What strategy -vs- VERY loose table @ $3/6 limit?

[gigag04]

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Online, I'm break-even almost to the dollar and have been for 6 months or so

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Yup - if you take what I said about beating the micros - you will really improve your game. This is the way to get better, its not easy or fun, but I' in the same boat you are.

Happy grinding.

[Gap23Razor]

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-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.

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I would add K rag suited also, and i have my most success when i play 40% or so of hands...although i drop after flop if i haven't got something strong working...also, for post flop i learned to always take a minute to be sure i know what is the absolute nuts...one of my personal weaknesses has been to get ahead by the flop, raise like crazy on the flop & turn and blind myself to a draw chance at the turn/river...

[LimpyMcGee]

Good responses. I would like to add that I see some relatively good players overplay their big hands in loose games like this. It's like they looked down and saw AA or whatever and thought they were certain to win. The betting will indicate that they are clearly beaten, yet these otherwise good players refuse to get away from their hand. Remember, if you're holding AA, you have a pot equity advantage preflop, but like some of the other posters indicated, that doesn't mean that you're > 50% to win. The larger the field, the smaller your equity probably is, but you're equity is greater than any of your opponents individually (if you're holding AA). Against a loose field, you should probably ALWAYS exploit this advantage. So, basically, like the earlier poster stated, playing timidly with monsters is WRONG. Just understand that as your field grows, as it does in loose games, your pot equity goes down, but it's still greater than theirs. Exploit this.