How to beat the Gambler's

[JasonM]

Lately, I have been having trouble beating the "gambler's" in the low limit games I have been playing. I usually play anywhere from 3-6 to 6-12 at Canterbury. I consider myself a fairly tight aggressive player. My problem recently has been, when I get a group 1 or group 2 hand, they keep getting run down. What I have noticed is, I keep getting beat by the players that just come to have fun, players that will call with anything, what I consider the "gambler's". I try to vary my play in different situations and positions, but lately, nothing seems to work. How can I beat these players when I can't get them to fold? It's just really frustrating to see my good hands continuosly getting beat by runner runner whatever.

Jason


"I don't know why he bothers to look at his hand, he's gonna call anyway."