Re: Getting Killed in Vegas 2/4 Games and Can\'t Find a Way Out
i agree with the above comments.
in addition, some more points:
1) you are playing too tight preflop. in 2/4 live games (which are typically loose-passive) you should be playing any PP, any suited broadway, and any suited Ace, regardless of position. if you raised preflop (assuming no one has raised yet) anytime you had a suited broadway you woulndt be far off. you should be playing suited connectors down to 76s from MP or later, assuming people have limped in before you. see the loose games starting hand chart in SSHE.
2) because you are playing too tight preflop, you probably do not have a lot of experience getting in marginal situations postflop. thus your postflop play is likely far from optimal. I suggest you post some hands that you feel are troublesome in this forum.
3) keep in mind that most money in poker is made after the flop. many books focus on preflop play because that is the easiest to learn. however, learning preflop strategy is not by itself going to make you a very big winner even in easy games.
welcome to the forums, and good luck.
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