NC, how to deal with push bots.

[Buccaneer]

I just did some early exits from 3 tourneys. Everytime I had a hand that seemed playable some push bot goes all in. It was like they were taking turns to push. After a while when you see J3o take big pots down and your stack is getting beat up by blinds and no cards are coming........... I am sure you know the routine.

When do you make your move? How do you guys handle this? In a ring game you can afford to wait and wait and wait. Tourneys get more expensive as you wait. I just hate to push much early. Most strategys seem to be based on tight play early and then an increase of agression. I use that well but today I just could not keep my stack big enought to be agressive. Thanks for your comments.

spite call

[bones]

Note who they are and avoid sitting to their left from now on. Also, you should loosen up your reraise/calling ranges (but dont get carried away with this).

[jb9]

Push first.

[zaphod]

I think we need the ForumBot to answer this one.

[cha59]

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Push first.

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Open your hand standards up much wider when you get under 10 BB and no one is in the pot ahead of you. Open push often with less than 10 BB.

[gisb0rne]

Be aware that push-botters can sometimes dominate the table, and other times they can look like fools. Especially when bad opponents spite call and win.