Re: What strategy -vs- VERY loose table @ $3/6 limit?
As someone who cut their teeth in live 3/6 play, here are my comments (others have said some of these in this thread, so some of this is repeat)
- No fold Em to me degenerates in to elephant hunting ie...big pots vs grinding. Be prepared for huge stack swings, thats normal.
-Big pocket pairs go down in value when called by 6 players. You should play them aggresively, but don't go on tilt when you get drawn out. When you look down and see AA, don't get carried away, with 4 or more callers, you are an underdog
- On the other hand, the 3 catagories of hands you should look for are small/mid pockets pairs, suited connectors, and Ace rag suited. You want to limp in with each and hope to hit the flop. Chances are, you will be getting the odds to see the flop with these hands. Of the 3 catagories, my fav is small/mid pockets pairs, because they are the easiest to get away from if you miss the flop. With suited connectors and Ace rag suited, you'll have so much money in the pot that you will see more turns and rivers if you catch a piece of the flop than with the pocket pairs, so they tend to be larger drains on your stack. But when they hit, ooohhh baby...
- Pay extra special attention to position. You want to play these drawing hands for 1 bet; playing them UTG and then getting popped and isolated is no fun. To me, EP is still for top 15 hands plus smaller pocket pairs. This means if you are first to enter the pot from EP, you are most likely raising. I disagree with the notion you will be seeing tons more flops. Although you may be playing a wider range of hands, you will STILL be playing them IN POSITION.
- You mentioned something about not raising any more. W-R-O-N-G. If you feel you have the best hand, you largely MUST raise. This is the chief tool you have to punish people who play crap. Over the long haul, you will be ahead if you enter the pot with the best hand, so press your advantage. If Mr. Perch or Ms. Trout insist on calling your AK suited raise from EP with KJ off from MP or LP, you are cool with that; make your day.
- Read SSHE continuously, put the Maxim down...
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