless for several years.
Has anyone noticed certain demographics - locations where people are from - play similarly, use certain tactics often?
I'm not going to mention any specific demographics - however I have noticed - roughly over the past 3-4 months a certain demo will nearly ALWAYS 85%+ bet on the turn if the flop is checked - and they are first to act out of position.
A high percentage of this demographic will nearly always do a tiny 1/4 pot bet, while a small group of this demo will bet 3/4 pot or more.
I started noticing this a while back - it was so consistent - and it got me thinking - first - if the turn was such a good card for these players - why were they betting so small. Often they double barrel on the river - and I'm putting 2+2 together in spots - and thinking - you are continuing with THAT hand (the hand being represented) in THAT spot with early position opens?
Most of the time - the logic didn't pass the sniff test.
And then it got me thinking about the other players who are betting large - and we get to showdown, and they have a 2nd or 3rd pair with a weak kicker, or busted draw, or maybe even top pair weak kicker.
Of course it's pretty easy to call down the small bets with tptk or better, but calling down the large betting by the more aggressive opponents from this demographic has been quite a challenge in fortitude.
Suffice to say - the great majority of these oop donk leads are bluffs, at best semi-bluffs or marginal to weak hands, attempting to take down the pot by bluff donk betting on the turn when oop.
Not a bad strategy - if - at least half of the time - you as the donk leader on the turn aren't buffing. Unfortunately - or rather fortunately for me/us no less than 70% of the time this is total air - or any pair (not top pair) with just as bad kicker.
Re-raising the tiny betters has resulted in me taking down the pot on the turn a high percentage of the time. Also giving me a free showdown if the donk lead calls the raise.
I've also incorporated bluff re-raising these tiny leads - to great results.
For the more aggressive players - buckle up! It's always good to have a hand vs these players. TPTK or better, but the vast majority of the time I'm winning on showdown with the better hand. Their have been times I've been surprised by the lucky set - or the binked odd ball straight, but I'd say I'm winning over 65% of these hands versus the more aggressive players.
I'm not sure if this certain demographic is being taught this strategy - or what is going on. I certainly have recognized a high probability trend - this is something that this specific demographic does a VERY high percentage more than the general field of players do.
Has anyone else identified certain 'strategies' that specific demographics use a great deal more than others do?