Re: Combating flush and straight chasers in Limit Hold Em
These "maniacs" are the kind of players that you make a profit off of, and that kind of a game is a dream come true for most skilled players. The bad thing about this situation is that often times you won't be the favorite to win the pots that you are involved in. If you've got one player drawing to a flopped flush draw, another drawing to a backdoor flush draw, another drawing to the open ender on the flop, and one drawing to the gutshot...you arn't going to win the majority of these pots. You stand to gain, however because of the number of bets you win when your hand does hold up. My suggestion is to ram the flop, and especially the turn for as many bets as possible. Also, if the game is passive, especially pre flop, start playing a few more hands with nut potential. If the pots are always multiway for 1 bet preflop, there is nothing wrong with playing more hands right along with your opposition, as you will play them better after you hit, and better still after you miss.
lil feller
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