[winky51]

Take the bad players. Trust me it is much better playing bad players then a TAG. In reality I feel the best players to be against are those that think 1-2 levels beneath you and are predictable. Keeping players predictable takes aggression. This keeps them off balance and guessing at your hand. It also makes them only raise or reraise when they have a real hand.

Bet for value but read the board and read the player.

Like K72 rainbow board and you have AJ and the noon calls a 2/3 pot sized bet on the flop well then you have to give him credit for a pair. No draws.

If you play live watch for tells. The old weak means strong and strong means weak is very accurate with these players. Live I can tell when some noob is trying to get tricky with AA by raising a little, quietly betting, sighing after a flop, and so on.

All of them look at their hands if 2 flush or 2 straight come on the board which means they don't have it.

quick calls means draws, slow delayed timed called means monsters.

Mind you this is for weak bad players. Its natural for them to act this way, its psychological.

Online its harder. Players are better. Keep track of them. If a table is too tough move to another with noobs. If there is a LAG noob move to his left, you will make a TON of cash. See if they call down A high, if they do dont bluff, Do they call down with any pair... if so value bet more. See what they raise with.

The variance is high when you win 6-7 small pots in a row then some donk sucked out with the gut in a large pot and takes all that profit away in one hand. But the profit is there. When you win the large pot its going to be sweeter than when they win from you.

Be aggresive and keep control. So they are afraid to raise unless they are sure they have you beat. This keeps them predictable. Don't get frustrated if you get sucked out 3-4 times in a row. Its part of the deal. I have had nights where the noobs get frisky and keep hitting with crap.

Presonally I like 6 max. Allows you to play more hands and use your skill better. I play position a lot.

Most important thing is that donks rarely get tricky. Dumb down your thinking. Whats obvious IS correct. You bet huge on the flop due to a flush draw and they insta call you then the obvious is that they have the draw. When the draw comes and you bet and they raise all in dont overthink. They have the draw.

"but I bet the pot, they didnt have pot odds to call for a flush draw. He must know that"

No he doesnt he's a donk.

I have found only 1-3 players in my tournament area that think beyond their hand. 10% of the tournament players are good in my area. 90% are idiots.

If they have a pair and you reraise them preflop they think you have AK and push. If they have AK they think you have a small pair and push. Its simple.

Play aggressive, play position, and bet appropriate because most of the they will be calling with crap. Aggressiveness means they become predictable because they fear you, also means they tilt.

Now I am not sure if this is right but when I am faced with a difficult decision like a 3rd str8 or 3rd flush comes on board and I think the fish has it... then I bet an amount that looks suspicious but is enough to gain me information, looks like I hit the draw and am trying to be sneaky, and allows me to dump the hand if I am beat. If just large enough not to look like I am weak and worried but not big enough for me to lose a ton of chips when I am beat.