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05-05-2005, 01:04 AM
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Rude Introduction to Party
Well I finally scrapped up the bread from playing for bonuses on super-tight Interpoker and Poker Plex (as prescribed by who-sy-what's bankroll post) to make the $500 buy in to Party. Now I'm into ultra-loose .5/1 tables on Party and it seems that I cannot win. Typical situation is I'll continue with what looks like a decent-ish hand (top pair, decent kicker) to frequently lose to a ragedy two pair. Perhaps variance has the better of me right now.
There is no point to this post other than to vent. But since you're reading this, let me ask what has been asked countless times before: How would you sum up a strategy for beating ultra-loose, maniacal tables? Is the answer just to get tighter? Should one also raise their post-flop hand standards? 
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#4
05-05-2005, 01:09 AM
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Re: Rude Introduction to Party
Everyone here has experienced this. No specific thing will help you beat tables. Play hands, post hands, read, and learn. Suckouts happen. If you get sucked out on, then you know you did something right at some point.
Meh....I'm on a 100BB downswing at the moment at Party .5/1. It sucks.
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#5
05-05-2005, 01:12 AM
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Re: Rude Introduction to Party
Don't be reluctant to go to showdown. I think a lot of players who try to be tricky with folds famine at .5/1 when things aren't running perfectly. You'll get c/red by opponents on the turn when they have [censored] somewhat often, so don't think you need TPTK to continue.
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#6
05-05-2005, 02:29 PM
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Re: Rude Introduction to Party
[ QUOTE ]
Meh....I'm on a 100BB downswing at the moment at Party .5/1. It sucks. [/ QUOTE ] In one recent bonus clearing session I was up 80bbs then down 80bbs in the same session at Party .5/1. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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#7
05-05-2005, 01:16 AM
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Re: Rude Introduction to Party
Well, you're basically asking how to play poker, so all I can say is the standard stuff:
read from the 2+2 library (small stakes holdem first) buy poker tracker use the forum by 1. lurking 2. posting responses to other people's hands 3. posting your own hands, preferably in this order.
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#8
05-05-2005, 02:05 AM
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Re: Naaa, that stuff I\'m already doing.
Actually, I was just spewing. But since you're eager to put me on a question, I'll clarify that I was really asking: Why do I have a hard time navigating from tight to loose tables? Of course, it's an impossible question to answer without more information.
The advice given is good though. Particularly the bit about playing good poker. I should make a sign for myself or something, because I have no idea why I would forget that bit from time to time. But I do. Thanks.
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#9
05-05-2005, 05:44 AM
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Re: Naaa, that stuff I\'m already doing.
Perhaps you are simply used to playing tighter tables. Remember that playing up against laggy maniacal-type games has bigger swings. I don't think there's much to do about that other than to play solid poker. Maybe you just like the "calm waters" of predictable weak-tightness.
Wally
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#10
05-05-2005, 08:07 AM
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Re: Naaa, that stuff I\'m already doing.
You asked about going tight to loose. I bet you have a problem with aggression. You have to get aggressive and stay aggressive even if you lose. At a tight table when someone fires at you this means a good hand and at a loose this can sometimes mean almost nothing. LAGs have made me better. It's much more challenging to maximize the win and minimize your loss with them. After a while you will enjoy playing against them.
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