What makes a game a GOOD game??

[758219]

You can beat any game by adjusting to how your opponents play, even the "tough" games if they don't ajust to you; e.g. I sometimes play higher where everyone and his friend is betting loose; in those games one just calls with average or so hands, checks and call, and only bets the good hands, that get regularly position raised, so you win more money; easy as long as they don't know you or adjust. Against those weak-tight-loose players (whose style I use against the "good" players) who bet only the goods and call (from medium strength or better, except the pain hands like weak top pairs, second pairs or strong middle pairs that they might raise with)if you semi-bluff. So, the correct strategy is to either check-fold (weak hands) or bet for value or good hands, depending how loose they call. So, what makes the game good, is your ability take advantage of how your opponents play; then most games are good.

[cferejohn]

Hmm. That was poorly said on my part. I left out (but was thinking) that they didn't have any draws or an overcard (i.e. they have T9 and they call a bet to a board of A94). Sorry, that was very unclear. My point stands about watching for overcallers on mediocre hands/no (or poor) draws.

[SittingBull]

[ACPlayer]

I like games where I am the most likely to do the raising on any street. Loose-passive.

I also like games where semi-bluff's/bluff's are likely to succeed. Weak tight.

I avoid games where pots are big because tough players are making pots big with tactical raises.

I avoid loose wild games where people are re-raising with anything on any street (specially when there are more that 2-3 such players) -- go back to point 1.