Play Tight
04-25-2003, 02:10 PM
First let me start by saying that I play in Colorado where the "limited stakes" rule states that you cannot bet or raise more then $5. My regular game is $2 - $5 with an equal split of regulars and "tourist."
It seems that over the last year or so money means nothing to many of these players. They will call everything and most of the time raise with nothing. This is putting tremendous swings in my earnings/loses. I play the same tight/conservitive game I always have but seem to be riding a roller coaster.
Over the course of the last week I have played 4 times. Two winning nights of approx. $850 total and two losing nights of approx. $450. (When its not working for me I get up and leave, sometimes a couple of hands after I should of but thats everyone's story right?)
I am not the type of player who expects high pocket pairs to win everyhand but here is an example of the calling stations I ran into last night. In the blind I have pocket Aces, raise max bet and have 5 callers. Flop is Ace King 3 (two clubs) I check, and its 3 bets for me to call I raise and no one drops. Turn another club so I bet to see where everyone is. Everyone calls. River is another club! Betting gets crazy I drop, of course two players have flushes the duece and the three. The three takes down the pot. This guy smooth called $20 on the flop with a pair of 3's not to mention the pre-flop raise I put in with his Jack 3 offsuit. I cannot count how many times I was beaten runner runner two pair or flush when the player had no biz in the hand to begin with.
Maybe its just me; a little upset after a night of bad beats but has anyone else noticed how loose the games have gotten lately? I am sure if we (tight players) can overcome the roller coaster effect we will profit long term, but the swings are killing my enjoyment of the game. One day I'm the happiest guy in the world the next I want to kick an old lady. I really wonder with Poker showing up on TV more often now if its bringing out more people and possibly ruining the game? If I get told by some smiling from ear to ear SOB "See ya at the river" one more time I might just shoot them.
It seems that over the last year or so money means nothing to many of these players. They will call everything and most of the time raise with nothing. This is putting tremendous swings in my earnings/loses. I play the same tight/conservitive game I always have but seem to be riding a roller coaster.
Over the course of the last week I have played 4 times. Two winning nights of approx. $850 total and two losing nights of approx. $450. (When its not working for me I get up and leave, sometimes a couple of hands after I should of but thats everyone's story right?)
I am not the type of player who expects high pocket pairs to win everyhand but here is an example of the calling stations I ran into last night. In the blind I have pocket Aces, raise max bet and have 5 callers. Flop is Ace King 3 (two clubs) I check, and its 3 bets for me to call I raise and no one drops. Turn another club so I bet to see where everyone is. Everyone calls. River is another club! Betting gets crazy I drop, of course two players have flushes the duece and the three. The three takes down the pot. This guy smooth called $20 on the flop with a pair of 3's not to mention the pre-flop raise I put in with his Jack 3 offsuit. I cannot count how many times I was beaten runner runner two pair or flush when the player had no biz in the hand to begin with.
Maybe its just me; a little upset after a night of bad beats but has anyone else noticed how loose the games have gotten lately? I am sure if we (tight players) can overcome the roller coaster effect we will profit long term, but the swings are killing my enjoyment of the game. One day I'm the happiest guy in the world the next I want to kick an old lady. I really wonder with Poker showing up on TV more often now if its bringing out more people and possibly ruining the game? If I get told by some smiling from ear to ear SOB "See ya at the river" one more time I might just shoot them.