aujoz
12-21-2005, 07:30 PM
My local B&M casino has recently opened up 6-max, $1/$1 blind tables. They are incredibly loose, incredibly passive.
One hand stays in my mind as an example.
Hero has KQ in BB ($60). 3 limpers plus the small blind. I raise to $10. 2 callers (EP1 $35 + EP2 circa $250).
Pot is $32. Flop comes QJ4. I go all in. EP1 calls. EP2 calls. Both have JT (second pair!). Of course, the sole remaining J in the deck comes on the river, but it exemplifies their play.
Similarly, there may be a pot with $4 in it after the flop, I bet $10 with trips, and get 4 callers. While I understand that this is massively +EV, the large bankrolls of the players who have been lucky to double up several times bust me down whenever I lose a hand.
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When I've hit two pair, or trips, I've typically check-raised all-in, with opponents calling with second and third pairs, and gutshot straight draws.
My problem, however, is that many of these players have sizeable bank-rolls. When I win the 70% of the time, I win their $100-$200 or so - but because they're happy just throwing money away, they've often doubled up a couple of times, and they take my whole stack ("I saw WSOP on ESPN last night. I know how to play," they say).
Since they'll often have more chips on the table than when I arrive (max buy-in $50), they only need to win every second or third all-in to restart me back to the $50.
Should I be playing more conservatively, thus protecting my stack a little more, or should I push the relatively large edges as much as I do?
One hand stays in my mind as an example.
Hero has KQ in BB ($60). 3 limpers plus the small blind. I raise to $10. 2 callers (EP1 $35 + EP2 circa $250).
Pot is $32. Flop comes QJ4. I go all in. EP1 calls. EP2 calls. Both have JT (second pair!). Of course, the sole remaining J in the deck comes on the river, but it exemplifies their play.
Similarly, there may be a pot with $4 in it after the flop, I bet $10 with trips, and get 4 callers. While I understand that this is massively +EV, the large bankrolls of the players who have been lucky to double up several times bust me down whenever I lose a hand.
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When I've hit two pair, or trips, I've typically check-raised all-in, with opponents calling with second and third pairs, and gutshot straight draws.
My problem, however, is that many of these players have sizeable bank-rolls. When I win the 70% of the time, I win their $100-$200 or so - but because they're happy just throwing money away, they've often doubled up a couple of times, and they take my whole stack ("I saw WSOP on ESPN last night. I know how to play," they say).
Since they'll often have more chips on the table than when I arrive (max buy-in $50), they only need to win every second or third all-in to restart me back to the $50.
Should I be playing more conservatively, thus protecting my stack a little more, or should I push the relatively large edges as much as I do?