Beatable Game??

[PorkchopDJG]

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My first BB hand a few weeks ago is AA. Three limpers and SB call, I raise. Next guy 3 bets, another 4 bets, third limper caps, SB folds, I happily call.

I think the spazzy aggressive can usually be attributed to one or two players at a table. Perhaps you know an older gentlemen, Mike, who often suggests a round of straddles to create some action. There's an early 20ish kid who is extremely LAGish, raising and reraising pre and posf flop with garbage and legit hands. And when the other players are easily intimidated by his agggression, he collects lots of chips. Obviously, he experiences significant variance but it's intentional, and he doesn't tilt. Another guy I've played routinely raises preflop to create a big pot. In my opinion, it's uncommon to have many pots over a few hour session that go 4-5 bets preflop. I have difficulty dealing though with the nearly incomprehensible call downs that often win large pots.

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That is one of the reasons I don't like this game. They raise and cap to build a big pot and then call down (usually rightly because they have the odds to do it for just one bet) with any pair or draw and usually one of them will hit their bad draw or second pair on the riv to take you down.

Sometimes you can raise after the turn card and they might fold a really bad draw or bottom pair but that is rare. When you do win, you win big pots though which is nice.