Re: Beatable Game??
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I play the $6-$12 at Canterbury. It has the same rake structure as the $8-$16 game and is very beatable. It often plays very loose (6+ players to the flop), and the aggressiveness varies tremendously. Note-- I did not say that I myself actually beat the game. I'm just saying that it is beatable. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
I'm one of those players that avoids the $8-$16 because of the much increased aggressiveness. I'm not really playing poker for the money though. I like a game where I can see plenty of flops. When 5 bets are going in pre-flop, reasonably tight pre-flop play is required to be a break-even player, even if the game is loose. In the $6-$12, though, I can get away with playing alot of extra hands in the 6-7 way pots for 1-2 bets pre-flop. They cost me some money, perhaps even enough to make me a small net loser in the game (time will tell), but they are not big mistakes in a loose passive game. I'm talking mainly about suited trash type hands.
What I find interesting is how little understanding of loose games most otherwise solid players have.
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I 100% agree with this analysis of why I play 6/12 at Canterbury opposed to the crazy aggressive 8/16. The 6/12 game is just as loose but a lot less aggressive meaning you see a lot of flops multiway but don't have to put in 4 or 5 bets before seeing if you hit decent and can continue. You can play a lot of small pairs, suited connectors and suited one gappers and make big hands that will be paid off by the chasers.
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