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Old 11-09-2005, 04:46 AM
Iq75 Iq75 is offline
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Default 6 – max in VERY loose and passive micro limit tables (long)

Lately I have been playing in 6-max tables that have VPIP over 65 %. The tables are usually very passive as well and the PFR% can be as low as 2 % (since I raise something like 15 %, I am sometimes the only one that really raises preflop). On the flop there are usually 2 – 3 players who will call whit anything (one overcard, baby pair …) and they have something like 60 % WTS.

Example:

UTG calls, MP calls, HERO on the button whit KJs raises, both blinds call (on that table it was almost impossible to loose the blinds, they called whit J8o, T7s …), UTG and MP call.

Flop K75r

UTG checks, MP bets, Hero raises, blinds call, UTG folds

Turn 2

MP checks, Hero bets, SB folds, BB calls, MP Calls

River 8
MP checks, Hero bets, BB calls, MP Calls

MP shows AKs, BB A2o and MP takes the pot.

I am an aggressive 6 – max player and so far the results have been ok in tables whit 40 – 50 % VPIP.

But I cant seem to win whit these calling stations on the very loose tables (although my sample size is so small that in can very easily be variance as well).

What kind of adjustments should one make in tables that have 65 % VPIP, average of 50 % went to showdown and AF of 0.25)?

Here are my thoughts:

On VERY loose and passive tables I should start to play like this:
1) After 1 – 3 limpers, I should not raise whit 99, 88, 77, A9s-A2s, KTs, K9s, KJo, QJs, QTs and JTs. When the blinds are very loose, I would just end up in a family pot (4 – 6 players). This is especially true whit A2s; if I hit my A, I can easily be dominated (due to a lack of PRF) and my possible pair of 2’s is not worth much. And since the pot would already be big, the calling stations would have good odds to draw out on me. Most of the time I will just have A high. So one should limp these (never openlimp though).
2) I should not bet the streets whit nothing or whit marginal hands. In 6 – max I usually bet my second pair of 5’s on the flop, but whit 3 – 4 calling stations they are bound to call. They will most certainly call me whit better hands and If I happen to have the best hand (although marginal) they can easily draw out on me. In passive tables I can get a lot of free cards, so I will start taking them. Obviously I should still valuebet every halfdecent holding like a toppair of Jacks whit a crappy kicker.
3)When a passive player bets, he normally has something. In normal tables when I raise preflop whit ATo in the CO, the bb calls, the flop is 522s and the BB bets I’m normally raising. But when a calling station whit AF of 0,1 bets, I’m probably beat and it’s time to fold (I do make a mental note thought, if he keeps doing that I’ll TAG it up).
4) When these players raise preflop, it's normally time to fold.If a player has PFR of 0 % after 60 hands, the raise means a very good holding, so my ATs is probably not good enough to reraise.


Any thoughts?
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